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GoatCounter

Open source web analytics platform available as a free donation-supported hosted service or self-hosted app.

goatcounter.com Source★ 6,156CustomData & Analytics / Website Analytics

AI Benchmark
Monthly visits
450.8K
Up52.7%MoMOct 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Free
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
Martin Tournoij
GitHub @arp242
Launched
7y ago
2019-08-15 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Oct 2026
Events1 change

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions

  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Easy web statistics. No tracking of personal data.

    Aug 15, 2019 · 7y agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
selfh.st★ 6,156 Stars · 286 ForksCustomGo
2019-05-28Source
Replaces / alternatives to:
Google Analytics

Privacy-friendly web analytics

Console.dev
2022-11-03Source
What engineers like:
Very lightweight stats for your website: visitors, top pages, referrers, etc. Includes automatic bot detection and campaign stats. Tracking JS is very small (3.5 kB) and has the option to use a pixel, trigger from server middleware or import raw logs. Doesn’t track users with IDs. Open source and can be self hosted (written in Go and uses either SQLite or Postgres)
Trade-offs & limitations:
It is very lightweight, so if you’re used to Google Analytics you may be disappointed - but do you really need all that data? No dark mode.
Best suited for:
Developers of small to medium-sized websites should consider GoatCounter for basic web analytics

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
arp242/goatcounterSelf-hostable
Last commit 2026-09-27
GitHub Stars
★ 6,156
Forks
286
License
Custom
Primary language
Go
Open-source alternative to:Google AnalyticsBrowse peer open-source projects →

Traffic sources

Oct 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct79%
  • Organic Search10%
  • Referrals5%
  • Other6%

Countries

  • United States37%
  • India9%
  • Germany6%
  • Canada6%
  • Switzerland6%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2019-05-20

KeywordMonthly volume
goatcounter8,980
goat counter1,030
goatcounter login500
goatcounter.com230
good free self hosted web anaylics190

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Pricing page not identified yet, or no public pricing listed.

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2019-08-15

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

No page snapshots yet. Once followed, home and pricing pages are captured weekly.

Changes

  1. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Removed technology: VarnishFeatures

    Varnish→—

    At the time: 450.8K visits/mo

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does GoatCounter get?
Vaneform estimates 450.8K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is GoatCounter and what platforms does it support?
GoatCounter is catalogued under Website Analytics: Open source web analytics platform available as a free donation-supported hosted service or self-hosted app.. Supported platforms: Web.
Is GoatCounter open source?
GoatCounter has a public repository (https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter) under the Custom license, recording 6,156 GitHub stars, and supporting self-hosted deployment.Source

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