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Best open-source Analytics
The best open-source analytics in the c17.io catalog split by job: Swetrix or traffic-source for privacy-friendly pageviews, PostHog for product analytics and replay, Metabase for BI, and Jitsu when you need a Segment-shaped CDP. Umami is named on the Swetrix stack but is not a Crew catalog row, so it is not ranked here.
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Ranked picks
1
swetrixAGPL self-hosted web analytics — the c17 Google Analytics/Mixpanel stack.
When to pick it: Cookieless pageviews on a content or checkout site.
1,204 stars in the catalog
2
PosthogProduct analytics and session replay you can self-host — the Amplitude/Hotjar stack.
When to pick it: Funnels and replay on Postgres/ClickHouse.
3
MetabaseOpen-source BI already in the catalog and on /stacks/metabase-bi.
When to pick it: SQL questions and dashboards, not a JS snippet.
4
jitsuMIT open-source Segment alternative for ingest and warehouse delivery.
When to pick it: A CDP you host instead of an MTU invoice.
5,106 stars in the catalog
5
traffic-sourceMIT self-hosted analytics with affiliate and Stripe attribution.
When to pick it: Campaigns and checkouts, not 40-event consumer apps.
6
geolensApache-2.0 self-hosted spatial data hub.
When to pick it: GIS teams, not a Mixpanel replacement.
How they compare
| Tool | License | Self-host | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| swetrix | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | Easy | Cookieless pageviews on a content or checkout site. |
| Posthog | Not listed | Medium | Funnels and replay on Postgres/ClickHouse. |
| Metabase | Not listed | Medium | SQL questions and dashboards, not a JS snippet. |
| jitsu | MIT License | Medium | A CDP you host instead of an MTU invoice. |
| traffic-source | MIT (README declaration) | Easy | Campaigns and checkouts, not 40-event consumer apps. |
| geolens | Apache-2.0 | Medium | GIS teams, not a Mixpanel replacement. |
Related pages
- Swetrix or traffic-source stack
- PostHog stack
- Jitsu stack
- Metabase / Apache Superset stack
- Replace Google Analytics
- Replace Mixpanel
- Replace Hotjar
- Replace Amplitude
- Replace Heap
- Replace FullStory
- Replace LogRocket
- Replace Segment
- Replace Tableau
- Replace Power BI
- Replace Looker
- All best open-source pages
- All replace pages
- All stacks
- Tools catalog
FAQ
- Swetrix or PostHog?
- Swetrix (or traffic-source) for pageviews. PostHog when you need funnels and replay. That split is how the stacks are published.
- Where is Umami?
- Named on /stacks/swetrix-analytics as a Dave-stack add. It is not in the Crew catalog dump, so this ranking cannot list it.
- Are these free?
- Open-source or fair-code; you pay hosting and any warehouse you attach. Template users never pay c17.
- How do I deploy it?
- Start with the Swetrix analytics stack for a snippet, or PostHog insights if you need replay. Railway CTAs stay on those stack pages.
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