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Open Web Analytics vs Plausible Analytics: catalog facts
Open Web Analytics	Plausible Analytics
Free Free and open source.	Freemium Cloud is a paid subscription with a free trial; the community edition is free to…
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Self-hosted, so tracking data stays on your server Works for both websites and applications	Clear single-page dashboard No cookies or personal data stored
Requires a PHP server to run Little documentation of features on the homepage	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 not stated	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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