Alternatives / Humblytics
Looking for an open source Humblytics alternative? We compared 14 open source web and product analytics tools by license, self-hosting, privacy, session replay, and maintenance. Umami, Plausible, and OpenPanel suit simple tracking, while PostHog, Matomo, and Rybbit cover deeper analysis.
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| Alternative | Best for | License |
|---|---|---|
| OpenPanel | Web and product analytics with funnels and replay | AGPL-3.0 |
| Umami | Lightweight privacy-focused analytics | MIT |
| PostHog | Product analytics with experiments and flags | MIT + ee directory |
| Plausible | Cookie-free analytics, tiny script | AGPL-3.0 |
| Matomo | Comprehensive analytics with heatmaps | GPL-3.0 |
| Rybbit | Cookieless analytics with session replay | AGPL-3.0 |
| Open Web Analytics | Older analytics with heatmaps | GPL-2.0 |
| Databuddy | Cookie-free product analytics (young) | AGPL-3.0 |
| Litlyx | Real-time analytics with AI chat (older commits) | Apache-2.0 |
| Swetrix | Replay, error tracking, and A/B tests | AGPL-3.0 |
| Vemetric | Web and product analytics (open beta) | AGPL-3.0 |
| Betterlytics | GDPR-focused with session replay (young) | AGPL-3.0 |
| HitKeep | Single-binary analytics (very young) | MIT |
| Prisme Analytics | Go analytics service (low activity) | AGPL-3.0 |
We looked for open-source tools that track visitors and conversions like Humblytics: page views, events, funnels, and optional replay. We verified each project's license, recent activity, stars, and self-hosting in its repository, and flag open-core products. See our methodology for the full criteria.
Umami and Plausible are lightweight, cookie-free analytics with small scripts. Plausible is AGPL-3.0 with a free Community Edition and a paid hosted service, and Umami is MIT. HitKeep ships as a single binary with embedded DuckDB, but it is very young.
PostHog is a full product analytics suite with experiments and feature flags. OpenPanel, Rybbit, Swetrix, Vemetric, and Betterlytics add funnels, retention, or session replay. Matomo is the most comprehensive web analytics suite, with heatmaps and recordings.
Open Web Analytics is an older GPL-2.0 platform with heatmaps and WordPress integration. Databuddy and Litlyx are cookie-free analytics, Litlyx adding an AI chat over data. Prisme Analytics is a Go service with low recent activity.
PostHog's code is MIT with enterprise directories. Litlyx's last commit was in December 2025, and Prisme Analytics' in February 2026. Betterlytics, HitKeep, Databuddy, and Vemetric are young projects with few stars.
Umami, PostHog, and HitKeep are MIT. Plausible, OpenPanel, Rybbit, Swetrix, Vemetric, Databuddy, Betterlytics, and Prisme are AGPL-3.0. Matomo is GPL-3.0, Open Web Analytics is GPL-2.0, and Litlyx is Apache-2.0.
Most had commits within days of this update.
Humblytics is a proprietary hosted service, so your visitor data lives on its servers and pricing scales with traffic. Open-source analytics can be self-hosted, are mostly cookieless, and avoid per-visit pricing, but self-hosting needs a database such as ClickHouse and you maintain it.
PostHog is a product analytics suite with event analytics, funnels, retention, experiments, feature flags, and session recording, available self-hosted or in PostHog Cloud. The repository is MIT except for the ee directory, which has its own license.
Pricing: Free to self-host the open-source parts; the cloud has a free tier and usage-based pricing.
MIT-licensed alternative to Google Analytics and Matomo. Real-time dashboard, event tracking, custom reports, and PostgreSQL/MySQL support.
Pricing: Free and open source (MIT), self-hosted; Umami Cloud offers a paid hosted plan.
Plausible is an AGPL-3.0 web analytics tool that is lightweight, cookie-free, and privacy-focused. It can be self-hosted as the free Community Edition or used as a paid hosted service, and it focuses on simple traffic reports rather than product analytics.
Pricing: Paid hosted plans; free self-hosted Community Edition.
GPL-3.0 alternative to Google Analytics with heatmaps, session recording, A/B testing, and a tag manager. Self-host or matomo.cloud.
