Counterscale vs Medama (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Counterscale and Medama share a 2.0 GPA, both are free, so the choice depends on which features you need.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded 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.
Which one is for you
Pick Counterscale if
- Fits if you already use Cloudflare and want simple traffic counts
- Works for developers who like a command-line install
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't have a Cloudflare account, as it needs one
- Watch out: data is kept for only 90 days
- Too light for funnels or session replay, which aren't listed
- Watch out: costs beyond the free Workers plan are billed by Cloudflare
- Not for you if you want a hosted version, because there isn't one
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
| 2.0GPACounterscaleFair | 2.0GPAMedamaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CThe code is free, but you bring your own Cloudflare account and host it yourself. | CFree and open source, but only if you host it, which needs a server. |
| Free plan and trial | BNo paid plan and no limits listed, but beyond Cloudflare's free tier you pay Cloudflare. | BNo paid edition and no limits listed, once you've deployed it yourself. |
| Features | CLive traffic, referrers and engagement. No funnels or session replay, and it's a small job. | CPage views, referrers, UTM sources, locations and custom properties. No heatmaps or recordings, and it's a small job. |
| Ease of use | DYou deploy and update it yourself with a command-line installer. | DYou run the binary or container yourself, on a VM, Docker, Fly.io or Railway. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, running on Cloudflare Workers. | CWeb only. Linux, macOS or containers on the server side. |
| Best for | cookie-free stats on your own Cloudflare account | 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: Counterscale and Medama. How we grade
Price against what you get
Counterscale 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 Counterscale 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
At a glance
| Counterscale | Medama | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Counterscale | Medama |
| Price read from | counterscale.dev | oss.medama.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Counterscale
- Needs a Cloudflare account; costs beyond the free Workers plan are billed by Cloudflare.
- Data is kept for only 90 days.
- You deploy and update it yourself; there is no hosted version.
- Covers web traffic only, with no funnels or session replay listed on the site.
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
Counterscale
- Live traffic stats
- Shows pageviews, referrers, user engagement and similar web analytics essentials in a dashboard, with a public demo to browse.
- No cookies or fingerprinting
- The site says it uses no cookies and no browser fingerprinting, and that you control the data end to end.
- Five-minute CLI install
- A command-line wizard deploys the server to Cloudflare, after which a lightweight JavaScript reporter goes on your site.
- Runs on Cloudflare's free tier
- Records up to 50k pageviews a day on Cloudflare's free Workers plan, and scales to millions of views for a small cost.
- 90-day data retention
- Data is retained for only 90 days, which limits how far back you can look.
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
Counterscale
Self-hosted$0
Free open-source code; you bring your own Cloudflare account and host it yourself.
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, Counterscale or Medama?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Counterscale and Medama are free to use.
Which has a free plan, Counterscale or Medama?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Counterscale 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.