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Open Web Analytics vs Umami: catalog facts
Open Web Analytics	Umami
Free Free and open source.	Freemium Self-hosting is free under the MIT licence; Umami Cloud is a hosted option.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Self-hosted, so tracking data stays on your server Works for both websites and applications	No cookies needed for tracking Large, active open-source project
Requires a PHP server to run Little documentation of features on the homepage	Self-hosting requires a PostgreSQL database Default admin password must be changed after install
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
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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