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GoatCounter vs Offen Fair Web Analytics: catalog facts
GoatCounter	Offen Fair Web Analytics
Free The hosted service is free and supported by donations; self-hosting has no restrictions.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
No cookies or personal identifiers, no GDPR notice needed Very small tracking script plus a no-JavaScript pixel option	Visitors can see, delete or opt out of their data End-to-end encrypted usage data
Deliberately fewer features than Google Analytics or Matomo Hosted service relies on donations	Opt-in only, so it records fewer visits than other tools Uses first-party cookies
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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