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Dev tools · June 12, 2021

Active Analytics

First-party, privacy-focused traffic analytics for Rails.

Active Analytics launched on June 12, 2021 with 4 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

What it does

ActiveAnalytics is a Rails engine, directly mountable in your Ruby on Rails application (no cookies or javascript tracker). It doesn't reveal anything about specific visitors. It cannot be blocked by adblockers or other privacy-protecting extensions.

First-party, privacy-focused traffic analytics for Ruby on Rails applications. - BaseSecrete/active_analytics

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