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Medama alternatives

As of Nov 13, 2026, the best Medama alternative for most people is Umami (2.6 GPA), third in our ranking of website and product analytics tools. The best free one is GoatCounter (2.8 GPA).

Medama compared with 5 alternatives: Umami, Plausible, GoatCounter, Counterscale and Ackee.

Medama is free to use. All 5 alternatives are free or have a free plan.

Listings checked up to Nov 13, 2026 · Where the facts come from

At a glance

ToolPriceFree planRuns on
MedamaThis toolFreeFreeWeb
UmamiFree plan · from $20/moYesWeb
PlausibleFree plan · from $7.50/moYesWeb
GoatCounterFreeFreeWeb
CounterscaleFreeFreeWeb
AckeeFreeFreeWeb

Price against what you get

Medama has no paid plan and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 5 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.

Umami, Plausible and GoatCounter score higher without starting lower.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$0.5$2$5$20$50$200$500$2k$5kMore for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessMedamaUmamiPlausibleGoatCounterCounterscaleAckee

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
The full chart of website and product analytics tools, and the best at every price

How each one differs from Medama

  1. 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.
    • Umami does not cover dashboards, which Medama does.

    Suits: Developers who want to self-host analytics for free

    Umami vs MedamaUmami pricing and details

  2. 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).
    • Plausible does not cover dashboards, which Medama does.

    Suits: Site owners who want traffic numbers without a cookie banner

    Plausible vs MedamaPlausible pricing and details

  3. GoatCounter

    Open source web analytics, free and donation-supported

    • GoatCounter is free.
    • GoatCounter does not cover dashboards, which Medama does.

    Suits: Personal sites and blogs that want counts without a consent notice

    GoatCounter vs MedamaGoatCounter pricing and details

  4. Counterscale

    Self-hosted web analytics that runs on Cloudflare

    • Counterscale is free.

    Suits: Developers already using Cloudflare who want their own analytics

    Counterscale vs MedamaCounterscale pricing and details

  5. Ackee

    Self-hosted, cookie-free analytics you run on your own server

    • Ackee is free.
    • Ackee does not cover dashboards, which Medama does.

    Suits: Developers comfortable running a Node.js service

    Ackee vs MedamaAckee pricing and details

Limits worth knowing in Medama

  • It is self-hosted only on the pages read; there is no hosted plan, so you run the server and updates yourself.
  • The single-binary guide covers Linux and macOS; Docker images, Fly.io and Railway are the other documented routes.
  • Reports center on page views, referrers, UTM sources and location; no heatmaps or session recordings are listed.
Medama pricing and details

Common questions

What are the alternatives to Medama?

The alternatives to Medama in this directory are Umami, Plausible, GoatCounter, Counterscale and Ackee. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Medama.

Is there a free alternative to Medama?

Yes. GoatCounter, Counterscale and Ackee are free to use. Umami and Plausible 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 13, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.