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Open Web Analytics vs Shynet: catalog facts
Open Web Analytics	Shynet
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Self-hosted, so tracking data stays on your server Works for both websites and applications	Data stays on your own server Works without cookies and without JavaScript
Requires a PHP server to run Little documentation of features on the homepage	Requires running and maintaining your own server No hosted version to sign up for
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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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