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Analytics is the systematic computational analysis of data or statistics. It is used for the discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data. Repoly tracks 33 open-source analytics tools, each scored nightly from its repository activity and ranked by that score alone. Metabase leads at 99/100 with 2,188 commits in the last 90 days and 50k stars, followed by Postiz (98) and Redash (98). 21 of the 33 score 70 or above, 24 publish a Docker image, and the median health is 88. AGPL-3.0 is the most common licence, carried by 10 of them. Between them they stand in for Google Analytics, Amplitude, LaunchDarkly, Looker and Mixpanel and 5 more proprietary products.

updated Oct 2026 33 tools ★ 438k stars 24 with Docker median 88 1 archived

Best for…

  • Most starred

    Superset

    75,367 stars on GitHub, the largest community in the category.

  • Most active

    PostHog

    17,556 commits in the last 90 days, the fastest-moving codebase here.

  • Most permissive

    Redash

    BSD-2-Clause licence with health 98/100: the strongest option if you need to embed or fork commercially.

Ranked by health

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How the analytics tools compare

Metabase edges Postiz 99 to 98. Superset has the largest following at 75k stars, yet ranks #11 of 33, held back mostly by Docker support (no Docker image).

The most recent release is PostHog desktop-v0.61.881, published today. GoAccess, Aptabase and Swetrix publish no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. Medama Analytics is archived upstream. Prisme Analytics, AWStats, Offen and 2 more score under 40, so check recent activity before adopting them. By stack, Nodejs (10), Go (9) and Python (5) are the most common. Redash, Umami, Druid and 15 more are permissively licensed; Metabase, Postiz, Rybbit and 11 more are copyleft. RudderStack is source-available rather than open source, which limits commercial reuse.

Analytics: common questions

What is the best open source analytics tool?

By Repoly's GitHub health score, Metabase at 99/100 (2,188 commits in 90 days, v0.64.3 from 3 days ago). Postiz is next at 98. The score measures maintenance, not features, so shortlist the top few and try them.

Which analytics tools are the most actively developed?

PostHog (17,556 commits in 90 days), Superset (2,259 commits in 90 days) and Metabase (2,188 commits in 90 days). Commit activity is 35 of the 100 health points, the largest single term.

Which analytics tools can I run in Docker?

24 of 33 publish a Docker image or Compose file, led by Metabase, Postiz, Redash, Umami, Druid and 19 more.

Which analytics tools have a permissive licence?

18 of 33: Redash (BSD-2-Clause), Umami (MIT), Druid (Apache-2.0), GoModel (MIT), Shaper (MPL-2.0) and 13 more. 14 are copyleft.

Which paid products can open source analytics tools replace?

Google Analytics (Umami ranks highest here), Amplitude (Umami ranks highest here), LaunchDarkly (PostHog ranks highest here), Looker (Metabase ranks highest here) and Mixpanel (Countly Community Edition ranks highest here), plus 5 more listed on the comparison pages.