# usefathom/fathom

Fathom Lite. Simple, privacy-focused website analytics. Built with Golang & Preact.

Repository: https://github.com/usefathom/fathom
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fathom
Homepage: https://usefathom.com/
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: website-analytics, analytics, metrics, privacy, fathom, google-analytics, fathom-dashboard, fathom-analytics
Last push: 2026-03-18T09:11:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 55/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 72, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3574, "days_push": 168, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8014, forks 383 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:11.764707+00:00)

## What it is
Fathom Lite is the open-source, self-hosted predecessor of Fathom Analytics, a simple privacy-focused website analytics tool built with Go and Preact. It is no longer receiving new features but is maintained for bug fixes, while the company focuses on its paid hosted product.

## Use cases
- self-host a privacy-focused Google Analytics alternative
- track pageviews and referrers without third-party trackers
- run simple website analytics on my own server
- avoid cookie banners with lightweight analytics
- get a simple traffic dashboard for a personal site or blog

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, self-hosted analytics dashboard you fully control
- you need basic pageview, referrer, and device metrics without complex setup
- you prefer an open-source Google Analytics alternative with minimal resource usage

## When to avoid
- you need an API, custom events, ecommerce tracking, or multi-site management - use hosted Fathom or another tool
- you want cookie-free tracking or active feature development
- you need a fully managed solution without server maintenance

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: analytics, self-hosted, http-server
- domain: analytics, web-development, privacy, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: website-analytics, google-analytics-alternative, privacy-first, go, preact, lite-version, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- usefathom/fathom (main) score 55

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:11.764707+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:32:05.432575+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/usefathom/fathom (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:11.764707+00:00, sha e201e08d2be0)
  - homepage: https://usefathom.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:29:33.357583+00:00, sha e376969b6359)
  - site_page: https://usefathom.com/features (fetched 2026-08-29T08:29:33.366673+00:00, sha 15f50bddd872)
  - site_page: https://usefathom.com/features/vs-google-analytics (fetched 2026-08-29T08:29:33.372414+00:00, sha 0aef0598488e)
  - site_page: https://usefathom.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:29:33.374594+00:00, sha bb3b90e57db4)
  - site_page: https://usefathom.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:29:33.376629+00:00, sha e050279f46d3)
  - site_page: https://usefathom.com/features/how-fathom-analytics-works (fetched 2026-08-29T08:29:33.380503+00:00, sha ebe79cf82ede)
  - site_page: https://usefathom.com/about/contact (fetched 2026-08-29T08:29:33.382417+00:00, sha cc00af25bdfa)
  - site_page: https://usefathom.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T08:29:33.369973+00:00, sha 8ad5a4ba8b04)
  - site_page: https://usefathom.com/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T08:29:33.378414+00:00, sha 9d516842fa55)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.