# arp242/goatcounter

Easy web analytics. No tracking of personal data.

Repository: https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/goatcounter
Homepage: https://www.goatcounter.com
Language: Go
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: go, analytics, golang
Last push: 2026-08-21T12:57:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 29, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2654, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 261, "gap_med": 189, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5913, forks 276 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:32.188038+00:00)

## What it is
GoatCounter is an open-source, privacy-friendly web analytics platform available as a free hosted service or a self-hosted Go application, designed as a simpler alternative to Google Analytics and Matomo. It tracks pageviews, referrers, browsers, and locations without cookies or personal data, and can be integrated via a script tag, tracking pixel, backend middleware, REST API, or log file parsing.

## Use cases
- self-host privacy-friendly web analytics without cookies
- replace Google Analytics with a lightweight alternative
- track pageviews with a no-JavaScript tracking pixel
- import analytics from nginx or Apache log files
- count pageviews from backend middleware via REST API
- get GDPR-compliant site statistics without a consent banner

## When to choose
- you want simple, meaningful pageview stats without complex dashboards
- GDPR/privacy compliance matters and you want to avoid consent banners
- you want to self-host analytics or own your data with easy export
- your site should stay lightweight (~3.5KB script or pixel-only)

## When to avoid
- you need advanced features like funnels, session recordings, or event-level user tracking
- you require real-time dashboards or deep e-commerce analytics
- you need adblocker-proof tracking with unique user identification

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: analytics, self-hosted, http-server, api-framework
- domain: analytics, web-development, privacy, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, go, cross-platform
- tags: web-analytics, privacy-friendly, gdpr, google-analytics-alternative, tracking-pixel, logfile-import, no-cookies, linux, macos, web-server

## Member repositories
- arp242/goatcounter (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.188038+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 2026-08-29T17:51:15.994683+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.188038+00:00, sha 4dc30826fda9)
  - homepage: https://www.goatcounter.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:47:08.705359+00:00, sha 2ee80a1bf1fe)
  - site_page: https://www.goatcounter.com/help (fetched 2026-08-29T08:47:08.715143+00:00, sha dd4d5b3178de)
  - site_page: https://www.goatcounter.com/design (fetched 2026-08-29T08:47:08.717106+00:00, sha 469bbe978ebe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.