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GoatCounter vs Ackee: catalog facts
GoatCounter	Ackee
Free The hosted service is free and supported by donations; self-hosting has no restrictions.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
No cookies or personal identifiers, no GDPR notice needed Very small tracking script plus a no-JavaScript pixel option	No cookies and a multi-step anonymization process Unlimited domains from one installation
Deliberately fewer features than Google Analytics or Matomo Hosted service relies on donations	Requires running a Node.js server and MongoDB yourself Deliberately minimal compared with marketing analytics suites
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: EUPL-1.2	License: MIT
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	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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