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Rybbit vs Tianji

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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Rybbit Open-source, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative VS Tianji Insight hub combining analytics, uptime, and server status
FeatureRybbitTianji
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score94 · Excellent87 · Excellent
CategoryWeb AnalyticsWeb Analytics
LicenseAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker
GitHub stars★ 13,061★ 3,100
First released20242023
ReplacesGoogle Analytics, MixpanelGoogle Analytics

What are Rybbit and Tianji?

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 →

Tianji

Tianji is an all-in-one insight hub that combines website analytics, uptime monitoring, and server status into a single application. It offers a unified dashboard for observing your sites and infrastructure.

  • Website analytics
  • Uptime monitoring
  • Server status reporting
  • Unified insight dashboard

Read the full Tianji guide →

Rybbit vs Tianji: key differences

Both projects are written in TypeScript. Licensing differs — AGPL-3.0 for Rybbit versus Apache-2.0 for Tianji. Rybbit has the considerably larger community, at 13,061 GitHub stars versus 3,100.

Why pick each one

Choose Rybbit if…

  • Modern intuitive UI
  • Combines web and product analytics

Watch out for

  • Newer project
  • Requires ClickHouse
Rybbit details

Choose Tianji if…

  • Multiple tools in one
  • Clean interface

Watch out for

  • Jack-of-all-trades scope
  • Younger project
Tianji details

Frequently asked questions

Is Rybbit or Tianji 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 Rybbit and Tianji free and open-source?

Yes. Rybbit is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Tianji under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Rybbit and Tianji with Docker?

Rybbit: yes. Tianji: yes.

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