# harness vs Plausible Analytics

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | harness | Plausible Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 28 in CI/CD | #2 of 21 in Web analytics |
| GitHub stars | 38 756 ✓ | 29 711 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +322 | +504 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | v2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026 | v3.2.1 · 1 Jun 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Elixir |

## Which one should you pick?

Plausible Analytics scores 81/100 against 80/100 for harness, so it is the safer default.

harness ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Plausible Analytics.

If you want the quickest setup, harness is easier to run; Plausible Analytics needs more configuration.

## Details

- [harness](https://selfhost.directory/project/harness) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/harness.md)
- [Plausible Analytics](https://selfhost.directory/project/plausible-analytics) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/plausible-analytics.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/harness-vs-plausible-analytics