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GoatCounter vs Pirsch: catalog facts
GoatCounter	Pirsch
Free The hosted service is free and supported by donations; self-hosting has no restrictions.	Paid Paid subscription with a free trial.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
No cookies or personal identifiers, no GDPR notice needed Very small tracking script plus a no-JavaScript pixel option	Server-side integration through an API, not only a script Imports data from Plausible, Fathom and Google Analytics
Deliberately fewer features than Google Analytics or Matomo Hosted service relies on donations	Only the core is open source; the hosted service is paid No free plan beyond the trial is mentioned
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: EUPL-1.2	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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