analyticsvsumami
Both are privacy-first, no-cookie analytics. Plausible is paid SaaS (also self-hostable); Umami is fully open-source self-host. Pick Umami if you want to self-host for free.
analytics
github.com/plausible/analyticsLightweight, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative. Cookie-less, GDPR/DPDP-friendly. Self-host or use their managed service from ₹720/year.
Full review →umami
github.com/umami-software/umamiSelf-hosted Plausible alternative. ~22k stars. Free if you can run a Node process and a Postgres database.
Full review →Which should you pick?
Pick analytics if…
You want simple traffic analytics without privacy headaches or 50MB scripts.
Skip analytics if…
You need funnel analysis, session replay, or product event tracking — PostHog is the better fit.
Pick umami if…
You want privacy-friendly analytics and can self-host.
Skip umami if…
You do not want to run another service — Plausible managed is cheap.
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