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Ackee vs Liwan: catalog facts
Ackee	Liwan
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
No cookies and a multi-step anonymization process Unlimited domains from one installation	Single binary or container with no extra services Configurable data collection and retention
Requires running a Node.js server and MongoDB yourself Deliberately minimal compared with marketing analytics suites	Self-hosted only, no managed service Focused on basic traffic reporting
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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