# Private and open-source alternatives to Google Analytics

Also covers GA4.

1. [GoatCounter](https://privacyratings.com/web-analytics/goatcounter/): C (73/100). Open source web analytics that shows aggregate visitor counts without cookies or stored IP addresses. Available as a hosted service at goatcounter.com or as a self-hosted binary.
2. [Plausible Analytics](https://privacyratings.com/web-analytics/plausible-analytics/): C (73/100). Lightweight web analytics that counts visits without cookies and shows aggregate stats on a single dashboard. Available as a hosted service or as the self-hosted Community Edition.
3. [Swetrix](https://privacyratings.com/web-analytics/swetrix/): C (73/100). Open source, cookieless web analytics with performance monitoring, error tracking and optional session replays. Available as Swetrix Cloud or as the self-hosted Community Edition.
4. [Pirsch](https://privacyratings.com/web-analytics/pirsch/): C (64/100). Hosted web analytics from Germany that counts visitors without cookies using a daily hash, with server-side tracking options and a built-in link shortener.
5. [Cloudflare Web Analytics](https://privacyratings.com/web-analytics/cloudflare-web-analytics/): C (61/100). Free web analytics from Cloudflare that reports page views, visits and Core Web Vitals using a JavaScript beacon or Cloudflare's proxy, without cookies.
6. [Simple Analytics](https://privacyratings.com/web-analytics/simple-analytics/): C (61/100). Hosted web analytics from the Netherlands that counts page views and unique visits without cookies, fingerprinting or IP addresses.
7. [Umami](https://privacyratings.com/web-analytics/umami/): C (61/100). Open source web analytics that tracks page views, referrers and events without cookies. Available as the hosted Umami Cloud or for self-hosting.
8. [Fathom Analytics](https://privacyratings.com/web-analytics/fathom-analytics/): D (50/100). Hosted web analytics that counts visitors without cookies using a daily-salted hash, with a single-page dashboard and event tracking.
9. [Matomo](https://privacyratings.com/web-analytics/matomo/): D (50/100). Open source web analytics platform, formerly Piwik, with detailed reports, goals, heatmaps and a tag manager. Can be self-hosted or used as the hosted Matomo Cloud.
10. [PostHog](https://privacyratings.com/web-analytics/posthog/): D (48/100). Product analytics platform with web analytics, session replay, feature flags, experiments and surveys. Offered as PostHog Cloud or as an unsupported self-hosted deployment.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/alternatives/google-analytics/