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Ackee vs Plausible Community Plus

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted web analytics options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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AC Ackee Self-hosted, privacy-focused analytics tool VS PL Plausible Community Plus Behavioral data pipeline for product analytics
FeatureAckeePlausible Community Plus
CategoryWeb AnalyticsWeb Analytics
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguageJavaScriptScala
Setup difficultyEasyHard
Min. RAM256 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, kubernetes
GitHub stars★ 4,689★ 7,028
First released20182012
ReplacesGoogle AnalyticsSegment, Amplitude

Why pick each one

Choose Ackee if…

  • Lightweight and private
  • Easy to deploy
  • Nice minimal UI
Ackee details

Choose Plausible Community Plus if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Mature project with 7k GitHub stars
Plausible Community Plus details

Frequently asked questions

Is Ackee or Plausible Community Plus better?

Neither is universally better. Plausible Community Plus has the larger community, while Ackee is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Ackee and Plausible Community Plus free and open-source?

Yes. Ackee is licensed under MIT and Plausible Community Plus under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Ackee and Plausible Community Plus with Docker?

Ackee: yes. Plausible Community Plus: yes.

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