# GoatCounter vs Umami

| Attribute | GoatCounter | Umami |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 37.5 (23% (low)) | 80.9 (18% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 16 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,913 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | - | 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. |
| integrations.count | 4 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"nginx"},{"name":"Apache"},{"name":"Caddy"},{"name":"CloudFront"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"IE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"GoatCounter.com","summary":"Free for reasonable public usage","features":["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"],"description":"Free for personal websites and small-to-medium business usage","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free hosted service; self-hosted version also available","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.goatcounter.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T08:19:08.623Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobby","summary":"Free","features":["Up to 100K events per month","1 website","6 month data retention","Community support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"100k/month","websites":"1","data_retention":"6 months"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$20/month with 14-day free trial","features":["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","API access","Email support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"event"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.00003,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"1M/month","websites":"20","team_members":"10","data_retention":"2 years"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$200/month","features":["10 million events per month included","Additional events at $0.00002 per event","Unlimited websites","Unlimited team members","Heatmaps","White-labeling","Streaming API","Email and chat support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"event"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.00002,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"replay"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.005,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"10M/month","websites":"unlimited","team_members":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Single sign-on (SAML SSO)","Onboarding support","Uptime SLA","Custom pricing","Custom data retention","Invoice billing","Enterprise support"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $20/month. Free hobby tier with 100k monthly events. Pro and Business tiers include metered overage billing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://umami.is/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:31:49.684Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 23 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.7.0","date":"2025-12-15T19:01:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.6.0","date":"2025-06-08T19:58:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.5.0","date":"2023-12-14T02:58:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.4.1","date":"2022-11-15T23:44:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.4.0","date":"2022-11-08T22:22:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.3.0","date":"2022-10-17T11:47:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.2.3","date":"2022-02-16T19:33:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.2.0","date":"2022-02-16T10:44:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.1.1","date":"2021-12-25T00:50:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.1.0","date":"2021-12-01T20:16:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.0.4","date":"2021-04-13T04:08:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.0.3","date":"2021-04-02T14:23:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.0.2","date":"2021-04-01T23:20:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.0.1","date":"2021-03-30T09:18:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.0.0","date":"2021-03-30T00:36:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v2.0.0-rc1","date":"2021-03-20T15:03:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v1.4.2","date":"2020-11-10T15:19:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v1.4.1","date":"2020-09-04T03:34:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v1.4.0","date":"2020-08-24T06:55:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/releases/tag/v1.3.2","date":"2020-07-17T21:09:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.2"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nixpkgs&package_name=goatcounter&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Web Analytics)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:32:22.347Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*