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GoatCounter

Easy web analytics. No tracking of personal data.·goatcounter.com

GoatCounter is an open source web analytics platform that can be used as a free, donation-supported hosted service or run as a self-hosted application. It focuses on privacy-friendly analytics without tracking users via unique identifiers or storing personal data, positioning itself as an alternative to Google Analytics or Matomo. It displays statistics per path rather than as simple site totals, and integrates via a single script tag, an image-based tracking pixel, backend middleware, or log file parsing.

What it's for

Tracking pageviews on personal websites or blogsPrivacy-friendly web analytics without a GDPR cookie noticeTracking referring sites and campaignsViewing browser, location, and screen size statisticsSelf-hosting analytics for full data ownershipIntegrating analytics via JavaScript, image pixel, middleware, or logfiles

Features 17

Accessibility-focused interface compatible with screen readers
Backend middleware integration option
Browser, location, and screen size statistics
Data export and account cancellation at any time
Fine-grained control over which data is collected
JavaScript-free tracking pixel option
Lightweight script adding only ~3.5KB to page load
Logfile import support
No GDPR notice required
Open source codebase, viewable and modifiable
Per-path dashboard statistics rather than only site totals
Privacy-aware tracking with no unique visitor identifiers
Referral and campaign tracking
Self-hosting option
Single script tag integration
Text view and path filtering
Unique visit identification without cookies or persistent personal data storage

At a glance

free tieropen sourceself-hostable

TypeWeb app

DeploymentHybrid

PlatformsWeb

Forpersonal website owners, small-to-medium businesses

Integrations

GatsbyPubliiSchlixWordPressWrite.as

Complianceself-reported

GDPR

Resources

Docs

Pricing

The hosted service at goatcounter.com is free for reasonable public usage; donations are accepted via GitHub Sponsors to cover server costs. Self-hosting is free as the software is open source.

Hosted (goatcounter.com)Free

Donation-supported; donations accepted via GitHub Sponsors to cover server costs. Data can always be exported and the account cancelled at any time.

Free for reasonable public usage; running a personal website or small-to-medium business is fine, but sending millions of pageviews per day isn't

Self-hostedFree

Open source app that can be self-hosted for any purpose, suited for more serious/heavy usage.