Open-source alternatives to Amplitude
Self-host a Amplitude alternative from $4.13/mo and save up to $538/yr per seat vs Amplitude. 5 open-source projects that replace Amplitude, ranked by computed health score and real self-hosting cost.
Why people leave Amplitude
- MTU-based pricing penalizes high-traffic apps
- Behavioral cohorts gated to higher tiers
- No self-hosted option
Skip MTU pricing entirely, run on your own infra, full SQL access to event data.
The 5 alternatives, ranked by health
Health score is a 6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Empowering People Ethically, Matomo is hiring! Join us → https://matomo.org/jobs Matomo is the leading open-source alternative to Google Analytics, giving you complete control and built-in privacy. Easily collect, visualise, and analyse data from websites & apps. Star us on GitHub ⭐ - Pull Requests welcome!
Countly is a privacy-first, AI-powered analytics and engagement platform for understanding and optimizing customer journeys across digital applications, from desktop and mobile to IoT and connected environments.
PostHog is an all-in-one developer platform for building successful products. We offer product analytics, web analytics, session replay, error tracking, feature flags, experimentation, surveys, data warehouse, a CDP, and an AI product assistant to help debug your code, ship features faster, and keep all your usage and customer data in one stack.
Umami is a modern, privacy-focused analytics platform. An open-source alternative to Google Analytics, Mixpanel and Amplitude.
Open Source, Privacy-First and Simple Analytics for Mobile, Desktop and Web Apps
Compare the top Amplitude alternatives head-to-head
Side-by-side breakdowns and self-hosting cost for the leading picks.
Cost comparison vs Amplitude
Self-hosting cost on cheapest plan meeting requirements vs Amplitude entry tier ($49/mo).
| Project | Self-host /mo | Amplitude /mo | Save /yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| matomo | $4.13 | $49+ | $538 | Deploy → |
| countly-server | $4.13 | $49+ | $538 | Deploy → |
| posthog | $4.13 | $49+ | $538 | Deploy → |
| umami | $4.13 | $49+ | $538 | Deploy → |
| aptabase | $4.13 | $49+ | $538 | Deploy → |
Pick your alternative
Most operators land on matomo (top health score in this category; cheapest VPS path is matomo on hetzner for $4.13/mo).
Data refreshed daily. Pricing for Amplitude sourced from official site.