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Best Self-hosted analytics

What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about self-hosted analytics — measured on a rolling 4-week window across 4 engines, published as open data.

Updated 2026-09-18 · 28 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.

Rolling 4-week window28 samples4 enginesmethodologydata studies

Measured by Orbatormethodology owner Henrik Tellewindow ends Sep 18, 2026

Sample: 28 AI answers · Window: Aug 21, 2026Sep 18, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (74 answers)

Samples by engine: GEMINI 7 (last run Aug 29, 2026) · CHATGPT 7 (last run Aug 29, 2026) · CLAUDE 7 (last run Aug 30, 2026) · PERPLEXITY 7 (last run Aug 29, 2026) · GROK 0 (last run Aug 13, 2026 — stalest)

How these numbers are made: sampling design · prompt provenance · what counts as a mention · what we cannot see

On the record: This ranking is frozen as a dated snapshot every day. View this category's history to see what entered and left the ranking and when, or read what the engines actually said on a given day.

What is the best self-hosted analytics?

Across 28 sampled AI answers from 4 engines, Plausible is recommended most often — appearing in 85.7% of recommendations, followed by Umami (82.1%) and Matomo (71.4%).

This is a measurement of share of voice across 4 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.

How this ranking is measured

Orbator asked Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity buyer questions about self-hosted analytics and sampled 28 answers between Aug 21, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026. Recommendation share counts the answers that recommended or listed a product, so a passing mention or a warning adds nothing to it. A category publishes once it holds at least 20 independently sampled answers in the window. Read the full methodology or download this ranking as CSV.

recommendedlistedneutral mentionwarned againstRecommendation share counts answers that recommend or list it — neutral mentions and warnings shown for transparency
#ProductShareTrendEngines
1

plausible.io

85.7%

95% CI 68.594.3%

24 mentions · avg pos 3.4

first pick 29.2%

GEMINI 100%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 71.4%
Claim
Pricing: Starter: $9 a month ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Features: Codeless goals and revenue tracking ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: Web ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Integrations: Google Analytics ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
2

umami.is

82.1%

95% CI 64.492.1%

23 mentions · avg pos 2.9

first pick 26.1%

GEMINI 85.7%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 100%
Claim
3

matomo.org

71.4%

95% CI 52.984.7%

20 mentions · avg pos 3.5

first pick 10%

GEMINI 71.4%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 71.4%
Claim
Pricing: Community: Free ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Features: A/B Testing ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: API ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Integrations: WordPress ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
4

posthog.com

53.6%

95% CI 35.870.5%

15 mentions · avg pos 4.5

first pick 13.3%

GEMINI 71.4%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 42.9%
Claim
Pricing: Free ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Features: Feature Flags ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: Web ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Integrations: HubSpot ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
5

analytics.google.com

50%

95% CI 32.667.4%

14 mentions · avg pos 3.2

first pick 21.4%

GEMINI 71.4%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
Claim
6

docker.com

28.6%

95% CI 15.347.1%

8 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 25%

GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
Pricing: Pro: $11 a month, $9 a year (free tier available) ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Features: Docker Build Cloud ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: Windows ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
7

postgresql.org

28.6%

95% CI 15.347.1%

8 mentions · avg pos 4.8

first pick 12.5%

GEMINI 57.1%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
Features: feature robustness ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
8

goatcounter.com

25%

95% CI 12.743.4%

7 mentions · avg pos 3.6

first pick 14.3%

GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
Claim
9

openpanel.dev

25%

95% CI 12.743.4%

7 mentions · avg pos 4.3

first pick 0%

GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
10

mysql.com

25%

95% CI 12.743.4%

7 mentions · avg pos 4.5

first pick 14.3%

GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
Features: scalability, uptime and agility ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
11

clickhouse.com

21.4%

95% CI 10.239.5%

6 mentions · avg pos 5.2

first pick 0%

GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6%
Claim
12

swetrix.com

14.3%

95% CI 5.731.5%

4 mentions · avg pos 5.8

first pick 0%

GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
13

ackee.electerious.com

14.3%

95% CI 5.731.5%

4 mentions · avg pos 6.3

first pick 0%

GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
14
Postgres

10.7%

95% CI 3.727.2%

3 mentions · avg pos 4.3

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
15

mariadb.org

10.7%

95% CI 3.727.2%

3 mentions · avg pos 5.7

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
16

nginx.org

10.7%

95% CI 3.727.2%

3 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
17

apache.org

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
18

usefathom.com

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 4.5

first pick 50%

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
19

duckdb.org

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 6.5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
20

superset.apache.org

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 8.5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
21

metabase.com

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 8.5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
22

cube.dev

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 10.5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
23

databend.rs

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
24

countly.com

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
Pricing: Flex: $175 a month ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Features: Event tracking ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: API ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
25

mixpanel.com

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
Pricing: Growth: $120 a month (free tier available) ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Features: Funnels & retention analysis ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: API ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Integrations: Segment ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
26

dremio.com

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
27

trino.io

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
28

redis.io

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 16

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
29

grafana.com

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 17

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
30
Airflow

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 18

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
31

airflow.apache.org

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 18

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
Features: Programmatically author, schedule and monitor workflows ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: Web ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Integrations: Amazon Web Services ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
32

certbot.eff.org

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 24

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
33

letsencrypt.org

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 24

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim

Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 28 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.

Independence: Orbator customers are badged for disclosure. Customer status does not affect prompts, sampling, extraction, or ranking — see the methodology. Your product on this list? Claim it to see the prompts behind your rank and track it weekly.

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What the engines actually said

Every number on this page is measured from sampled answers, and those answers are kept. The archive holds dated excerpts of what each engine answered, never full answers. Read the answer archive for self-hosted analytics to see the excerpts by date and engine, or view the ranking history to see what entered and left this ranking and when.

Questions buyers ask about Self-hosted analytics

What is the best self-hosted analytics?

Across 28 sampled AI answers from 4 engines (Aug 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026), Plausible is recommended most often for self-hosted analytics, appearing in 85.7% of recommendations, followed by Umami (82.1%). This is a measurement of what AI assistants recommend, not an editorial verdict.

What does ChatGPT recommend for self-hosted analytics?

ChatGPT recommends Umami most often for self-hosted analytics. It appears as a recommendation in 85.7% of ChatGPT's sampled answers in this window (Aug 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026). Other engines answer differently. The per-engine breakdown in the ranking shows each one.

How is this measured?

Orbator samples AI answers to buyer questions across 4 engines and counts how often each product is recommended. No product pays for placement. The self-hosted analytics ranking is based on 28 answers in the current 4-week window (Aug 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026). Full methodology is published at https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology.

Compare the top self-hosted analytics side by side

Verified facts for the most-recommended products — each sourced and dated. No editorial scoring, just the data side by side.

Plausibleplausible.ioMatomomatomo.orgPostHogposthog.comDockerdocker.comPostgreSQLpostgresql.org
PricingStarter: $9 a month ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Community: Free ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Free ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Pro: $11 a month, $9 a year (free tier available) ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026
FeaturesCodeless goals and revenue tracking ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026A/B Testing ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Feature Flags ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Docker Build Cloud ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026feature robustness ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026
PlatformsWeb ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026API ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Web ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Windows ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026
IntegrationsGoogle Analytics ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026WordPress ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026HubSpot ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026

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