Plausible Analytics by plausible
Open source, privacy-first web analytics. Lightweight, cookie-free Google Analytics alternative. Self-hosted or cloud.
About Plausible Analytics
From the project's README at github.com/plausible/analytics. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Plausible Analytics is an open source, privacy-first web analytics tool. Lightweight, cookie-free alternative to Google Analytics. Available in managed cloud or self-hosted community edition. Privacy-focused GDPR, CCPA, PECR compliant Simple, fast dashboard Lightweight script Made and hosted in the EU Why Plausible?
Here's what makes Plausible a great Google Analytics alternative and why we're trusted by thousands of paying subscribers to deliver their website and business insights: Clutter-free
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 27k | github.com/plausible/analytics |
| GitHub forks | 1.7k | github.com/plausible/analytics |
| Docker Hub pulls | 8.0M | hub.docker.com / plausible |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 7.6 years | since Dec 2018 |
| Last commit | 6 days ago | Jun 21, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 44 | last: 1 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 → |
What people say on Hacker News
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Replaces these paid SaaS
Plausible Analytics is one of the open-source alternatives to:
Ready to self-host Plausible Analytics?
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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