Aptabase vs Countly Community Edition

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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Aptabase Privacy-first analytics for apps and games VS CO Countly Community Edition Product analytics for web, mobile, and desktop

Feature	Aptabase	Countly Community Edition
Deploy effort	Under-an-hour setup	Under-an-hour setup
Health score	82 · Excellent	90 · Excellent
Category	Web Analytics	Web Analytics
License	AGPL-3.0	AGPL-3.0
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Setup difficulty	Medium	Medium
Min. RAM	512 MB	2,048 MB
Deployment	docker	docker, bare-metal
GitHub stars	★ 1,821	★ 5,907
First released	2023	2012
Replaces	Firebase Analytics, Mixpanel	Mixpanel, Firebase Analytics

What are Aptabase and Countly Community Edition?

Aptabase

Aptabase is a privacy-first, open-source analytics platform built for mobile, desktop, and web applications. It records anonymous usage events and renders simple dashboards.

App usage analytics
Privacy first
SDKs for many platforms
Simple dashboards

Countly Community Edition

Countly Community Edition is an open-source product analytics platform that tracks user behavior across web, mobile, and desktop applications. It offers funnels, retention, and crash analytics in a self-hosted package.

Cross-platform tracking
Funnels and retention
Crash analytics
Custom events

Read the full Countly Community Edition guide →

Aptabase vs Countly Community Edition: key differences

Aptabase is written in TypeScript, while Countly Community Edition is built with JavaScript. Aptabase is the lighter option, starting around 512 MB of RAM against 2,048 MB for Countly Community Edition. Countly Community Edition is the more established project (first released 2012), while Aptabase arrived in 2023. Countly Community Edition has the considerably larger community, at 5,907 GitHub stars versus 1,821.

Why pick each one

Choose Aptabase if…

Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
First-class Docker support for quick deployment
Active community (1.8k GitHub stars)
Written in TypeScript

Aptabase details

Choose Countly Community Edition if…

Mature product analytics
Strong mobile support

Watch out for

MongoDB-based stack
Heavier resource needs

Countly Community Edition details

Frequently asked questions

Is Aptabase or Countly Community Edition better?

Neither is universally better. Countly Community Edition has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Aptabase and Countly Community Edition free and open-source?

Yes. Aptabase is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Countly Community Edition under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Aptabase and Countly Community Edition with Docker?

Aptabase: yes. Countly Community Edition: yes.

Which is lighter on resources, Aptabase or Countly Community Edition?

Aptabase has the smaller minimum footprint at 512 MB of RAM, compared to about 2,048 MB for Countly Community Edition. Real-world usage depends on library size, user count, and enabled features.