Medama io by medama-io

Self-hostable, privacy-focused website analytics.

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Verdict 53/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 5 months ago

Self-host Medama io on hetzner for $4.13/mo and save approximately $130/year vs Fathom Analytics.

Health score
53 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
630
17 forks

About Medama io

From the project's README at github.com/medama-io/medama. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

Medama Analytics is an open-source project dedicated to providing self-hostable, cookie-free website analytics. With a lightweight tracker of less than 1KB, it aims to offer useful analytics while prioritising user privacy. Features Real-Time Analytics: Monitor website performance and user interactions instantly. Privacy-Focused: Lightweight tracker (<1KB) without cookies, IP addresses, or additional identifiers, ensuring compliance with GDPR, PECR, and other regulations. Easy To Integrate: OpenAPI-based server for effortless integration into personal or professional dashboards. Self-Hostable: Simple, single-binary se

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
46
maturity
80
community
49
security
70
sustainability
68
adoption
21

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 630 github.com/medama-io/medama
GitHub forks 17 github.com/medama-io/medama

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age2.7 yearssince Oct 2023
Last commit14 days agoJun 13, 2026
Releases shipped15last: 5 months ago
Funding links1declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

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