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Re: GoatCounter: Open-source hosted/self-hosted web analytics

#11
I've used goatcounter on my site for more than a year and have been very happy with it.

I don't need anything complex- I want to know if any pages are getting big traffic and it's nice to know which external links are getting clicked the most. Because I'm very low volume and non-commercial, I can use their free hosted service without guilt.

Re: GoatCounter: Open-source hosted/self-hosted web analytics

#12

The biggest shortcoming here, from what I can tell, is custom event tracking (eg, click tracking). That was a high priority for us when we moved some projects from GA/universal.

GoatCounter added custom event tracking sometime last year. Not sure if it's what you needed.

https://www.goatcounter.com/help/events

Re: GoatCounter: Open-source hosted/self-hosted web analytics

#13

The biggest shortcoming here, from what I can tell, is custom event tracking (eg, click tracking). That was a high priority for us when we moved some projects from GA/universal.

GoatCounter added custom event tracking sometime last year. Not sure if it's what you needed. https://www.goatcounter.com/help/events

Yep, my bad. Thanks!

Re: GoatCounter: Open-source hosted/self-hosted web analytics

#14
post #11

I've used goatcounter on my site for more than a year and have been very happy with it. I don't need anything complex- I want to know if any pages are getting big traffic and it's nice to know which external links are getting clicked the most. Because I'm very low volume and non-commercial, I can use their free hosted service without guilt.

I second this. I also am an extremely happy user of goat counter. Bravo, well done.

Re: GoatCounter: Open-source hosted/self-hosted web analytics

#15
post #11

I've used goatcounter on my site for more than a year and have been very happy with it. I don't need anything complex- I want to know if any pages are getting big traffic and it's nice to know which external links are getting clicked the most. Because I'm very low volume and non-commercial, I can use their free hosted service without guilt.

Same here, I use it on a small informational site to get an idea of referrers to occasionally go looking for feedback.

It does what it says on the tin.

Good software.

Re: GoatCounter: Open-source hosted/self-hosted web analytics

#16
post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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That's not really fair. I haven't used Plausible Analytics, but from a quick look it can be self-hosted, too: https://plausible.io/open-source-website-analytics#can-plaus...

My mistake. As I said I only guessed based on a brief look at both homepages and the self hosting was not visibly advertised as an option when I had a look but I stand corrected.

Re: GoatCounter: Open-source hosted/self-hosted web analytics

#19
Very cool thanks for whoever posted. One of the best parts of HN is if you kind of just wait long enough you'll see a post for something you low key need/were looking for. It's just not the same as web searching for "open source/self hosted web analytics" (even though goat counter is top 10 results for that search on ggle hehe)

Re: GoatCounter: Open-source hosted/self-hosted web analytics

#20
post #2

nice to see a alternative to https://plausible.io/ . UI looks a little rough in comparison, but that's maybe more a matter of taste.

There are plenty of alternatives: https://european-alternatives.eu/category/web-analytics-serv...

I'm building one of them, Pirsch.

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