Pricing: Free and self-hosted (GPL-3.0); Matomo Cloud offers paid hosted plans.
Rybbit is an AGPL-3.0 open-source, privacy-friendly web analytics tool with real-time data, session replay, and Core Web Vitals, which is cookieless and can be self-hosted.
Pricing: Free to self-host; the cloud is paid.
AGPL-3.0 analytics with funnels, cohorts, session replay, and 16 SDKs. ClickHouse-powered queries, GDPR-compliant tracking, and an identical cloud/self-hosted feature set.
Pricing: Free and open source (AGPL-3.0), self-hosted; a hosted cloud plan is also available.
Open Web Analytics is a GPL-2.0 self-hosted web analytics platform with dashboards and heatmaps, integrations for WordPress and MediaWiki, and a plugin architecture. It is older and has a smaller community than newer tools.
Pricing: Free and open source.
Litlyx is an Apache-2.0 web analytics tool with cookieless tracking, custom events, and funnels, with a free tier on its hosted service. Its last commit was in December 2025, so development has slowed.
Pricing: Free tier on the hosted service; check the website for paid plans.
Swetrix is an AGPL-3.0 privacy-first analytics platform that adds session replay, error tracking, and A/B testing to web analytics. It can be self-hosted, and the hosted version is a paid service with a trial.
Pricing: Free to self-host; hosted plans are paid.
Databuddy is an AGPL-3.0 analytics platform that tracks visitors, events, funnels, and goals without cookies, with a lightweight script and real-time dashboards. It is a young project, so check its marketing claims against your own tests.
Pricing: Free to self-host; hosted plans are paid.
Vemetric is an AGPL-3.0 web and product analytics tool with funnels, user journeys, and heatmaps. It is currently in open beta with early-adopter pricing.
Pricing: Early-adopter pricing during open beta; check the website.
Betterlytics is an AGPL-3.0 web analytics tool with session replay, funnels, error tracking, Core Web Vitals, and uptime monitoring, which is cookieless, with an EU-hosted cloud or self-hosting with Docker. It is a very young project.
Pricing: Free to self-host; the EU-hosted cloud is paid.
Prisme Analytics is an AGPL-3.0 self-hosted web analytics service written in Go, built on ClickHouse. The last commit in the repository was in February 2026 and it has about 134 stars, so activity is low.
Pricing: Free to self-host.
HitKeep is an MIT web analytics tool shipped as a single binary with an embedded DuckDB, with roles and hardware-key login. It is cookieless and has no external dependencies, but it is very young, with about 100 stars.
Pricing: Free to self-host; managed option available.
| Alternative | Type | License | Self-hosted | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenPanel | Analytics | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | Product analytics |
| Umami | Web analytics | MIT | Yes | Simple tracking |
| PostHog | Product analytics | MIT + ee | Yes | Product teams |
| Plausible | Web analytics | AGPL-3.0 | Yes (Community Edition) | Simple dashboards |
| Matomo | Web analytics | GPL-3.0 | Yes | Data ownership |
| Rybbit | Web analytics | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | Replay and Web Vitals |
| Open Web Analytics | Web analytics | GPL-2.0 | Yes | WordPress sites |
| Databuddy | Product analytics | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | Startups |
| Litlyx | Web analytics | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Small sites |
| Swetrix | Web analytics | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | Broader scope |
| Vemetric | Product analytics | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | Funnels and heatmaps |
| Betterlytics | Web analytics | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | EU teams |
| HitKeep | Web analytics | MIT | Yes | Minimal setups |
| Prisme Analytics | Web analytics | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | Check maintenance first |
Want simple, lightweight analytics
Umami is MIT with a small script, multi-site support, and real-time data.
Want full product analytics
PostHog adds experiments and feature flags to analytics, with enterprise code in separate directories.
Want the most comprehensive web analytics
Matomo offers heatmaps, session recordings, and segmentation with full data ownership.
Want cookie-free analytics with funnels and replay
OpenPanel combines web and product analytics with funnels, retention, and session replay.
Want session replay with Core Web Vitals
Rybbit is cookieless with session replay and Core Web Vitals.