What is GoatCounter?
GoatCounter is an open-source web analytics platform developed with a strong focus on privacy. Unlike other analytics services like Google Analytics, GoatCounter does not use cookies to track users across websites, and does not collect or store any personally identifiable data.
Some key features of GoatCounter include:
- Easy setup - Just add a single JavaScript file to your website.
- Visitors metric - Get an accurate count of total unique visitors.
- Pageviews metric - Track total pageviews and top pages.
- Referrers - See where visitors come from.
- No user tracking - The focus is on simple counts, not user profiles.
- Lightweight - Very little data sent or stored.
- Open source - Host it yourself for complete data ownership.
GoatCounter aims to provide easy yet meaningful and privacy-centric website analytics. For those looking for an ethical alternative to services like Google Analytics, GoatCounter strikes an excellent balance between usability and user privacy.