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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.
Choose Google Analytics (GA4) ifAll website owners, from small businesses to enterprises
Important considerations: GA4 has a steep reporting and consent-configuration learning curve; Analytics 360 pricing is not public and standard properties have lower limits.
Choose Umami ifTech-savvy users and businesses prioritizing privacy and simplicity
Important considerations: Cloud counts pageviews, custom events and each stored event property toward usage. Session replay and heatmaps require Cloud Business or Enterprise; Business includes 5,000 replays, then $0.005 each. Cloud has features beyond self-hosting; check edition parity and operating costs.
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| Attribute | Google Analytics (GA4) | Umami |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Google's mainstream analytics platform for web and app measurement, built around GA4 events, attribution, advertising integrations, and BigQuery-connected reporting for larger deployments. | An open-source, self-hosted or managed-cloud analytics platform with cookieless traffic and event reporting plus newer funnels, revenue, Web Vitals, session replay, and heatmap capabilities. |
| Pricing | GA4 standard is free; Google Analytics 360 is enterprise-priced via Google sales | Free self-hosting. Cloud Hobby: $0 for 100K events/month and one website; Pro: $20/month with 1M events; Business: $200/month with 10M events; Enterprise: custom. Paid overages are metered. |
| Deployment | Vendor-hosted cloud | Self-hosted and hosted options |
| Best for | All website owners, from small businesses to enterprises | Tech-savvy users and businesses prioritizing privacy and simplicity |
| Operator | Google LLC Subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. | Umami Software, Inc. Independent private company |
| Company base | Mountain View, United States · United States | San Francisco, United States · United States |
| Organization scale | 190,820 employees · parent company, as of 31 Dec 2025 | No comparable official organization-size figure was publicly disclosed. |
| Recent direction | marketing attribution Recent official evidence shows a focus on marketing attribution. | behavior analysis Recent official evidence shows a focus on behavior analysis. |
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| Important considerations | GA4 has a steep reporting and consent-configuration learning curve; Analytics 360 pricing is not public and standard properties have lower limits. | Cloud counts pageviews, custom events and each stored event property toward usage. Session replay and heatmaps require Cloud Business or Enterprise; Business includes 5,000 replays, then $0.005 each. Cloud has features beyond self-hosting; check edition parity and operating costs. |
| Integrations | Google Ads, BigQuery, Shopify | WordPress, Vercel |
| Fact check | We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08. | We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-09-30. |
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 | Google Analytics (GA4) | Umami |
|---|---|---|
| AI insights | Listed | Not listed |
| App analytics | Listed | Not listed |
| Audience insights | Listed | Listed |
| Behavior analytics | Listed | Listed |
| CCPA compliant | Not listed | Listed |
| Cohort analysis | Listed | Not listed |
| Cookieless | Not listed | Listed |
| Cross-device tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Custom reports | Listed | Listed |
| Data export | Listed | Listed |
| E-commerce tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Enterprise | Listed | Not listed |
| Event tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Free plan | Listed | Listed |
| Funnels | Listed | Listed |
| GDPR compliant | Not listed | Listed |
| Goals | Listed | Listed |
| Heatmaps | Not listed | Listed |
| Integrations | Listed | Listed |
| Open source | Not listed | Listed |
| Privacy-first | Not listed | Listed |
| Real-time data | Listed | Listed |
| Retention analytics | Listed | Listed |
| Revenue tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Self-hosted | Not listed | Listed |
| Session recordings | Not listed | Listed |
| User segments | Listed | Listed |