Ackee vs Medama (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ackee and Medama share a 2.0 GPA, both are free, so the choice depends on which features you need.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Ackee
Self-hosted, cookie-free analytics you run on your own server
Which one is for you
Pick Ackee if
- Fits if you already run a server and want analytics without cookies
- Works for developers who want the data on their own machine
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want someone else to host it: there's no hosted version
- Too light for marketing teams, with few charts and filters
- Watch out: no paid support plan is listed
- Skip it if you don't want to run updates yourself
Pick Medama if
- Fits if you want a light analytics server with no cookies
- Works for developers who can run a binary or Docker
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want to host anything, as there's no hosted plan
- Too light for funnels, heatmaps or session recordings, none of which are listed
- Watch out: the binary guide covers Linux and macOS only
- Watch out: updates are your job
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAckeeFair | 2.0GPAMedamaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CFree software, but only free if you host it yourself, and the ladder puts that at the middle. The server bill is yours. | CFree and open source, but only if you host it, which needs a server. |
| Free plan and trial | BNo fees at all and no caps, but you need your own server. | BNo paid edition and no limits listed, once you've deployed it yourself. |
| Features | CViews, referrers, durations, several domains and a GraphQL API. It does that job fully, a smaller job than most analytics tools. | CPage views, referrers, UTM sources, locations and custom properties. No heatmaps or recordings, and it's a small job. |
| Ease of use | DDocker or manual install on your own server, and you run the updates. No store rating. | DYou run the binary or container yourself, on a VM, Docker, Fly.io or Railway. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web dashboard with a GraphQL API. No integrations named. | CWeb only. Linux, macOS or containers on the server side. |
| Best for | cookie-free analytics you host yourself | cookie-free page counts on your own server |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Ackee and Medama. How we grade
Price against what you get
Ackee has no paid plan and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Medama has no paid plan and scores 1.7.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other website and product analytics tools on the chart, none scores higher than Ackee for less, and none scores higher than Medama for less.
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
Where they differ
- Medama also covers dashboards.
At a glance
| Ackee | Medama | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Ackee (electerious) | Medama |
| Price read from | ackee.electerious.com | oss.medama.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Ackee
- There is no hosted version on the site: you install, host and update Ackee yourself.
- The interface is deliberately minimal, with few charts and filters.
- The website lists no paid support plans.
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.
Key features
Ackee
- Multiple domains
- The vendor says there is no limit on the number of domains or apps you can analyze from one installation.
- Views, referrers and durations
- Insights cover amount of visits, visit duration, referrers, language, screen dimensions, operating system, browser and device.
- Anonymized tracking
- No cookies and no unique user tracking; a multi-step process anonymizes tracked data.
- GraphQL API
- A central GraphQL API lets you pull data into your own interface or collect it from other services and apps.
- Docker and manual installs
- The Get started guide covers deploying with Docker, Heroku, Netlify or manually.
Medama
- Cookie-free tracking
- A tracker under 1KB that uses no cookies, IP addresses or other identifiers, which the project says supports GDPR and PECR compliance.
- Real-time page view stats
- Page view tracking is on by default once the snippet is added, with referrer, UTM source, location and time statistics.
- Custom properties
- Page events and click events can carry custom properties, so actions beyond page views can be recorded.
- Single-binary self-hosting
- No separate database to set up; the project says most small sites run on a VM with 256MB of memory.
- OpenAPI-based API
- A documented API covers login, websites, events and stat summaries for building your own dashboards.
Plans
Ackee
Self-hosted$0
Open-source software you install and run on your own server; hosting costs are yours.
Medama
Self-hosted$0
Open-source server you run yourself as a single binary or container. The documentation lists no paid edition.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Ackee or Medama?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Ackee and Medama are free to use.
Which has a free plan, Ackee or Medama?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Ackee and Medama have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.