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Pirsch is a drop-in, server-side, no-cookie, and privacy-focused analytics solution for Go.

20 mentions on Hacker News by 4 people: 1 story, 19 comments · first 2020-06-28 · latest 2026-06-15

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  1. …that I've been working on this project for more than 5 years now and it's still exciting :) [0] https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch (v7 is the new branch) [1] https://pirsch.io/
    comment by marvinblum · 2026-06-15 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
  2. …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
  3. Pirsch analytics is a great one https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch
    comment by adelowo · 2023-07-25 · in Ask HN: Any good open source alternatives to Google Analytics?
  4. …very seriously, that is why the core of Pirsch is open-source [1]. [0] https://pirsch.io/ [1] https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch
    comment by dschramm · 2021-09-05 · in Ask HN: What privacy focused Google Analytics alternatives I can use
  5. …And finally, our "flagship" open-source project Pirsch, an embedded library for web analytics: https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch
    comment by marvinblum · 2021-05-16 · in Ask HN: What are some tools / libraries you built yourself?
  6. …) and I think they do it in a similar manner. You can check out our source code here: https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch/blob/master/finge... or take a look at the Plausible repo.
    comment by marvinblum · 2021-03-31 · in Taking on Google
  7. …charging for it, instead of giving it away for free. But in the end it's your time after all. [0] https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch [1] https://pirsch.io/ [2] https://github.com/assetto-corsa-web/accweb
    comment by marvinblum · 2021-03-11 · in Why I Didn't Open-Source My Second SaaS
  8. …be fairly simple already. I would love to hear feedback, as we plan to fully release it soon :) [0] https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch [1] https://pirsch.io/ [2] https://docs.pirsch.io/get-started/backend-integration/ [Edit] I…
    comment by marvinblum · 2021-02-16 · in Minimally Invasive (and More Accurate) Analytics: GoAccess and Athena/SQL
  9. …about where new features go, but it's a valid use-case. [0] https://pirsch.io/ open-source core: https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch
    comment by marvinblum · 2021-01-24 · in I wouldn't invest in open-source companies, even though I ran one
  10. …data model, database, http, public API, ... and UI is not required while learning Go I suppose. [0] https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch
    comment by marvinblum · 2021-01-17 · in Ask HN: Which are the best Go repositories to read to learn the language?
  11. …beta. We are actively working on it right now, but the core is working well and is open-source: https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch
    comment by marvinblum · 2021-01-06 · in Matomo: Open-source analytics platform
  12. …to think about it as much. You have a very good looking UI there. I really love the simplicity. [0] https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch
    comment by marvinblum · 2021-01-06 · in Matomo: Open-source analytics platform
  13. …by calculating a hashed fingerprint and throwing away the individual page hits once per day: https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch
    comment by marvinblum · 2020-12-17 · in No Cookie for You
  14. …I don't know how to fix the issue, but we, as open-source maintainers, should value our time. [0] https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch [1] https://github.com/assetto-corsa-web/accweb
    comment by marvinblum · 2020-11-20 · in The Few, the Tired, the Open Source Coders
  15. …make the issue more prominent to website owners and help Google Analytics alternatives to grow. [0] https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch
    comment by marvinblum · 2020-10-21 · in Cloudflare Analytics review
  16. …offer SDKs, an API, good documentation and more. The core is open-source and available on GitHub: https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch (we will probably change the license). Please sign up for our upcoming beta if you're interested.…
    comment by marvinblum · 2020-10-14 · in Show HN: Pirsch Analytics – upcoming privacy and developer friendly analytics
  17. Fingerprinting. I'm working on a competing product which is also open-source. This is how I do it: https://github.com/emvi/pirsch/blob/master/fingerprint.go And I think that is what most privacy-focused solutions do at the moment.
    comment by marvinblum · 2020-10-06 · in Show HN: Plausible – Self-Hosted Google Analytics alternative
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    Show HN: Pirsch – Server-Side Tracking Without Cookies in Go
    story by dschramm · 2020-07-06 · 3 comments
  19. …they usually set this header with the actual IP address of the client. You can see this here: https://github.com/emvi/pirsch/blob/master/fingerprint.go#L2...
    comment by marvinblum · 2020-06-28 · in Show HN: Server-Side Tracking Without Cookies in Go
  20. I'm already seeing a lot of of bot traffic via HN and started a list here: https://github.com/emvi/pirsch/issues/1 Feel free to add more!
    comment by marvinblum · 2020-06-28 · in Show HN: Server-Side Tracking Without Cookies in Go