Medama vs Umami (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Umami: it is third in our ranking of website and product analytics tools, and it grades higher too, 2.6 against 2.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Umami grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
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
Pick Umami if
- Fits if you want free analytics on one site or are happy to host it yourself
- Works for a developer who wants an API and MCP access
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay on Hobby: 1 website, 100K events and no teams, API or email reports
- Pricey if you want replays or heatmaps, which start at Business, $200 a month, and extra replays cost $0.005 each
- Watch out: pageviews and every stored event property count as events, so heavy tagging raises the bill
- Watch out: self-hosting means you run and update the server and change the default admin password
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAMedamaFair | 2.6GPAUmamiGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CFree and open source, but only if you host it, which needs a server. | CPro is $20 a month for 1 million events, in the middle of the analytics range. The free self-hosted version needs your own server. |
| Free plan and trial | BNo paid edition and no limits listed, once you've deployed it yourself. | BHobby is free for 1 website, 100K events a month and 6 months of data, with community support. A 14-day trial covers Pro and Business. |
| Features | CPage views, referrers, UTM sources, locations and custom properties. No heatmaps or recordings, and it's a small job. | BTraffic and campaign reports, events, funnels, retention, replays, heatmaps, revenue reporting and an API and MCP server. Hobby has no API or teams, and replays and heatmaps are Business. |
| Ease of use | DYou run the binary or container yourself, on a VM, Docker, Fly.io or Railway. | CNo store rating on record. You add a script, or host the server and update it yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. Linux, macOS or containers on the server side. | BWeb only, with WordPress, Nuxt, Gatsby, Magento 2, Flutter and other integrations, plus an API and MCP server. |
| Best for | cookie-free page counts on your own server | open-source analytics, hosted or self-hosted |
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: Medama and Umami. How we grade
Price against what you get
Medama has no paid plan and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Umami starts at $20 a month and scores 2.7.
Umami scores higher, and starts $20 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other website and product analytics tools on the chart, none scores higher than Medama for less, and 1 scores higher than Umami 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.
- Umami also covers reports and session replay.
At a glance
| Medama | Umami | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $20 per month, with 1 million events included |
| Free plan | None | Hobby plan: 100K events a month, 1 website, 6 months of data retention and community support. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial on the Pro and Business plans |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Medama | Umami Software, Inc. |
| Price read from | oss.medama.io | umami.is |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Umami
- Hobby covers one website and 100K events a month, with no teams, API or email reports.
- Usage counts pageviews and every stored event property as events, so heavy tagging raises the bill.
- Replays and heatmaps start at Business ($200 a month), which includes 5,000 replays; extra replays cost $0.005 each.
- Self-hosting means you run and update the server; the docs warn to change the default admin password.
Key features
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.
Umami
- Traffic and campaign reports
- Pageviews, visitors, referrers, locations and devices on one dashboard, with UTM tracking, comparison between periods and attribution.
- Events, funnels and retention
- Custom events and properties feed goals, funnels, journeys and retention reports that show where visitors drop off or return.
- Session replays and heatmaps
- Replays and heatmaps show what visitors did on a page. On Umami Cloud they are part of the Business plan and above.
- Revenue reporting
- Values can be attached to events, and a revenue report shows which pages, campaigns and visitor segments bring in the most.
- API and MCP server
- A REST API and an official MCP server let you build your own reports or connect an AI assistant. Both are part of Pro and above.
- Cloud or self-hosted
- Run it yourself with Docker or from source, or use the hosted Umami Cloud service. Teams and boards support shared dashboards.
Plans
Medama
Self-hosted$0
Open-source server you run yourself as a single binary or container. The documentation lists no paid edition.
Umami
Hobby$0
Umami Cloud with up to 100K events a month, 1 website, 6 months of retention and community support.
Pro$20
per month for 1 million events
Up to 20 websites, 10 team members, 2 years of retention, API and MCP access. Extra events cost $0.00003 each.
Business$200
per month for 10 million events
Unlimited sites and members, 5 years of retention, heatmaps, white-labeling and 5,000 replays. Extra events $0.00002 each.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds SAML single sign-on, onboarding, an uptime SLA, custom retention, invoice billing and enterprise support.
Self-hosted$0
The open-source software, which you install and run yourself from source or a Docker image.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Medama or Umami?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Medama is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $20 a month for Umami. Medama is free, and Umami starts at $20 per month, with 1 million events included.
Which has a free plan, Medama or Umami?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Medama and Umami 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.