Shynet vs Umami
| Tagline | Privacy-first web analytics with no cookies and no tracking scripts | Simple, fast, privacy-focused web analytics in a single lightweight dashboard |
| Category | Product & Web Analytics | Product & Web Analytics |
| Replaces | Google Analytics, Hotjar | Google Analytics |
| GitHub stars | 2.9k | 37k |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose Manual | One-Click Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 1 month ago | 6 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
Shynet
- No funnel or cohort analysis; purely page-level metrics
- No JavaScript event tracking without custom integration
- No built-in alerting or anomaly detection
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 Shynet 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.
Umami
Simple, fast, privacy-focused web analytics in a single lightweight dashboard