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Swetrix vs Umami

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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Swetrix Privacy-focused, cookieless web analytics service VS Umami Simple, fast, privacy-focused web analytics
FeatureSwetrixUmami
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score83 · Excellent99 · Excellent
CategoryWeb AnalyticsWeb Analytics
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker
GitHub stars★ 1,202★ 38,981
First released20212020
ReplacesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Analytics

What are Swetrix and Umami?

Swetrix

Swetrix is an open-source, privacy-focused web analytics platform that is fully cookieless and GDPR compliant. It tracks page views, user flows, and custom events without identifying visitors.

  • Cookieless tracking
  • User flow analysis
  • Custom events
  • Performance metrics

Read the full Swetrix guide →

Umami

Umami is a simple, fast, privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics that collects no personal data and uses no cookies. It targets developers and site owners wanting easy, ethical analytics. It is deployed via Docker.

  • Cookie-free privacy analytics
  • Clean modern dashboard
  • Multi-site and multi-user
  • Tiny tracking script

Read the full Umami guide →

Swetrix vs Umami: key differences

Both projects are written in TypeScript. Licensing differs — AGPL-3.0 for Swetrix versus MIT for Umami. Umami has the considerably larger community, at 38,981 GitHub stars versus 1,202.

Why pick each one

Choose Swetrix if…

  • No cookie banner needed
  • Detailed flow reports

Watch out for

  • Needs ClickHouse and Redis
  • Setup is multi-component
Swetrix details

Choose Umami if…

  • Very easy to self-host
  • Privacy-friendly
  • Clean interface

Watch out for

  • Fewer features than Matomo
  • Requires a database
Umami details

Frequently asked questions

Is Swetrix or Umami better?

Umami is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Swetrix if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Swetrix and Umami free and open-source?

Yes. Swetrix is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Umami under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Swetrix and Umami with Docker?

Swetrix: yes. Umami: yes.

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