Plausible vs Umami

Plausible and Umami are web analytics tools with open-source code. Both are listed on Forkshelf as alternatives to Google Analytics. Each has a paid cloud service, and each can be self-hosted [S4][S7]. We checked every figure on this page against the vendors' own pages on 16 Oct 2026. Pricing on this page is as of that date.

Plausible vs Umami at a glance

Plausible and Umami compared, from the vendors' own pages and the GitHub API
	Plausible	Umami
License	AGPLv3 or any later version (Community Edition) [S2]	MIT [S6]
Cloud entry price	Starter, US$9 a month, monthly view [S1]	Hobby, US$0 a month [S5]
Next cloud plan	Growth, US$14 a month, monthly view [S1]	Pro, US$20 a month [S5]
Free option	30-day free trial, no credit card required [S3]	Hobby plan, up to 100K events a month [S5]
Self-host needs	CPU with SSE 4.2 or NEON; at least 2 GB of RAM recommended [S4]	Node.js 18.18 or newer; PostgreSQL 12.14 or newer [S7]
GitHub stars	29,791 on 8 Nov 2026 [S8]	39,975 on 8 Nov 2026 [S9]

What are Plausible and Umami?

Plausible's site says: "Plausible Community Edition is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPLv3) or any later version." [S2] The code is on GitHub at plausible/analytics, with 29,791 stars on 8 Nov 2026 [S8].

Umami is under the MIT license [S6]. The code is on GitHub at umami-software/umami, with 39,975 stars on 8 Nov 2026 [S9].

In our reading, the license is the main legal difference. The AGPLv3 text calls itself "a free, copyleft license" [S10]. The MIT text allows anyone to deal in the software "without restriction", as long as the copyright and permission notice are kept [S11]. Read the license text before you modify and host either tool.

Plausible vs Umami pricing

Plausible. The pricing section on the Plausible home page shows Starter at US$9 a month and Growth at US$14 a month for up to 10k monthly pageviews [S1]. These are the monthly prices. The page also has a yearly view. Plausible says: "All plans include a 30-day free trial, no credit card required." [S3]

Umami. The Hobby plan costs US$0 a month [S5]. It covers up to 100K events a month for 1 website, with 6 months of data retention [S5]. The Pro plan costs US$20 a month [S5].

In our reading, Plausible counts pageviews and Umami counts events. Compare each plan against your own traffic before you choose.

Self-hosting Plausible vs Umami

Plausible Community Edition. The setup repo says: "CPU must support SSE 4.2 or NEON instruction set or higher (required by ClickHouse)." [S4] It also says "At least 2 GB of RAM is recommended" [S4].

Umami. The install guide asks for "A server with Node.js version 18.18 or newer." [S7] It also says "Umami supports PostgreSQL (minimum v12.14)" [S7].

In our reading, Plausible's self-hosted setup depends on ClickHouse, so check your CPU first. Umami runs on Node.js with a PostgreSQL database.

Plausible or Umami: which fits you?

Plausible is the better fit when:

You want to try the cloud service before you pay. Every plan has a 30-day free trial with no credit card [S3].
You want the copyleft terms of AGPLv3 on the code you run [S2][S10].

Umami is the better fit when:

You want a no-cost cloud plan for one website. Hobby covers up to 100K events a month [S5].
You want the code under the MIT license [S6].
Your server already runs Node.js and PostgreSQL [S7].

Other Google Analytics alternatives

See the Google Analytics alternatives page for every open-source option we list.

FAQ

Is Umami free?
The Hobby cloud plan costs US$0 a month for up to 100K events and 1 website [S5]. The code is MIT, so you can also self-host it [S6][S7].

Is Plausible free?
The cloud plans start at US$9 a month in the monthly view [S1], with a 30-day free trial [S3]. The Community Edition is open source under AGPLv3 and can be self-hosted [S2][S4].

How much RAM does self-hosted Plausible need?
The setup repo says at least 2 GB of RAM is recommended [S4].

What database does Umami use?
Umami supports PostgreSQL, minimum v12.14 [S7].

Which has more GitHub stars?
On 8 Nov 2026, Umami had 39,975 stars [S9] and Plausible had 29,791 [S8].