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Medama vs Vince Analytics

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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Medama Privacy-focused website analytics with no cookies VS VI Vince Analytics Self-hosted, privacy-friendly web analytics in one binary
FeatureMedamaVince Analytics
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score74 · Good42 · Fair
CategoryWeb AnalyticsWeb Analytics
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM128 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 645★ 2,015
First released20242023
ReplacesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Analytics

What are Medama and Vince Analytics?

Medama

Medama is a lightweight, privacy-focused website analytics tool that operates without cookies and complies with privacy regulations. It is designed to be fast and simple to self-host.

  • Cookieless tracking
  • SQLite storage
  • Lightweight script
  • Privacy compliant

Vince Analytics

Vince is a self-hosted, privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics packaged as a single small binary. It focuses on low resource usage and a simple Plausible-style dashboard.

  • Single small binary
  • Privacy-friendly tracking
  • Plausible-style dashboard
  • Low resource usage

Read the full Vince Analytics guide →

Medama vs Vince Analytics: key differences

Both projects are written in Go. Licensing differs — MIT for Medama versus AGPL-3.0 for Vince Analytics. Vince Analytics has the considerably larger community, at 2,015 GitHub stars versus 645.

Why pick each one

Choose Medama if…

  • Easy single-binary deploy
  • Very lightweight

Watch out for

  • Newer project
  • Smaller feature set
Medama details

Choose Vince Analytics if…

  • Trivial to deploy
  • Lightweight

Watch out for

  • Younger project
  • Smaller community
Vince Analytics details

Frequently asked questions

Is Medama or Vince Analytics better?

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

Are Medama and Vince Analytics free and open-source?

Yes. Medama is licensed under MIT and Vince Analytics under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Medama and Vince Analytics with Docker?

Medama: yes. Vince Analytics: yes.

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