AI Index / Self-hosted analytics

Best Self-hosted analytics

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.

Updated weekly49 samples3 enginesmethodology

Sample: 49 AI answers · Window: Jul 7, 2026Aug 4, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (44 answers)

What is the best self-hosted analytics?

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.

#ProductShareTrendEngines
1
Plausible

plausible.io

100%

95% CI 92.7100%

49 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 42.9%

GEMINI 100%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 100%
Claim
2
Matomo

matomo.org

93.9%

95% CI 83.597.9%

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 75.894.3%

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 51.377.1%

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 39.466.3%

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 35.662.5%

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 21.246.6%

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 17.842.4%

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 16.240.3%

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 16.240.3%

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 14.638.1%

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 1335.9%

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 1335.9%

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 1335.9%

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 1031.4%

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 5.724.2%

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 4.421.8%

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 4.421.8%

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 4.421.8%

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 4.421.8%

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 2.116.5%

3 mentions · avg pos 4.3

first pick 0%

GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 4.8%
Claim
22
Postgres

6.1%

95% CI 2.116.5%

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 2.116.5%

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 2.116.5%

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 2.116.5%

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 2.116.5%

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 2.116.5%

3 mentions · avg pos 21.7

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
28
Dev.to

dev.to

4.1%

95% CI 1.113.7%

2 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 9.5%
Claim
29
SourceForge

sourceforge.net

4.1%

95% CI 1.113.7%

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 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 1

first pick 100%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
31
Matomo On-Premise

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
32
Rybbit

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
33
GoAccess

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
34
Shynet

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
35
Redis

redis.io

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
36
Apache Druid

druid.apache.org

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
37
Databend

databend.rs

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
38
Grafana

grafana.com

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 9

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
39
KNIME

knime.com

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 9

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
40
Airflow

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
41
Apache Airflow

airflow.apache.org

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 14

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
42
Dremio

dremio.com

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 16

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
43
Apache Spark

spark.apache.org

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 21

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
44
CookieYes

cookieyes.com

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 4.8%
Claim
45
Domo

domo.com

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

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 0.410.7%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 4.8%
Claim
47
Humblytics

humblytics.com

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

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 0.410.7%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 4.8%
Claim
49
Litlyx

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 4.8%
Claim
50
ONES Project

ones.com

2%

95% CI 0.410.7%

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 0.410.7%

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 0.410.7%

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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