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Ackee vs Open Web Analytics comparison

Compare pricing, deployment, product fit, integrations, and capabilities side by side.

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.

Which platform fits your needs?

Choose Ackee if

Developers and website owners who need simple traffic and event reporting on infrastructure they control.

Capabilities listed only for Ackee in this selection

Privacy-first Cookieless Free plan Web analytics

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 Open Web Analytics if

Tech-savvy users who want a free, self-hosted analytics solution

Capabilities listed only for Open Web Analytics in this selection

Real-time data E-commerce tracking Behavior analytics Heatmaps User segments Goals Revenue tracking Data export Integrations Custom reports Retention analytics

Important considerations: Community-maintained software requires self-hosting and technical upkeep; official product documentation and release communication are less active than major alternatives.

Shared capabilities

Self-hosted Open source Event tracking Data ownership

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Attribute Ackee Open Web 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 GPL-licensed, self-hosted web analytics framework with pageview and event tracking, conversion goals, funnels, segmentation, click heatmaps, visitor paths, and WordPress support.
Pricing Free MIT-licensed software; budget separately for hosting, backups and maintenance. No vendor-hosted subscription is listed.Free, open source
Deployment Self-hostedSelf-hosted
Best for Developers and website owners who need simple traffic and event reporting on infrastructure they control.Tech-savvy users who want a free, self-hosted analytics solution
Operator Tobias Reich
Independent project		Open Web Analytics project
Independent project
Company base Usingen, Germany · European UnionDistributed organization
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.		operational reliability
Recent official evidence shows a focus on operational reliability.
Key features
  • Cookieless traffic statistics
  • Custom actions and event values
  • GraphQL API
  • Self-hosted Node.js and MongoDB
  • Self-hosted GPL software
  • Pageview and event tracking
  • Conversion goals and funnels
  • Visitor segmentation
  • Click heatmaps
  • Visitor paths
  • Ecommerce tracking
  • WordPress integration
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.Community-maintained software requires self-hosting and technical upkeep; official product documentation and release communication are less active than major alternatives.
Integrations JavaScript, GraphQL, DockerWordPress
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.

Capability matrix

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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AttributeAckeeOpen Web Analytics
Behavior analytics Not listed Listed
Cookieless Listed Not listed
Custom reports Not listed Listed
Data export Not listed Listed
Data ownership Listed Listed
E-commerce tracking Not listed Listed
Event tracking Listed Listed
Free plan Listed Not listed
Goals Not listed Listed
Heatmaps Not listed Listed
Integrations Not listed Listed
Open source Listed Listed
Privacy-first Listed Not listed
Real-time data Not listed Listed
Retention analytics Not listed Listed
Revenue tracking Not listed Listed
Self-hosted Listed Listed
User segments Not listed Listed
Web analytics Listed Not listed
Full details: Ackee Full details: Open Web Analytics