Umami replaces 11 paid apps

Compare Umami with 11 paid apps. Each pairing describes a recorded use case and its limits; check the current license, feature availability and hosting requirements at the source.

Umami open source→compared with 11 paid apps★ 38k · active aug 2026docker to self-host📊 analytics
recorded product details

licenseMIT

runsyour machine or their cloud

installCreate an Umami Cloud account or deploy the Node application with Docker Compose and PostgreSQL

dataA self-hosted deployment stores analytics and account data in PostgreSQL; Umami Cloud stores it in Umami's managed service

setupNone for hosted signup; self-hosting requires Docker or Node hosting and a PostgreSQL database

source checked 2026-08-10

compare these paid apps
Matomo Cloud KINDA$26/mo

Goals, campaigns and first-party data in a much smaller self-hosted package.

the verdict →
Simple Analytics YES$20/mo

Privacy analytics without cookies, personal profiles or a monthly invoice.

the catchIt exposes more configuration and dashboard complexity while offering fewer of Simple Analytics' reporting conveniences.

the verdict →all Simple Analytics alternatives →
Umami Cloud YES$20/mo

Exactly Umami, except the cloud engineer is now you and Docker gets a vote.

the catchIt is the same open-source core, but uptime, backups, upgrades and capacity planning move from Umami's team to the user.

the verdict →all Umami Cloud alternatives →
Fathom Analytics YES$15/mo

Simple privacy analytics with enough events and goals to avoid paying for simplicity.

the catchIt is less deliberately minimal and, when self-hosted, lacks Fathom's managed reliability and support.

the verdict →all Fathom Analytics alternatives →
DataFast KINDA$9/mo

Campaigns, conversions and revenue in one dashboard, with attribution that does not require a spreadsheet séance.

the verdict →
Plausible YES$9/mo

The closest broad substitute: simple traffic analytics, events and goals with your data attached.

the catchIt is the closest broad substitute, but its conversion, revenue and reporting workflow is less mature and opinionated than Plausible's.

the verdict →all Plausible alternatives →
Pirsch KINDA$6/mo

Cookieless page views and custom events with a compact dashboard and no hosted meter.

the catchIt has less emphasis on server-side collection and a less compact API workflow than Pirsch, while self-hosting adds operations.

the verdict →all Pirsch alternatives →
Amplitude NOT REALLYvaries

Funnels, cohorts and retention without turning the analytics stack into a second product.

the catchIt is far shallower for cohorts, retention, experimentation, taxonomy governance and behavioral analysis than Amplitude.

the verdict →all Amplitude alternatives →
Cabin KINDAvaries

A clean cookieless dashboard, minus Cabin's hosting bill.

the catchIt is broader and more configurable than Cabin, but that also brings a busier dashboard and more maintenance on the free path.

the verdict →all Cabin alternatives →
Heap NOT REALLYvaries

Small, explicit event analytics with funnels and retention, hosted on infrastructure you control.

the catchIt is lightweight explicit-event analytics with no equivalent to Heap's automatic capture and retroactive history.

the verdict →all Heap alternatives →
Mixpanel NOT REALLYvaries

Funnels, cohorts and retention locally, without the enterprise taxonomy workshop.

the catchIts identity, cohort, retention, governance and experimentation capabilities are far shallower than Mixpanel's.

the verdict →all Mixpanel alternatives →

latest recorded source check 2026-08-10 · up to $1,260/yr replaced · no votes, no pay-to-list

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