GoatCounter
Easy web analytics. No tracking of personal data.
GoatCounter is an open source web analytics platform designed to provide straightforward, privacy-friendly website statistics without tracking users through unique identifiers. It is offered as a free, donation-supported hosted service or as a self-hosted application, and is positioned as an alternative to Google Analytics and Matomo. The platform aims to keep analytics simple while giving site owners control over what data is collected.
The service can be integrated with a single script tag, a JavaScript-free tracking pixel, backend middleware, or by importing log files. It records page views and useful context such as browser information, location, screen size, referring sites, and campaigns, while identifying visits without cookies or persistent personal data. The dashboard includes a text view and path filtering, and the interface is designed to work with assistive technology such as screen readers. Data can be exported at any time.
GoatCounter is intended for personal websites and small-to-medium businesses. The hosted service is free for reasonable public usage, with donations accepted to cover server costs; self-hosting is available for more demanding use cases.
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