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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.
Tech-savvy users and businesses prioritizing privacy and simplicity
Important considerations: Cloud usage counts page hits, custom events, and stored event properties; self-hosting shifts upgrades, database operation, and backups to your team.
| Attribute | Open Web Analytics | Umami |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | A GPL-licensed, self-hosted web analytics framework with pageview and event tracking, conversion goals, funnels, segmentation, click heatmaps, visitor paths, and WordPress support. | 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 | Free, open source | Self-hosted open source; Umami Cloud plans are Hobby $0, Pro $20/month, Business $200/month, Enterprise custom |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted and hosted options |
| Best for | Tech-savvy users who want a free, self-hosted analytics solution | Tech-savvy users and businesses prioritizing privacy and simplicity |
| Operator | Open Web Analytics project Independent project | Umami Software, Inc. Independent private company |
| Company base | Distributed organization | San Francisco, United States · United States |
| 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. | behavior analysis Recent official evidence shows a focus on behavior analysis. |
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| Important considerations | Community-maintained software requires self-hosting and technical upkeep; official product documentation and release communication are less active than major alternatives. | Cloud usage counts page hits, custom events, and stored event properties; self-hosting shifts upgrades, database operation, and backups to your team. |
| Integrations | WordPress | 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 2026-08-08. |
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 | Open Web Analytics | Umami |
|---|---|---|
| Audience insights | Not listed | Listed |
| Behavior analytics | Listed | Listed |
| CCPA compliant | Not listed | Listed |
| Cookieless | Not listed | Listed |
| Cross-device tracking | Not listed | Listed |
| Custom reports | Listed | Listed |
| Data export | Listed | Listed |
| Data ownership | Listed | Not listed |
| E-commerce tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Event tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Free plan | Not listed | Listed |
| Funnels | Not listed | Listed |
| GDPR compliant | Not listed | Listed |
| Goals | Listed | Listed |
| Heatmaps | Listed | Listed |
| Integrations | Listed | Listed |
| Open source | Listed | Listed |
| Privacy-first | Not listed | Listed |
| Real-time data | Listed | Listed |
| Retention analytics | Listed | Listed |
| Revenue tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Self-hosted | Listed | Listed |
| Session recordings | Not listed | Listed |
| User segments | Listed | Listed |