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Plausible Analytics vs Liwan: catalog facts
Plausible Analytics	Liwan
Freemium Cloud is a paid subscription with a free trial; the community edition is free to…	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Clear single-page dashboard No cookies or personal data stored	Single binary or container with no extra services Configurable data collection and retention
Hosted cloud requires a paid subscription after the trial Less detailed than full analytics suites such as Matomo	Self-hosted only, no managed service Focused on basic traffic reporting
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: Apache-2.0
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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