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Countly Community Edition 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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CO Countly Community Edition Product analytics for web, mobile, and desktop VS PL Plausible Community Plus Behavioral data pipeline for product analytics
FeatureCountly Community EditionPlausible Community Plus
CategoryWeb AnalyticsWeb Analytics
LicenseAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
LanguageJavaScriptScala
Setup difficultyMediumHard
Min. RAM2,048 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, kubernetes
GitHub stars★ 5,886★ 7,028
First released20122012
ReplacesMixpanel, Firebase AnalyticsSegment, Amplitude

Why pick each one

Choose Countly Community Edition if…

  • Mature product analytics
  • Strong mobile support
Countly Community Edition 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 Countly Community Edition or Plausible Community Plus better?

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

Are Countly Community Edition and Plausible Community Plus free and open-source?

Yes. Countly Community Edition is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Plausible Community Plus under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Countly Community Edition and Plausible Community Plus with Docker?

Countly Community Edition: yes. Plausible Community Plus: yes.

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