CountervsPlausible Analytics
Two self-hosted Web analytics projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Counter | Plausible Analytics | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 81/100 |
| Rank in category | #19 of 21 in Web analytics | #2 of 21 in Web analytics |
| GitHub stars | 1 012 | 29 706 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +510 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 3 |
| Latest release | — | v3.2.1 · 1 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | JavaScript | Elixir |
Which one should you pick?
Plausible Analytics scores 81/100 against 47/100 for Counter, so it is the safer default.
Plausible Analytics ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Counter.
Plausible Analytics is growing faster right now (+510 stars in 30 days).
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