Open Analytics

Data is HackerNews/Lemmy discussion of open-source, privacy-first analytics as Google Analytics alternatives. Koko Analytics (by the dev who built the original open-source Fathom) gets the warmest reception: free WordPress plugin, works on activation, no cookies by default (falls back to document.referrer), stores no IP addresses; one user calls it 'exactly what I want for simple is-anyone-viewing-this-page info' after abandoning GA when GDPR passed. Feature gaps users flag: browser/UA, viewport/screen sizes, time on site, bounce rate, pathing; bot filtering relies on bots not executing JS, with UA filtering promised. A technical debate disputes its 'returning visitor' definition vs industry-standard unique-session tracking when cookies are disabled. Matomo has loyal advocates (server-log analytics with zero client-side tracking, used 'for a big variety of clients small to big', adequate for simple visitor stats) but a professional dev reports giving up after roughly an hour failing Docker database provisioning: 'they could work on improving the installation guide.' userTrack's solo dev explains pricing churn (lifetime to yearly to one-time + paid updates) and argues open-sourcing drastically slowed Matomo's development. Pirsch's devs concede GA tracks visitors across days and attributes purchases - essential for marketing campaigns and structurally unavailable in privacy-first tools. Adblock reality check: third-party tracking domains are 'trivial to block' with a generic uBlock rule; workarounds are first-party hosting or proxying tracking parameters. Site-sale marketplaces only trust GA-linked stats, hurting credibility of alternatives. Cultural context: the top Lemmy comments (250/234 upvotes) are uBlock Origin advocacy, showing the audience's deep hostility to third-party tracking.

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