GoatCounter

Open Source

Free donation-supported hosted service, or self-host it

Unlimited Free TierOpen Source

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About GoatCounter

GoatCounter is a analytics tool for understanding your traffic.

What the free plan gives you

Free donation-supported hosted service, or self-host it.

Because GoatCounter is open source, the ceiling is your own infrastructure rather than a billing page. Self-hosting costs nothing but your time, and a hosted plan is there if you would rather not run it.

When you would pay

You may never need to. The free tier is not a funnel step here, so the sensible move is to use it until something it genuinely cannot do forces the question.

We list GoatCounter because the free plan was checked against its own pricing page, not because a vendor asked. If it has changed, tell us and we will re-check it.

Key Features

Features

Documents

Pros & Cons

Open source — self-host it for nothing

Free tier has no hard usage ceiling

Free plan verified against the vendor's pricing page

Vendor does not publish a clear free-plan breakdown

The free plan in practice

What you can actually do on GoatCounter's free plan (Free donation-supported hosted service, or self-host it), where it stops, and when it's worth paying.

When to upgrade to a paid plan

GoatCounter is open source, so self-hosting is free and unlimited. The only reason to pay is convenience: choose a hosted or cloud option when you'd rather not run and maintain it yourself, or need official support.