Umami
Web AnalyticsSimple, fast, privacy-focused web analytics
Replaces Google Analytics
Best Lightweight Web Analytics for self-hosting
The 12 best Lightweight web analytics you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Plausible
Web AnalyticsLightweight, privacy-friendly website analytics
Replaces Google Analytics
Fathom Lite
Web AnalyticsSimple, open-source website analytics
Replaces Google Analytics
Evidence
Web AnalyticsCode-driven business intelligence with Markdown
Replaces Tableau, Looker
GoatCounter
Web AnalyticsEasy and privacy-friendly web analytics
Replaces Google Analytics
Ackee
Web AnalyticsSelf-hosted, privacy-focused analytics tool
Replaces Google Analytics
Shynet
Web AnalyticsModern, privacy-friendly, detailed web analytics
Replaces Google Analytics
Counterscale
Web AnalyticsScalable web analytics that runs on Cloudflare Workers
Replaces Google Analytics
Vince Analytics
Web AnalyticsSelf-hosted, privacy-friendly web analytics in one binary
Replaces Google Analytics
Pirsch
Web AnalyticsGo library and API for privacy-friendly, cookie-free web analytics
Replaces Google Analytics
Counter.dev Selfhost
Web AnalyticsMinimalist privacy-respecting web analytics
Replaces Google Analytics
Offen Fair Web Analytics
Web AnalyticsTransparent, fair web analytics that respects users
Replaces Google Analytics
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umami | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | MIT | 39,354 |
| Plausible | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 29,393 |
| Fathom Lite | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 8,020 |
| Evidence | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 7,007 |
| GoatCounter | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | EUPL-1.2 | 6,055 |
| Ackee | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 4,718 |
| Shynet | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 3,154 |
| Counterscale | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 2,157 |
| Vince Analytics | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 2,011 |
| Pirsch | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 1,030 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Umami (39,354 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Counterscale (from 64 MB RAM, against 1,024 MB for the heaviest here).
- Fastest to deploy: Counterscale (one-click platform packages).
- Licensing: 6 of 12 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Lightweight within the web analytics category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.