What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about self-hosted analytics — measured weekly across 3 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-04 · 49 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 49 AI answers · Window: Jul 7, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (44 answers)
Across 49 sampled AI answers from 3 engines, Plausible is recommended most often — appearing in 100% of recommendations, followed by Matomo (93.9%) and Umami (87.8%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 3 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plausible plausible.io | 100% 95% CI 92.7–100% 49 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 42.9% | — | GEMINI 100%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 100% | Claim |
| 2 | Matomo matomo.org | 93.9% 95% CI 83.5–97.9% 46 mentions · avg pos 3.6 first pick 15.2% | — | GEMINI 95.2%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 95.2% | Claim |
| 3 | Umami umami.is Best for: AI recommends Umami most when buyers ask “best open-source web analytics tool for small businesses that want to avoid cookie banners” (100% of those answers) | 87.8% 95% CI 75.8–94.3% 43 mentions · avg pos 2.8 first pick 16.3% | — | GEMINI 85.7%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 90.5% | Claim |
| 4 | PostHog posthog.com Best for: AI recommends PostHog most when buyers ask “self-hosted analytics alternatives for teams tired of paying per pageview on expensive SaaS tools” (100% of those answers) | 65.3% 95% CI 51.3–77.1% 32 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 28.1% | — | GEMINI 71.4%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 61.9% | Claim |
| 5 | OpenPanel openpanel.dev Best for: AI recommends OpenPanel most when buyers ask “what self-hosted analytics should I use if I need GDPR compliance without third-party data sharing” (88.9% of those answers) | 53.1% 95% CI 39.4–66.3% 26 mentions · avg pos 5.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 42.9%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 66.7% | Claim |
| 6 | Google Analytics analytics.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google Analytics most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to big cloud analytics platforms” (66.7% of those answers) | 49% 95% CI 35.6–62.5% 24 mentions · avg pos 4.2 first pick 20.8% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 57.1% | Claim |
| 7 | Docker docker.com Best for: AI recommends Docker most when buyers ask “how do I set up self-hosted analytics on my own server to replace cloud-based tracking” (88.9% of those answers) | 32.7% 95% CI 21.2–46.6% 16 mentions · avg pos 4.2 first pick 12.5% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 8 | GoatCounter Best for: AI recommends GoatCounter most when buyers ask “self-hosted analytics alternatives for teams tired of paying per pageview on expensive SaaS tools” (77.8% of those answers) | 28.6% 95% CI 17.8–42.4% 14 mentions · avg pos 3.9 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 9 | Ackee ackee.electerious.com Best for: AI recommends Ackee most when buyers ask “self-hosted analytics alternatives for teams tired of paying per pageview on expensive SaaS tools” (55.6% of those answers) | 26.5% 95% CI 16.2–40.3% 13 mentions · avg pos 5.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 38.1%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 10 | PostgreSQL postgresql.org Best for: AI recommends PostgreSQL most when buyers ask “how do I set up self-hosted analytics on my own server to replace cloud-based tracking” (66.7% of those answers) | 26.5% 95% CI 16.2–40.3% 13 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 15.4% | — | GEMINI 47.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 11 | MySQL mysql.com Best for: AI recommends MySQL most when buyers ask “how do I set up self-hosted analytics on my own server to replace cloud-based tracking” (100% of those answers) | 24.5% 95% CI 14.6–38.1% 12 mentions · avg pos 5.9 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 12 | Swetrix swetrix.com Best for: AI recommends Swetrix most when buyers ask “best open-source web analytics tool for small businesses that want to avoid cookie banners” (44.4% of those answers) | 22.4% 95% CI 13–35.9% 11 mentions · avg pos 4.3 first pick 18.2% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 13 | Fathom usefathom.com Best for: AI recommends Fathom most when buyers ask “best self-hosted analytics platform for a privacy-focused SaaS product” (33.3% of those answers) | 22.4% 95% CI 13–35.9% 11 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 9.1% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 14 | ClickHouse clickhouse.com Best for: AI recommends ClickHouse most when buyers ask “how do I set up self-hosted analytics on my own server to replace cloud-based tracking” (66.7% of those answers) | 22.4% 95% CI 13–35.9% 11 mentions · avg pos 6.1 first pick 18.2% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 15 | Metabase metabase.com Best for: AI recommends Metabase most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to big cloud analytics platforms” (100% of those answers) | 18.4% 95% CI 10–31.4% 9 mentions · avg pos 5.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 16 | Apache Hop apache.org Best for: AI recommends Apache Hop most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to big cloud analytics platforms” (88.9% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 16.7% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 17 | Apache Superset superset.apache.org Best for: AI recommends Apache Superset most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to big cloud analytics platforms” (77.8% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 18 | Mixpanel mixpanel.com Best for: AI recommends Mixpanel most when buyers ask “best self-hosted analytics platform for a privacy-focused SaaS product” (33.3% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 19 | DuckDB duckdb.org Best for: AI recommends DuckDB most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to big cloud analytics platforms” (55.6% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 8.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 20 | NGINX nginx.org Best for: AI recommends NGINX most when buyers ask “how do I set up self-hosted analytics on my own server to replace cloud-based tracking” (77.8% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 15.6 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 21 | Open Web Analytics | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 22 | Postgres | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 8.7 first pick 33.3% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 23 | Redash redash.io Best for: AI recommends Redash most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to big cloud analytics platforms” (44.4% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 8.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 24 | Trino trino.io Best for: AI recommends Trino most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to big cloud analytics platforms” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 25 | Amplitude amplitude.com | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 26 | Countly countly.com Best for: AI recommends Countly most when buyers ask “self-hosted analytics for developers vs marketers — which open-source tool fits each team best” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 18.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 27 | Let's Encrypt letsencrypt.org Best for: AI recommends Let's Encrypt most when buyers ask “how do I set up self-hosted analytics on my own server to replace cloud-based tracking” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 21.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 28 | Dev.to dev.to | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 29 | SourceForge sourceforge.net | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 30 | MariaDB mariadb.org Best for: AI recommends MariaDB most when buyers ask “how do I set up self-hosted analytics on my own server to replace cloud-based tracking” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 31 | Matomo On-Premise | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 32 | Rybbit | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 33 | GoAccess | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 34 | Shynet | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 35 | Redis redis.io | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 36 | Apache Druid druid.apache.org | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 37 | Databend databend.rs | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 38 | Grafana grafana.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 39 | KNIME knime.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 40 | Airflow | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 41 | Apache Airflow airflow.apache.org | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 42 | Dremio dremio.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 43 | Apache Spark spark.apache.org | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 21 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 44 | CookieYes cookieyes.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 45 | Domo domo.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 46 | GoodData.AI gooddata.ai Best for: AI recommends GoodData.AI most when buyers ask “how do I set up self-hosted analytics on my own server to replace cloud-based tracking” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 47 | Humblytics humblytics.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 48 | Improvado improvado.io Best for: AI recommends Improvado most when buyers ask “what self-hosted analytics should I use if I need GDPR compliance without third-party data sharing” (44.4% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 49 | Litlyx | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 50 | ONES Project ones.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 51 | Snowplow snowplow.io Best for: AI recommends Snowplow most when buyers ask “self-hosted analytics for developers vs marketers — which open-source tool fits each team best” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 52 | Supabase supabase.com Best for: AI recommends Supabase most when buyers ask “how do I set up self-hosted analytics on my own server to replace cloud-based tracking” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 49 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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