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Offen Fair Web Analytics vs Plausible Analytics: catalog facts
Offen Fair Web Analytics	Plausible Analytics
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Freemium Cloud is a paid subscription with a free trial; the community edition is free to…
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Visitors can see, delete or opt out of their data End-to-end encrypted usage data	Clear single-page dashboard No cookies or personal data stored
Opt-in only, so it records fewer visits than other tools Uses first-party cookies	Hosted cloud requires a paid subscription after the trial Less detailed than full analytics suites such as Matomo
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	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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