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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 WPLytic ifWordPress site-owners, agencies, small businesses seeking lightweight, privacy-compliant, self-hosted analytics.
Important considerations: WordPress-only deployment uses your site's server and database, so storage, performance, backups, and retention remain your responsibility.
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| Attribute | Ackee | WPLytic |
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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 privacy-focused, self-hosted WordPress analytics plugin that stores data on the site's own server and combines real-time traffic, events, tags, segments, funnels, and AI-assisted analysis. |
| Pricing | Free MIT-licensed software; budget separately for hosting, backups and maintenance. No vendor-hosted subscription is listed. | Public plans: $29/month or $99/year for one WordPress site, including updates and support |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Best for | Developers and website owners who need simple traffic and event reporting on infrastructure they control. | WordPress site-owners, agencies, small businesses seeking lightweight, privacy-compliant, self-hosted analytics. |
| Operator | Tobias Reich Independent project | TIPS4DESIGN SRL Independent private company |
| Company base | Usingen, Germany · European Union | Romania · European Union |
| 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. | WordPress-only deployment uses your site's server and database, so storage, performance, backups, and retention remain your responsibility. |
| Integrations | JavaScript, GraphQL, Docker | WordPress |
| Fact check | We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-09-30. | We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-27. |
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 | WPLytic |
|---|---|---|
| Ad-blocker resistant | Not listed | Listed |
| AI insights | Not listed | Listed |
| CCPA compliant | Not listed | Listed |
| Cookieless | Listed | Listed |
| Data ownership | Listed | Listed |
| Event tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Free plan | Listed | Not listed |
| Funnels | Not listed | Listed |
| GDPR compliant | Not listed | Listed |
| Goals | Not listed | Listed |
| Open source | Listed | Not listed |
| Privacy-first | Listed | Listed |
| Real-time data | Not listed | Listed |
| Self-hosted | Listed | Listed |
| User segments | Not listed | Listed |
| Web analytics | Listed | Not listed |