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Google Analytics alternatives
Google Analytics alternatives split into website reporting and product-event analysis. Plausible is a lightweight website route, Matomo a configurable analytics route and PostHog a product-analytics route. A small traffic dashboard does not reproduce GA4's advertising integrations or event model.
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The short version
| Option | Documented focus | Check before moving |
|---|---|---|
| Plausible | Lightweight website traffic and conversion reports | Evaluate pageviews, events and goal definitions. |
| Matomo | Configurable website analytics and deployment | Evaluate referrers and campaign attribution. |
| PostHog | Product analytics and development tooling | Evaluate data access, export and deployment. |
Established options to compare
Plausible
Lightweight website traffic and conversion reports
Evaluate pageviews, events and goal definitions.
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Matomo
Configurable website analytics and deployment
Evaluate referrers and campaign attribution.
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PostHog
Product analytics and development tooling
Evaluate data access, export and deployment.
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02Totals can differ because of event definitions, filtering, timezones or blocked scripts. Run a small overlap period and reconcile the reports your team actually uses.
Choose the part of Google Analytics you need to replace
Google Analytics alternatives split into website reporting and product-event analysis. Plausible is a lightweight website route, Matomo a configurable analytics route and PostHog a product-analytics route. A small traffic dashboard does not reproduce GA4's advertising integrations or event model.
Keep these requirements in the shortlist
- Pageviews, events and goal definitions
- Referrers and campaign attribution
- Data access, export and deployment
Try one representative workflow
Map the events behind one business report, including campaign tags and cross-domain steps, before recreating its chart.
What to preserve during the move
Totals can differ because of event definitions, filtering, timezones or blocked scripts. Run a small overlap period and reconcile the reports your team actually uses.
Compare the working setup, not just the starting plan
Use the publisher’s current plan and deployment documentation for a real quote. Count the people, usage and required integrations in this workflow, then include migration and ongoing ownership. The options are organized by task, not claimed to be the cheapest.
How to use this comparison
Run the same small workflow in your shortlisted products: keep the input, output and required integration the same. The table records documented scope; it does not report a side-by-side product test.
A few more details
How should I evaluate a Google Analytics alternative?
Map the events behind one business report, including campaign tags and cross-domain steps, before recreating its chart. Totals can differ because of event definitions, filtering, timezones or blocked scripts. Run a small overlap period and reconcile the reports your team actually uses.
Are all of these apps AI-built?
Only entries with an original maker record carry that attribution. Established products are listed separately and are not assigned an AI-build label.
Sources & maker notes
The AI-build attribution applies only to products with a linked maker record. Other options use the publisher’s current product documentation; prices and plans should be checked at the source.
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