Simple Analytics Alternatives
Simple Analytics nails the pitch. A clean dashboard, no cookies and no creepy tracking. The main limits are that it is hosted only and closed source, so you cannot run it yourself or see how it works. If those matter to you, here are the alternatives.
What people miss
The most common asks from Simple Analytics users are self-hosting, an open license and pricing that does not climb with traffic. A few tools deliver all three.
The alternatives
- YourTraffic. The open-source take on the same clean, minimal dashboard. Cookie-free, MIT licensed, unlimited projects, self-host or cloud.
- Plausible. Similar feel, with a self-hosted community edition.
- Umami. Developer focused and self-hosted.
- Fathom. Hosted and simple, much like Simple Analytics itself.
Why YourTraffic is the closest match
YourTraffic was built for people who like the Simple Analytics look but want to own the stack. You get the same at-a-glance view of visitors, pageviews and top pages, without cookies or consent banners. Because it is open source, you can read every line, self-host it for free and keep your visitor data in your own database.
On top of that you get a REST API and a native MCP server, so your dashboards and even your AI agents can read stats directly. Add a site, drop in one script tag and your numbers appear within seconds.