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Comparison

GoatCounter vs Umami

No leader: the top candidate Umami has only 0.18 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

GoatCounter full profile →Umami full profile →
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GoatCounter38
Umami81
Score
Vioscale score
GoatCounter38 / 100low · 23%updating
Umami81 / 100low · 18%updating
Pricing
Free tier
GoatCounter✓
Umami✓
Model
GoatCounterfree
Umamifreemium
Price level
GoatCounterfree
Umamimid
Starting price
GoatCounter–
Umami$20
Transparent
GoatCounter✓
Umami✓
Integrations
Count
GoatCounter4
Umami–
Security
Disclosure policy
GoatCounter–
Umami✓
Gdpr
GoatCounter✓
Umami✓
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
GoatCounter0
Umami–
Github stars
GoatCounter5,913
Umami–
Activity
Commits last 30d
GoatCounter16
Umami–
Release
Cadence days
GoatCounter23
Umami–
History
GoatCounter20 items
Umami–
Language
Primary
GoatCounterGo
Umami–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for web analytics. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Cookieless tracking
GoatCounter-
Umami-
GDPR CCPA by design
GoatCounter-
Umami-
Self hosted option
GoatCounter-
Umami-
Real time dashboard
GoatCounter-
Umami-
Custom events goals
GoatCounter-
Umami-
Ecommerce tracking
GoatCounter-
Umami-
Funnel conversion tracking
GoatCounter-
Umami-
Sampled reporting
GoatCounter-
Umami-
API data export
GoatCounter-
Umami-
Ga4 import tool
GoatCounter-
Umami-
Open source
GoatCounter-
Umami-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

GoatCounter

Not documented yet.

Umami

Analytics software that monitors website visitor metrics, user interactions, and business outcomes without collecting personal data or using cookies. Consolidates site traffic, campaign performance, conversion tracking, and revenue measurement in a single dashboard with self-hosting options available.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

GoatCounter

FreeFree tier

Free hosted service; self-hosted version also available

  • GoatCounter.comFree
    • Privacy-aware tracking without unique user identifiers
    • Fine-grained data collection control
    • JavaScript or tracking pixel integration
    • REST API access
    • Logfile parsing from web servers
as of verify ↗

Umami

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $20/month. Free hobby tier with 100k monthly events. Pro and Business tiers include metered overage billing.

  • HobbyFree
    • Up to 100K events per month
    • 1 website
    • 6 month data retention
    • Community support
  • Pro$20/month with 14-day free trial
    • 1 million events per month included
    • Additional events at $0.00003 per event
    • Up to 20 websites
    • Up to 10 team members
    • 2 year data retention
    • +2 more
  • Business$200/month
    • 10 million events per month included
    • Additional events at $0.00002 per event
    • Unlimited websites
    • Unlimited team members
    • Heatmaps
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Single sign-on (SAML SSO)
    • Onboarding support
    • Uptime SLA
    • Custom pricing
    • Custom data retention
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
GoatCounter✓
Umami✓
Linux
GoatCounter✗
Umami✓
CLI
GoatCounter✓
Umami✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
GoatCounter✓
Umami✓
Self-hosted
GoatCounter✓
Umami✓
On-premise
GoatCounter✗
Umami✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

GoatCounter

4 total
  • nginx
  • Apache
  • Caddy
  • CloudFront
Independently observed

Umami

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.