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Rakam Analytics 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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RA Rakam Analytics Custom analytics platform with SQL on event data VS PL Plausible Community Plus Behavioral data pipeline for product analytics
FeatureRakam AnalyticsPlausible Community Plus
CategoryWeb AnalyticsWeb Analytics
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageJavaScala
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM2,048 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, kubernetes
GitHub stars★ 791★ 7,028
First released20142012
ReplacesMixpanel, AmplitudeSegment, Amplitude

Why pick each one

Choose Rakam Analytics if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Java
Rakam Analytics 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 Rakam Analytics or Plausible Community Plus better?

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

Are Rakam Analytics and Plausible Community Plus free and open-source?

Yes. Rakam Analytics is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Plausible Community Plus under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Rakam Analytics and Plausible Community Plus with Docker?

Rakam Analytics: yes. Plausible Community Plus: yes.

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