Compare pricing, deployment, product fit, integrations, and capabilities side by side.
Individuals 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.
Tech-savvy users who want a free, self-hosted analytics solution
Important considerations: Community-maintained software requires self-hosting and technical upkeep; official product documentation and release communication are less active than major alternatives.
| Attribute | Fathom Analytics | Open Web Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | A privacy-focused hosted analytics product that keeps reporting intentionally simple while still supporting event tracking, ecommerce measurement, exports, and fast lightweight scripts. | 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 | Hosted plans start at $15/month for 100,000 monthly pageviews; no free plan; 7-day free trial | Free, open source |
| Deployment | Vendor-hosted cloud | Self-hosted |
| Best for | Individuals and businesses seeking simple, privacy-focused analytics | Tech-savvy users who want a free, self-hosted analytics solution |
| Operator | Conva Ventures Inc. Independent private company | Open Web Analytics project Independent project |
| Company base | Canada · Canada | Distributed organization |
| Organization scale | No comparable official organization-size figure was publicly disclosed. | No comparable official organization-size figure was publicly disclosed. |
| Recent direction | privacy-focused analytics Recent official evidence shows a focus on privacy-focused analytics. | operational reliability Recent official evidence shows a focus on operational reliability. |
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| Important considerations | No free plan is offered after the 7-day trial; pricing scales with combined pageviews and events. | Community-maintained software requires self-hosting and technical upkeep; official product documentation and release communication are less active than major alternatives. |
| Integrations | WordPress, Shopify | WordPress |
| Fact check | We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08. | 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.
| Attribute | Fathom Analytics | Open Web Analytics |
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| Ad-blocker resistant | Listed | Not listed |
| Audience insights | Listed | Not listed |
| Behavior analytics | Not listed | Listed |
| CCPA compliant | Listed | Not listed |
| Cookieless | Listed | Not listed |
| Custom reports | Not listed | Listed |
| Data export | Listed | Listed |
| Data ownership | Not listed | Listed |
| E-commerce tracking | Not listed | Listed |
| Event tracking | Listed | Listed |
| GDPR compliant | Listed | Not listed |
| Goals | Listed | Listed |
| Heatmaps | Not listed | Listed |
| Integrations | Listed | Listed |
| Open source | Not listed | Listed |
| Privacy-first | Listed | Not listed |
| Real-time data | Listed | Listed |
| Retention analytics | Not listed | Listed |
| Revenue tracking | Not listed | Listed |
| Self-hosted | Not listed | Listed |
| User segments | Not listed | Listed |