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I use plausible for my very low traffic side project, mostly because it's easy to host yourself and free if you do so.

https://github.com/plausible/analytics

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Thank you!

I'm the maintainer of the project and it's so heartwarming to see it being recommended on this forum.

All the projects mentioned here are great. What I think sets Plausible apart is that we've managed to create a profitable business around a 100% AGPL-licensed codebase (i.e. no dual-license for enterprise version). This means we can keep investing into the product and adding new features without being in the 'thankless OSS maintainer' role that so often ends in burnout.

We're currently working on importing historical data from Google Analytics into Plausible[1] which should make switching even easier for many folks. Stay tuned.

1. https://github.com/plausible/analytics/pull/1466

I know that it's not a support channel here, but I set up plausible on my blog (rmpr.xyz) was very happy with it, decided to pay for one year. The thing is, when I try to pay, it says my bank refused the transaction (when I pay on other websites like Amazon) it's perfectly fine. And one thing I should note is that I'm charged then refunded a bit later, I don't know if the problem is my bank or your transaction provider. Thank you for such an amazing Product, easy to use and without overhead at all. Kudos to you

hi! we use Paddle for all the payments. i've sent an email to them now to see if they can tell us more. in majority of cases when transactions fails because the bank refuses the transaction they tell us to tell you to contact your bank or to try a different payment method. will get back to you with their response.

(the second Plausible cofounder)

I use it on https://allaboutberlin.com, which has medium traffic.

Plausible is enough for most, but it doesn't track as much as Google Analytics. It's enough to know which content works, but not enough to understand your users' behaviour.

However removing the cookie banner is a great UX improvement, and respecting your users' privacy is what you ought to do.

I'd also add that the maintainers were nothing short of excellent, and took care of two tickets I opened before.

I also like plausible - low cost for a low traffic site, but without all the more intrusive tracking/features that google has. I use it on about a dozen sites I develop/maintain.

Also has a self-hosted option which is 'free', but you need to pay to host it someplace. I just pay them instead.

+1 on that.

We are using it on sites that generate between 15 and 100k monthly views [1], and it works flawlessly!

Also has a super easy API to add custom events (gone is the nightmare of configuring it in GTM)

[1] https://devitjobs.us and others

I also recommend Plausible, I am a happy customer for maybe over one year. It is lightweight and easy to use interface at a great price.

Another huge plausible fan here! I pay for the hosted version but the option to self host in the future is really nice.

I installed Plausible a few hours ago on my VPS. The installation process when very smooth and it gives me the data I'm interested in. I really did not want to use Google Analytics, and since I have some capacity left on my server, Plausible seemed like a good bet.

I'm really into Plausible. I use their hosted version, and I really like their approach to privacy - it doesn't even use cookies, which means it doesn't trigger the need for an ugly GDPR cookie banner in the EU.

I've been using plausible like 8 months now, i very like it!

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