Open-source alternatives to Amplitude
5 self-hostable open-source projects that replace Amplitude, ranked by computed health score with real self-hosting cost. Save up to $538/yr per seat by self-hosting on a $4.13/mo VPS.
Why people leave Amplitude
- MTU-based pricing penalizes high-traffic apps
- Behavioral cohorts gated to higher tiers
- No self-hosted option
Skip MTU pricing entirely, run on your own infra, full SQL access to event data.
The 5 alternatives, ranked by health
Health score is a 6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Umami is a modern, privacy-focused analytics platform. An open-source alternative to Google Analytics, Mixpanel and Amplitude.
PostHog is an all-in-one developer platform for building successful products. We offer product analytics, web analytics, session replay, error tracking, feature flags, experimentation, surveys, data warehouse, a CDP, and an AI product assistant to help debug your code, ship features faster, and keep all your usage and customer data in one stack.
Empowering People Ethically, Matomo is hiring! Join us → https://matomo.org/jobs Matomo is the leading open-source alternative to Google Analytics, giving you complete control and built-in privacy. Easily collect, visualise, and analyse data from websites & apps. Star us on GitHub ⭐ - Pull Requests welcome!
Countly is a privacy-first, AI-powered analytics and engagement platform for understanding and optimizing customer journeys across digital applications, from desktop and mobile to IoT and connected environments.
Open Source, Privacy-First and Simple Analytics for Mobile, Desktop and Web Apps
Cost comparison vs Amplitude
Self-hosting cost on cheapest plan meeting requirements vs Amplitude entry tier ($49/mo).
| Project | Self-host /mo | Amplitude /mo | Save /yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| umami | $4.13 | $49+ | $538 | Deploy → |
| posthog | $4.13 | $49+ | $538 | Deploy → |
| matomo | $4.13 | $49+ | $538 | Deploy → |
| countly-server | $4.13 | $49+ | $538 | Deploy → |
| aptabase | $4.13 | $49+ | $538 | Deploy → |
Pick your alternative
Most operators land on umami (top health score in this category; cheapest VPS path is umami on hetzner for $4.13/mo).
Data refreshed daily. Pricing for Amplitude sourced from official site.