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GoatCounter vs Medama Analytics: catalog facts
GoatCounter	Medama Analytics
Free The hosted service is free and supported by donations; self-hosting has no restrictions.	Free Free and open source; the core and dashboard are Apache-2.0 and the tracker is MIT.
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	Single binary with no external dependencies Tracker under 1KB that uses no cookies or IP addresses
Deliberately fewer features than Google Analytics or Matomo Hosted service relies on donations	Must be self-hosted; no hosted service mentioned Smaller project than Umami or Plausible
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: EUPL-1.2	License: Apache-2.0
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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