GoatCounter vs Inspectlet comparison

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

Which platform fits your needs?

Choose GoatCounter if

Website owners who want simple, privacy-focused analytics

Capabilities only listed for GoatCounter

Privacy-first Self-hosted Open source Cookieless GDPR compliant CCPA compliant Real-time data Audience insights Data ownership

Important considerations: Hosted use is donation-supported with a reasonable-use policy; high-volume or specialized deployments should be self-hosted.

Choose Inspectlet if

Marketers and product teams needing detailed user behavior insights

Capabilities only listed for Inspectlet

Behavior analytics Funnels Error tracking Session recordings Heatmaps User feedback Surveys A/B testing Goals AI insights

Important considerations: Replay quotas and retention vary by plan. Recording downloads start on Startup; targeting, API access, and form analytics start on Growth; phone support and custom services start on Accelerate.

Shared capabilities

Free plan Event tracking User segments Data export Integrations Custom reports

Attribute	GoatCounter	Inspectlet
Overview	A lightweight, privacy-aware open-source web analytics service with cookieless visit counting, referrers, campaigns, browser and location reports, exports, and JavaScript-free tracking options.	A behavior analytics platform with session replay, heatmaps, A/B testing, error logging, surveys, AI session analysis, funnels, targeting, and form analytics.
Pricing	Hosted service is donation-supported and free for reasonable public use; self-hosting is free and open source	Free plan; Micro is $39/month, Startup $79/month, Growth $149/month, and listed Enterprise tiers start at $499/month
Deployment	Self-hosted and hosted options	Vendor-hosted cloud
Best for	Website owners who want simple, privacy-focused analytics	Marketers and product teams needing detailed user behavior insights
Operator	Martin Tournoij Independent project	Inspectlet, Inc. Independent private company
Company base	Ireland · European Union	Santa Clara, United States · United States
Organization scale	1 maintainers · operator, as of 13 Aug 2026	No comparable official organization-size figure was publicly disclosed.
Recent direction	self-hosted expansion Recent official evidence shows a focus on self-hosted expansion.	AI-assisted analysis Recent official evidence shows a focus on AI-assisted analysis.
Key features	Cookieless visit counting Open-source self-hosting Hosted service Referrer and campaign reports Browser and location reports JavaScript-free tracking pixel Data export	Session replay Heatmaps A/B testing Error logging Surveys AI session insights Conversion funnels Form analytics
Important considerations	Hosted use is donation-supported with a reasonable-use policy; high-volume or specialized deployments should be self-hosted.	Replay quotas and retention vary by plan. Recording downloads start on Startup; targeting, API access, and form analytics start on Growth; phone support and custom services start on Accelerate.
Integrations	Ghost, Hugo	Shopify, WordPress
Fact check	We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-27.	We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-14.

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.

Attribute	GoatCounter	Inspectlet
A/B testing	Not listed	Listed
AI insights	Not listed	Listed
Audience insights	Listed	Not listed
Behavior analytics	Not listed	Listed
CCPA compliant	Listed	Not listed
Cookieless	Listed	Not listed
Custom reports	Listed	Listed
Data export	Listed	Listed
Data ownership	Listed	Not listed
Error tracking	Not listed	Listed
Event tracking	Listed	Listed
Free plan	Listed	Listed
Funnels	Not listed	Listed
GDPR compliant	Listed	Not listed
Goals	Not listed	Listed
Heatmaps	Not listed	Listed
Integrations	Listed	Listed
Open source	Listed	Not listed
Privacy-first	Listed	Not listed
Real-time data	Listed	Not listed
Self-hosted	Listed	Not listed
Session recordings	Not listed	Listed
Surveys	Not listed	Listed
User feedback	Not listed	Listed
User segments	Listed	Listed

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