GoatCounter
GoatCounter is a lightweight web analytics tool designed as a privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics. It provides meaningful statistics such as page views, browser information, location, and referring sites without using cookies or persistent identifiers. The platform is available as a hosted service or as a self-hosted application. It supports multiple integration methods, including a small JavaScript snippet, a pixel-based tracker, or server-side log parsing.
Checked on Oct 19, 2026.
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