Umami
Simple, fast, privacy-focused web analytics that collects no personal data and needs no cookie banner — a clean, self-hostable alternative to Google Analytics.
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Umami is built around one goal: the simplest possible self-hosted analytics setup. A single Docker container and a Postgres database get you a clean, modern dashboard with no personal data collection and no cookie banner required.
It supports multiple websites from one dashboard and is free to self-host with no data limits, which has made it one of the most widely deployed lightweight analytics tools among indie developers and small teams.
Key features
- One-container self-host — A single Docker container plus Postgres is all you need to run Umami yourself.
- No personal data collected — Tracks visits without collecting personal data, avoiding the need for a cookie banner.
- Multiple sites, one dashboard — Track as many websites as you like from a single, unified dashboard.
- Clean, modern UI — A dashboard built to be read at a glance, not dug through report by report.
The honest read
- Extremely simple to self-host (one container + Postgres)
- No cookie banner required
- Clean, modern dashboard UI
- Generous free self-hosted tier with no data limits
- Track multiple sites from one dashboard
- Fewer advanced segmentation features than GA4
- Smaller ecosystem of integrations
- Real-time data has a short delay versus paid tools
- Team and permissions features are newer
FAQ
Yes — Umami is free and open source to self-host, with no data limits. A paid Umami Cloud plan is also available.
Very simple — a single Docker container plus a PostgreSQL database is enough to get it running.
No — Umami doesn't collect personal data, so a cookie consent banner typically isn't required.
Both are privacy-first and self-hostable; Umami is generally simpler to self-host (a single container), while Plausible requires both Postgres and ClickHouse.
TypeScript
Next.js
PostgreSQL
Docker
