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Plausible vs Umami
Pick Plausible if you want the well-known cookie-free Google Analytics alternative (Elixir, AGPL). Pick Umami if you want MIT TypeScript on Postgres and the Dave-stack add already named on /stacks/swetrix-analytics. Swetrix remains the published c17 stack.
Facts checked 17 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
Plausible in the catalog Umami in the catalogStart on Railway
How they compare
| Plausible | Umami | |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 (catalog) source | MIT License (catalog) source |
| Language | Elixir (catalog) | TypeScript (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 29,518 stars in the catalog source | 39,435 stars in the catalog source |
| Self-host | Cookie-free pageviews. Official cloud exists; this page is the self-host path. | Privacy-first pageviews on Postgres. Named on the Swetrix stack. |
| Best for | A small JS snippet and a simple dashboard. | Pageviews without cookies, on Postgres. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Both are a site plus a database. Plausible is Elixir (plausible/analytics, AGPL-3.0). Umami is TypeScript (umami-software/umami, MIT) and is already listed on the Swetrix stack. Neither has a one-click c17 Railway template; the CTA starts a Railway project. See also /compare/swetrix-vs-plausible.
FAQ
- Which one is the c17 stack?
- Neither. /stacks/swetrix-analytics is Swetrix (or traffic-source). Umami is the Dave-stack add on that page. Plausible is the well-known AGPL sibling.
- What about Matomo?
- See /compare/umami-vs-matomo. Matomo is the fuller GA-shaped suite.
- Are these free?
- Plausible is AGPL. Umami is MIT. You pay hosting. Hosted Plausible Cloud is a separate product.
- Do you invent traffic numbers?
- No. This page uses catalog license/language/stars and the published stack split. It does not invent pageview or revenue figures.
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