Ackee vs GoatCounter

Ackee vs GoatCounter
Fact	Ackee	GoatCounter
Language	JavaScript	Go
Licence	MIT	Other
Stars	4.7k	6k
Latest	v3.6.1	v2.7.0
Last push	2026-10-04	2026-09-27
Release cadence	about 151 days between releases	about 292 days between releases
Active contributors	1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days	6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Google Analytics. Alternatives to Google Analytics →
PartialAckeePage views, referrers and durations without cookies, in Node.js with MongoDB.
PartialGoatCounterPage views and referrers without cookies or personal data.

v3.6.12026-09-18Action values can now be omitted or set to null when creating actions, matching the existing support for resetting valu…
v3.6.02026-04-08Code refactoring, internal improvements and dependency updates to bring the codebase up to date with the latest version…
v3.5.12025-11-19Several dependencies have been updated to their latest versions to bring in security patches and improvements
v3.5.02025-11-13Small fixes, internal improvements and dependency updates.
v3.4.22022-12-17Adjust Docker to run as non-root user (thanks @rjhancock, #309, #337)

v2.7.02025-12-152025-12-15 v2.7.0
v2.6.02025-06-08This release changes a number of default values. In most cases this shouldn't break anything, but be sure to read the s…
v2.5.02023-12-14This release requires Go 1.21.
v2.4.12022-11-15Fix regression that caused the charts for SQLite to be off.
v2.4.02022-11-08Add a more fully-featured API that can also retrieve the dashboard statistics. See for documentation.

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