GoatCounter vs PostHog

A side-by-side comparison of GoatCounter and PostHog — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.

TaglineEasy, privacy-friendly web analytics with no tracking of personal dataAll-in-one product analytics, session replay, feature flags, and A/B testing
CategoryProduct & Web AnalyticsProduct & Web Analytics
ReplacesGoogle AnalyticsMixpanel, Amplitude, Hotjar, Google Analytics
GitHub stars5.8k35k
LanguageGoPython
LicenseEUPL-1.2MIT
Self-host difficulty
2/5
Easy
5/5
Advanced
Deploy options
Docker
Manual
Docker Compose
Kubernetes
Manual
Managed hosting
Last updated26 days ago3 days ago
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GoatCounter

Easy, privacy-friendly web analytics with no tracking of personal data

PostHog

All-in-one product analytics, session replay, feature flags, and A/B testing