A GoatCounter alternative for growing sites
GoatCounter is a minimal, open-source analytics tool, ideal for personal sites. When you need goals, team access, email reports or behaviour insights for a business site, Metrics Hive picks up where it stops.
Get startedWhy people switch from GoatCounter
Business features
Goals, email reports, teams and an API, with a support team behind the product.
Behaviour analytics
Heatmaps and session replays in advanced mode.
Metrics Hive vs GoatCounter at a glance
| Feature | Metrics Hive | GoatCounter |
|---|---|---|
| Website traffic analytics (pages, sources, devices, countries) | Yes | Yes Basic |
| Cookieless tracking option (no consent banner needed for analytics) | Yes | Yes |
| Click & scroll heatmaps | Yes | No |
| Session recordings / replays | Yes | No |
| Goal & conversion tracking | Yes | Partial Custom events, no goal reports |
| UTM campaign tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes For reasonable non-commercial use |
Where GoatCounter is the better choice
GoatCounter is free and open source, extremely lightweight and easy to self-host. For a personal blog that only needs page counts, it's a great fit.
How to switch from GoatCounter
- Add your website to Metrics Hive in lightweight mode.
- Replace the GoatCounter script with the Metrics Hive snippet.
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