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GoatCounter alternatives
As of Nov 13, 2026, the best GoatCounter alternative for most people is Umami (2.6 GPA), third in our ranking of website and product analytics tools. It's also the best free one.
GoatCounter compared with 7 alternatives: Umami, Plausible, Ackee, Counter.dev, Koko Analytics and 2 more.
GoatCounter is free to use. 6 of the 7 alternatives are free or have a free plan. One more offers a free trial.
Listings checked up to Nov 12, 2026 · Where the facts come from
At a glance
| Tool | Price | Free plan | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoatCounterThis tool | Free | Free | Web |
| Umami | Free plan · from $20/mo | Yes | Web |
| Plausible | Free plan · from $7.50/mo | Yes | Web |
| Ackee | Free | Free | Web |
| Counter.dev | Free | Free | Web |
| Koko Analytics | Free plan · from €59/yr | Yes | Web |
| Offen | Free | Free | Web |
| Tinylytics | Free trial · from $7/mo | Trial only | Web |
Price against what you get
GoatCounter has no paid plan and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 7 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.
Umami, Plausible and Tinylytics score higher without starting lower.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
How each one differs from GoatCounter
Umami
Open-source, cookieless web and product analytics
- Umami starts at $20 per month, with 1 million events included.
- Umami also covers reports and session replay.
Suits: Developers who want to self-host analytics for free
Plausible
Cookie-free, privacy-first website analytics made and hosted in the EU
- Plausible starts at $7.50 per month for up to 10k pageviews, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly).
Suits: Site owners who want traffic numbers without a cookie banner
Ackee
Self-hosted, cookie-free analytics you run on your own server
- Ackee is free.
Suits: Developers comfortable running a Node.js service
Counter.dev
Free, open-source, cookie-free web analytics for small sites
- Counter.dev is free.
- Counter.dev also covers reports.
Suits: Personal sites and small projects that need basic traffic counts
Koko Analytics
Privacy-friendly analytics plugin for WordPress
- Koko Analytics starts at €59 per year for 1 site.
- Koko Analytics also covers reports.
Suits: WordPress site owners who want stats stored on their own server
Offen
Open-source, self-hosted web analytics with user data access
- Offen is free.
- Offen is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
Suits: Operators who want consent-based, self-hosted analytics
Tinylytics
Cookie-free web analytics with uptime and link checks
- Tinylytics starts at $7 per month for up to 2 sites, billed monthly ($70 billed yearly).
- Tinylytics has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike GoatCounter.
- Tinylytics also covers reports and dashboards.
Suits: Personal sites and small publishers who want analytics, uptime and link checks in one place
Limits worth knowing in GoatCounter
- The hosted service is meant for reasonable public use; heavy traffic is pointed to self-hosting.
- Funded by donations through GitHub Sponsors, so there is no paid plan or published support commitment.
- A deliberately small feature set; the vendor presents it as a simpler alternative to Google Analytics and Matomo.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to GoatCounter?
The alternatives to GoatCounter in this directory are Umami, Plausible, Ackee, Counter.dev, Koko Analytics, Offen and Tinylytics. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with GoatCounter.
Is there a free alternative to GoatCounter?
Yes. Ackee, Counter.dev and Offen are free to use. Umami, Plausible and Koko Analytics have a free plan alongside paid ones.
When were these prices checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 18, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.