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Plausible Analytics vs GoatCounter: catalog facts
Plausible Analytics	GoatCounter
Freemium Cloud is a paid subscription with a free trial; the community edition is free to…	Free The hosted service is free and supported by donations; self-hosting has no restrictions.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Clear single-page dashboard No cookies or personal data stored	No cookies or personal identifiers, no GDPR notice needed Very small tracking script plus a no-JavaScript pixel option
Hosted cloud requires a paid subscription after the trial Less detailed than full analytics suites such as Matomo	Deliberately fewer features than Google Analytics or Matomo Hosted service relies on donations
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: EUPL-1.2
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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