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Nice, how is it different from: https://github.com/umami-software/umami https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter https://github.com/swetrix/swetrix https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch

comment by andrewfromx · 2026-05-05 · in The boring way to build a startup

GoatCounter: https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter?tab=License-1-ov-file

comment by xandrius · 2025-09-30 · in European Union Public Licence (EUPL)

…I work for IPinfo. I think you might find my conversation with Goatcounter's dev interesting: https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/issues/765 I pitched him to use our free country database because of MaxMind's EULA issues. MaxMind does…

comment by reincoder · 2024-11-29 · in Show HN: Vince – A self hosted alternative to Google Analytics

> https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/blob/master/db/schema .... - number of IDs is actually 7, not 6. the point is that some/many of those ids are not timezone and country, and potentially can grow high in cardinality.

comment by riku_iki · 2024-07-06 · in PostgreSQL and UUID as Primary Key

…picked some fictional example What an incredibly rude and dismissive accusation. Here's my table: https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/blob/master/db/schema.... – number of IDs is actually 7, not 6. I can give a lot more details and…

comment by arp242 · 2024-07-06 · in PostgreSQL and UUID as Primary Key

…have more accurate visitor statistics, as it doesn't get picked up by script blockers, unlike GA. https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter https://www.goatcounter.com

comment by jmstfv · 2023-09-11 · in Ask HN: Should I use Google Analytics ?

…to Counter, but here is a nice explanation of how GoatCounter[1] has implemented session tracking: https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/blob/master/docs/sessi... [1]: https://www.goatcounter.com

comment by zichy · 2023-03-13 · in Show HN: Counter – Simple and free web analytics

…for you to consider: https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo https://github.com/plausible/analytics https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter All 3 of them open source and you can host yourself. If you don't want to self host all 3 have options…

comment by softinio · 2023-01-15 · in Ask HN: Alternatives to Google Analytics in 2023

…use of EUPL was actually modified so it is only compatible with "AGPL v3 and OSL v2.1, v3.0" ( https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/blob/master/LICENSE ). So really it seems this should be considered as licensed as those two.

comment by 0xbadcafebee · 2023-01-06 · in GoatCounter: Open-source hosted/self-hosted web analytics

…404. Searching Github: https://github.com/journal-doi/cough https://github.com/the-pudding/cough https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter (bonus material)

comment by PennRobotics · 2022-03-22 · in Predicting Best Picture winners using coughs and sneezes

I've been very happy with goatcounter as well. If you're looking for self-hosted the repo is here: https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter

comment by tornquist · 2022-01-12 · in Ask HN: Good open source alternatives to Google Analytics?

…this too i think) * Feed those logs into a self-hosted analytics solution, like goatcounter [1] [1] https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter

comment by the_duke · 2021-08-31 · in Tech-savvy audiences block Google Analytics

I'll throw a shoutout for a top tier project - https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter Using it for some personal stuff, and does absolutely everything I need it to, and then some. I love the ethos of the project, and whilst it's open source,…

comment by markl42 · 2020-08-19 · in Umami: Self-hosted open-source alternative to Google Analytics

…from google search/etc. And it's a heavier dependency. Goatcounter is a drop-in golang binary. [0]: https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter

comment by andrewzah · 2020-08-18 · in Umami: Self-hosted open-source alternative to Google Analytics

Yes it does - https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter/blob/master/docs/sessio...

comment by JackWritesCode · 2020-06-18 · in Lightweight Alternatives to Google Analytics

I did a write-up of solutions that I'm aware of here: https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter/blob/master/docs/sessio... – happy to add more if anyone knows of any.

comment by Carpetsmoker · 2020-06-18 · in Lightweight Alternatives to Google Analytics

…in a feature request with Posthog [2]. Hadn't heard of Plausible, maybe that's the one for me! [1]: https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter/issues/302 [2]: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/issues/1020

comment by kasbah · 2020-06-18 · in Lightweight Alternatives to Google Analytics

…you'd have to use a solution that uniquely identifies a session and indeed, keeps track of it. [1] https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter/blob/master/docs/sessio...

comment by luxurytent · 2020-06-04 · in Analytics Without Google

> - https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter (Golang) (Commercial Licensed) Small correction: it's not really "commercial licensed", it's completely Open Source/Free Software according to the OSI definition and "four freedoms", and can be used…

comment by Carpetsmoker · 2020-04-09 · in An alternative to using Google Analytics on your website

Some open source alternatives: - https://ackee.electerious.com/ (Node.js based) - https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter (Golang) (Commercial Licensed) - https://snowplowanalytics.com (Core-ware) - https://count.ly (Core-ware)…

comment by tmikaeld · 2020-04-08 · in An alternative to using Google Analytics on your website

Arghh... too late to edit my comment... ksec's link is: https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter/blob/master/docs/ration...

comment by WinonaRyder · 2020-01-14 · in GoatCounter – Simple web statistics, with no tracking of personal data

…don't collect personal data. I hope you can succeed with your project! [1]: https://kis3.dev/ [2]: https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter/blob/master/docs/ration...

comment by jlelse · 2020-01-14 · in GoatCounter – Simple web statistics, with no tracking of personal data

…the rationale for developing GoatCounter, its goals, and a comparison with existing solutions. [1] https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter/blob/master/docs/ration...

comment by ksec · 2020-01-14 · in GoatCounter – Simple web statistics, with no tracking of personal data

Source code: https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter . The author also gives a rationale for choosing the EUPL (EUROPEAN UNION PUBLIC LICENCE) here: https://www.arp242.net/license.html . EDIT: ksec posted this link:…

comment by WinonaRyder · 2020-01-14 · in GoatCounter – Simple web statistics, with no tracking of personal data

Couple of ones I can think of: Fathom: https://github.com/usefathom/fathom Goatcounter: https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter Freshlytics: https://github.com/sheshbabu/freshlytics There's also a non-oss but privacy focussed analytics -…

comment by rkwz · 2019-09-03 · in Show HN: Ackee – Self-hosted website analytics