goatcounter

Dashboards & Visualization

Open source web analytics platform offering privacy‑friendly, lightweight site statistics as an alternative to Google Analytics or Matomo

Go Latest v2.7.0 · 7mo ago Security brief →

Features

Privacy‑aware: no unique identifiers, optional GDPR consent, fine‑grained data control
Lightweight and fast (~3.5 KB added) with a JavaScript‑free tracking pixel option
Identify unique visits without cookies using a non‑identifiable hash
Collects browser info, location, screen size, referrers and campaign data
Easy to integrate via a single script tag or backend/API/logfile methods

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v2.7.0 New feature 7mo

⚠ Upgrade required

Database migration required: `sizes` table is dropped and `hits.size_id` is replaced with `hits.width`.
Automatic cookie `secure`/`sameSite` detection now relies on the proxy sending `Scheme: https` or `X-Forwarded-Proto: https` headers. Verify your reverse proxy sets these before removing any `-tls` flag workarounds.
PostgreSQL compose.yaml updated to version 17 with revised settings; review if using the provided compose setup.

Breaking changes

The `sizes` table has been removed; `hits.size_id` is replaced by `hits.width`. Upgraders must run database migrations.
The `translate-to` query parameter is no longer appended — any tooling or downstream processing relying on it will stop receiving it.
The `-websocket` flag is now a no-op; WebSocket support is auto-detected.

Notable features