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Litlyx 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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Litlyx AI-powered, privacy-first analytics in a single script VS Rybbit Open-source, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative
FeatureLitlyxRybbit
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score53 · Fair94 · Excellent
CategoryWeb AnalyticsWeb Analytics
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker
GitHub stars★ 1,744★ 13,061
First released20242024
ReplacesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Analytics, Mixpanel

What are Litlyx and Rybbit?

Litlyx

Litlyx is an open-source, privacy-first analytics platform that integrates with a single line of code. It offers an AI assistant for querying your data and tracks visits, events, and conversions.

  • One-line integration
  • AI data assistant
  • Event and conversion tracking
  • Privacy-first by default

Read the full Litlyx 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 →

Litlyx vs Rybbit: key differences

Both projects are written in TypeScript. Rybbit has the considerably larger community, at 13,061 GitHub stars versus 1,744.

Why pick each one

Choose Litlyx if…

  • Simple setup
  • Natural-language data queries

Watch out for

  • Young project
  • Requires MongoDB
Litlyx 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 Litlyx 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 Litlyx and Rybbit free and open-source?

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

Can I run Litlyx and Rybbit with Docker?

Litlyx: yes. Rybbit: yes.

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