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Umami
Simple, fast, privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics.
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Analytics
Open source alternatives to Amplitude
We track 5 open-source Amplitude alternatives, of which 5 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 2 ship a Docker image. Umami leads on health at 98/100 with 187 commits in the last 90 days; across all 5 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, GPL-3.0, MIT.
updated Oct 2026 5 alternatives best health 98 ★ 138k combined 19,130 commits / 90d 2 with Docker
Top picks to replace Amplitude
Showing 5 of 5 tools
All 5 Amplitude alternatives, ranked by health
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Countly Community Edition
Real time mobile and web analytics, crash reporting and push notifications platform.
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PostHog
Product analytics, session recording, feature flagging and a/b testing that you can self-host (alternative to Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap, HotJar, Optimizely).
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Plausible Analytics
Simple, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly web analytics.
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Matomo
Web analytics that protects your data and your customers' privacy (alternative to Google Analytics).
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Amplitude alternatives compared
Umami edges Countly Community Edition 98 to 95, and most of the difference is stars: 40k stars against 5.9k stars. Countly Community Edition is the busier codebase, though, with 923 commits in 90 days to 187. PostHog has the largest following at 41k stars, yet ranks #3 of 5, held back mostly by Docker support (no Docker image).
The most recent release is PostHog desktop-v0.61.881, published today. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, Nodejs (2), Elixir (1) and PHP (1) are the most common. Umami and PostHog are permissively licensed; Countly Community Edition, Plausible Analytics and Matomo are copyleft.
4 of these 5 also appear among the Mixpanel alternatives; Umami is specific to Amplitude.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| Umami Steady at 98 since 11 Sep | 98 | 40k | MIT | yesterday | Yes |
| Countly Community Edition Steady at 95 since 11 Sep | 95 | 5.9k | AGPL-3.0 | today | Yes |
| PostHog Steady at 88 since 11 Sep | 88 | 41k | MIT | today | No |
| Plausible Analytics Steady at 88 since 11 Sep, no release for 5 months | 88 | 30k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday | No |
| Matomo Steady at 87 since 11 Sep | 87 | 22k | GPL-3.0 | today | No |
Amplitude alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Amplitude?
Umami scores highest at 98/100, with 187 commits in the last 90 days, 40k stars on GitHub and its latest release (v3.4.1) published 7 days ago. PostHog has the most raw commit activity at 17556 commits in 90 days.
Which Amplitude alternatives use a permissive licence?
2 of 5 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Umami (MIT), PostHog (MIT). 3 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Amplitude alternatives run in Docker?
2 of 5 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Umami, Countly Community Edition. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is Umami or Countly Community Edition the better Amplitude alternative?
On measured health Umami leads, 98 to 95. Umami has 187 commits in 90 days, 40k stars and v3.4.1 from 7 days ago; Countly Community Edition has 923 commits in 90 days, 5.9k stars and 25.03.58 from 3 days ago. Umami is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the Amplitude alternatives still maintained?
5 of the 5 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.
What languages are the Amplitude alternatives written in?
Nodejs: Umami and Countly Community Edition. Elixir: Plausible Analytics. PHP: Matomo. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
