Plausible Analytics
Privacy-friendly, lightweight web analytics — no cookies, no personal data collection.
Self-hosted Open source AGPL-3.0 analyticsprivacyself-hosting
Pricing
Free (self-hosted). Cloud from $9/month.
Plausible was built explicitly as a lighter, privacy-respecting alternative to Google Analytics — no cookie banners required in most jurisdictions since it doesn’t track individuals across sites.
Key features
- Under 1KB tracking script — negligible page-weight impact
- No cookies, no personal data, GDPR-friendly by default
- Simple, single-page dashboard — no report-mining required
- Self-hosted or managed Cloud, same core product
Self-hosted vs. cloud
Self-hosted requires Postgres and ClickHouse — a bit more setup than a single container, but scripted via their official Docker Compose. Cloud removes that entirely.
Quick start
git clone https://github.com/plausible/hosting.git
cd hosting && docker compose up -d
Alternatives
Umami is a comparable, even lighter-weight self-hosted alternative if you want something simpler still.