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Umami vs GoatCounter: catalog facts
Umami	GoatCounter
Freemium Self-hosting is free under the MIT licence; Umami Cloud is a hosted option.	Free The hosted service is free and supported by donations; self-hosting has no restrictions.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
No cookies needed for tracking Large, active open-source project	No cookies or personal identifiers, no GDPR notice needed Very small tracking script plus a no-JavaScript pixel option
Self-hosting requires a PostgreSQL database Default admin password must be changed after install	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: MIT	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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