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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 Lucky Orange ifSMBs and e-commerce teams needing qualitative and real-time visitor insights
Important considerations: There is no permanent free plan; pricing scales with monthly sessions, while longer storage and Discovery AI can cost extra.
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| Attribute | Ackee | Lucky Orange |
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| 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 real-time behavior analytics suite offering session recordings, dynamic heatmaps, conversion funnels, live chat, and surveys—all features included in every plan. |
| Pricing | Free MIT-licensed software; budget separately for hosting, backups and maintenance. No vendor-hosted subscription is listed. | 7-day free trial; Build costs $39/month or $32/month billed yearly; Grow, Expand, Scale, and custom Enterprise tiers raise session limits |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Vendor-hosted cloud |
| Best for | Developers and website owners who need simple traffic and event reporting on infrastructure they control. | SMBs and e-commerce teams needing qualitative and real-time visitor insights |
| Operator | Tobias Reich Independent project | Lucky Orange, LLC Independent private company |
| Company base | Usingen, Germany · European Union | Overland Park, United States · United States |
| 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. | AI-assisted analysis Recent official evidence shows a focus on AI-assisted analysis. |
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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. | There is no permanent free plan; pricing scales with monthly sessions, while longer storage and Discovery AI can cost extra. |
| Integrations | JavaScript, GraphQL, Docker | Shopify, WordPress, HubSpot, Zapier, BigCommerce |
| 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 | Lucky Orange |
|---|---|---|
| AI insights | Not listed | Listed |
| Audience insights | Not listed | Listed |
| Behavior analytics | Not listed | Listed |
| Cookieless | Listed | Not listed |
| Custom reports | Not listed | Listed |
| Data export | Not listed | Listed |
| Data ownership | Listed | Not listed |
| E-commerce tracking | Not listed | Listed |
| Event tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Free plan | Listed | Not listed |
| Funnels | Not listed | Listed |
| Goals | Not listed | Listed |
| Heatmaps | Not listed | Listed |
| Integrations | Not listed | Listed |
| Open source | Listed | Not listed |
| Privacy-first | Listed | Not listed |
| Real-time data | Not listed | Listed |
| Revenue tracking | Not listed | Listed |
| Self-hosted | Listed | Not listed |
| Session recordings | Not listed | Listed |
| Surveys | Not listed | Listed |
| User feedback | Not listed | Listed |
| User segments | Not listed | Listed |
| Web analytics | Listed | Not listed |