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