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GoatCounter vs Plausible Analytics: catalog facts
GoatCounter	Plausible Analytics
Free The hosted service is free and supported by donations; self-hosting has no restrictions.	Freemium Cloud is a paid subscription with a free trial; the community edition is free to…
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	Clear single-page dashboard No cookies or personal data stored
Deliberately fewer features than Google Analytics or Matomo Hosted service relies on donations	Hosted cloud requires a paid subscription after the trial Less detailed than full analytics suites such as Matomo
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: EUPL-1.2	License: AGPL-3.0
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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