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Countly Community Edition vs Rybbit

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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CO Countly Community Edition Product analytics for web, mobile, and desktop VS Rybbit Open-source, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative
FeatureCountly Community EditionRybbit
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score90 · Excellent94 · Excellent
CategoryWeb AnalyticsWeb Analytics
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageJavaScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM2,048 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker
GitHub stars★ 5,906★ 13,058
First released20122024
ReplacesMixpanel, Firebase AnalyticsGoogle Analytics, Mixpanel

What are Countly Community Edition and Rybbit?

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 →

Rybbit

Rybbit is an open-source and privacy-friendly web and product analytics platform. It is cookieless, GDPR compliant, and offers an intuitive dashboard for tracking traffic and user behavior.

  • Cookieless and GDPR compliant
  • Real-time dashboard
  • Funnels and user journeys
  • Web and product analytics

Read the full Rybbit guide →

Countly Community Edition vs Rybbit: key differences

Countly Community Edition is written in JavaScript, while Rybbit is built with TypeScript. Rybbit 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 Rybbit arrived in 2024. Rybbit has the considerably larger community, at 13,058 GitHub stars versus 5,906.

Why pick each one

Choose Countly Community Edition if…

  • Mature product analytics
  • Strong mobile support

Watch out for

  • MongoDB-based stack
  • Heavier resource needs
Countly Community Edition details

Choose Rybbit if…

  • Modern intuitive UI
  • Combines web and product analytics

Watch out for

  • Newer project
  • Requires ClickHouse
Rybbit details

Frequently asked questions

Is Countly Community Edition or Rybbit better?

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

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

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

Can I run Countly Community Edition and Rybbit with Docker?

Countly Community Edition: yes. Rybbit: yes.

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

Rybbit 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.

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