GoAccess vs Umami
| Tagline | Real-time web log analyzer with terminal and browser-based interactive dashboards | Simple, fast, privacy-focused web analytics in a single lightweight dashboard |
| Category | Product & Web Analytics | Product & Web Analytics |
| Replaces | Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Amplitude | Google Analytics |
| GitHub stars | 21k | 37k |
| Language | C | TypeScript |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | One-Click Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 7 days ago | yesterday |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
GoAccess
- Analyzes server logs only; no JavaScript snippet for client-side event or user-behavior tracking
- No user session recording, heatmaps, or funnel analysis
- No retention, cohort, or A/B test reporting
- Historical trend analysis is limited to what the log files contain
Umami
- Deliberately minimal: no heatmaps, session replay, or deep product-analytics like funnels/retention found in Mixpanel/Amplitude.
- Event/custom-property analytics are basic compared to dedicated product-analytics tools.
- No built-in alerting or anomaly detection.
Bottom line
Choose GoAccess if you want the lower-effort setup; choose Umami for the larger community and ecosystem. Umami has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.