GoatCounter – Simple web statistics, with no tracking of personal data
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Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderSource code: https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter. The author also gives a rationale for choosing the EUPL (EUROPEAN UNION PUBLIC LICENCE) here: https://www.arp242.net/license.html. EDIT: ksec posted this link: https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter, but, at the time of writing, my comment is higher... It provides rationale for why GoatCounter exists and comments about _why not_ other solutions like Fathom, Open Web Analytics, KISSS, Ackee, Countly, Analysing log files, Google Analytics, statcounter, Simple…
I've used goatcounter on my site for more than a year and have been very happy with it. I don't need anything complex- I want to know if any pages are getting big traffic and it's nice to know which external links are getting clicked the most. Because I'm very low volume and non-commercial, I can use their free hosted service without guilt.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 743
- Total comments
- 183
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-14 | GoatCounter – Simple web statistics, with no tracking of personal dataFirst breakout · Best thread | WinonaRyder | 475 | 136 |
| 2021-05-16 | GoatCounter: privacy-preserving, open-source web analytics | brylie | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-07-24 | GoatCounter – open-source web analytics | codetrotter | 12 | 0 |
| 2022-05-21 | GoatCounter | acqbu | 3 | 0 |
| 2023-01-05 | GoatCounter open source hosted/self-hosted web analyticsHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | brianzelip | 249 | 47 |
| 2024-10-05 | Goatcounter has stopped working due to expired certificate | 98469056 | 2 | 0 |