An Umami alternative with heatmaps and replays
Umami is a popular open-source, cookieless analytics tool. Metrics Hive offers the same privacy-friendly basics as a hosted service, and adds heatmaps, session replays and email reports.
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Hosted for you
Skip deploying and maintaining a server and database.
More than pageviews
Heatmaps, session replays and visitor journeys help you improve conversions, not just count visits.
Metrics Hive vs Umami at a glance
| Feature | Metrics Hive | Umami |
|---|---|---|
| Website traffic analytics (pages, sources, devices, countries) | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| UTM campaign tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes Free Hobby cloud plan for small sites; free to self-host |
Where Umami is the better choice
Umami is open source, lightweight and free to self-host – ideal for developers comfortable running their own infrastructure.
How to switch from Umami
- Add your website to Metrics Hive in lightweight mode.
- Replace the Umami script with the Metrics Hive snippet.
Try Metrics Hive free
Add one line of code and see your first visitors in minutes. You can keep Umami running while you compare.
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