Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to GoatCounter

Easy web statistics. No tracking of personal data.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GoatCounter launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1CS
   Counter – Simple and free web analytics▲169

   2023 · counter.dev · its alternatives →

2. 2IM
   I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics▲968

   2018 · simpleanalytics.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   WebVisor▲233

   Finally, a web analytics tool that speaks human (GSC Sucks!)

   2025 · webvisor.xyz · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Web Analytics by Cloudflare▲308

   Free, privacy-focused web analytics.

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Rybbit▲561

   Open Source Google Analytics Replacement

   Oct 2025 · rybbit.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Matomo▲143

   Open Web Analytics Platform

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Open Analytics▲253

   Open Analytics is a privacy-first Google Analytics alternative: realtime visitors, funnels and revenue attribution from one lightweight, cookieless script. GDPR-friendly with no consent banner. Open source and self-hostable.

   20d ago · getopen.so · its alternatives →

8. 8
   GetAnalyzr▲208

   Instant analytics for your apps.

   2024 · getanalyzr.vercel.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Counter▲123

   Simple and free web analytics

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Simple Analytics▲377

    Simple, clean, and privacy-friendly analytics 📊

    2018 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    66Analytics▲260

    Self-hosted analytics with session replays, heatmaps & more.

    2020 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Data Goat▲1

    Free Custom Google Analytics Plugin for Webflow

    2023 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    UseItBetter▲90

    All-in-one web analytics & optimization platform

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14SH
    Self-hosted alternative to Hotjar and Google Analytics▲137

    2020 · usertrack.net · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Agaze▲84

    Simple, encrypted website analytics

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ioignition▲73

    Privacy friendly web analytics platform

    2024 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Free SEO Checker by Spotibo▲165

    An SEO checker that analyses based on Google's algorithm 👀

    2018 · its alternatives →

18. 18AO
    An open-source, privacy-friendly Google Analytics and GTM alternative▲23

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    HEARTCOUNT▲69

    a free exploratory data analysis tool

    2023 · its alternatives →

20. 20GA
    Google Analytics alternative with the most generous free tier▲124

    Hi HN, As an indie hacker, the new Google Analytics (GA4) coming motivated me to look for a straightforward alternative that would also be affordable. I had a few basic product requirements and didn’t want to spend too much to replace a free product. There are a lot of great Google Analytics alternatives out there, but the pricing didn’t seem right. As someone who likes to just build things, many of which aren’t businesses yet, it didn’t make sense to pay for options like Plausible and Fathom out of the gate. So I joined with a friend to build Beam Analytics. Beam gives you all the standard…

    2023 · beamanalytics.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Analyzati▲64

    Website Analytics - Privacy focused and GDPR compliant

    2022 · its alternatives →

22. 22IV
    I've built my own simple website analytics▲63

    2022 · jmmv.dev · its alternatives →

23. 23
    WordCounter▲11

    WordCounter

    2025 · wordcounter.wiki · its alternatives →

24. 24LA
    Lightdash – An open source Looker alternative▲34

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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