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Catalog capabilities may require a paid plan, add-on or hosted edition. “Not listed” means unverified here, not unavailable. Confirm the exact edition, usage limits and privacy settings.
Starting prices use different billing periods and usage units. Compare the same traffic, events, retention and seats.
Choose Ackee ifDevelopers and website owners who need simple traffic and event reporting on infrastructure they control.
Important considerations: Current releases require Node.js 24 or newer and MongoDB. Your team owns upgrades, availability and security; evaluate its aggregate reports against your funnel and replay requirements.
Choose Fathom Analytics ifIndividuals and businesses seeking simple, privacy-focused analytics
Important considerations: No free plan is offered after the 7-day trial; pricing scales with combined pageviews and events.
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| Attribute | Ackee | Fathom Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | A small, self-hosted web analytics tool with cookieless traffic statistics, custom actions and a GraphQL API. You run the Node.js application and MongoDB database. | A privacy-focused hosted analytics product that keeps reporting intentionally simple while still supporting event tracking, ecommerce measurement, exports, and fast lightweight scripts. |
| Pricing | Free MIT-licensed software; budget separately for hosting, backups and maintenance. No vendor-hosted subscription is listed. | Hosted plans start at $15/month for 100,000 monthly pageviews; no free plan; 7-day free trial |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Vendor-hosted cloud |
| Best for | Developers and website owners who need simple traffic and event reporting on infrastructure they control. | Individuals and businesses seeking simple, privacy-focused analytics |
| Operator | Tobias Reich Independent project | Conva Ventures Inc. Independent private company |
| Company base | Usingen, Germany · European Union | Canada · Canada |
| Organization scale | No comparable official organization-size figure was publicly disclosed. | No comparable official organization-size figure was publicly disclosed. |
| Recent direction | operational reliability Recent official evidence shows a focus on operational reliability. | privacy-focused analytics Recent official evidence shows a focus on privacy-focused analytics. |
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| Important considerations | Current releases require Node.js 24 or newer and MongoDB. Your team owns upgrades, availability and security; evaluate its aggregate reports against your funnel and replay requirements. | No free plan is offered after the 7-day trial; pricing scales with combined pageviews and events. |
| Integrations | JavaScript, GraphQL, Docker | WordPress, Shopify |
| Fact check | We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-09-30. | We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08. |
This matrix shows capabilities recorded in our catalog. Not listed means we have not confirmed the capability here. Check the linked vendor sources for plan, deployment, and usage limits.
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| Attribute | Ackee | Fathom Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Ad-blocker resistant | Not listed | Listed |
| Audience insights | Not listed | Listed |
| CCPA compliant | Not listed | Listed |
| Cookieless | Listed | Listed |
| Data export | Not listed | Listed |
| Data ownership | Listed | Not listed |
| Event tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Free plan | Listed | Not listed |
| GDPR compliant | Not listed | Listed |
| Goals | Not listed | Listed |
| Integrations | Not listed | Listed |
| Open source | Listed | Not listed |
| Privacy-first | Listed | Listed |
| Real-time data | Not listed | Listed |
| Self-hosted | Listed | Not listed |
| Web analytics | Listed | Not listed |