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Amplitude vs Google Analytics

Self-host either: open-source alternatives compared. · Category: observability & analytics

Both Amplitude and Google Analytics are in the observability & analytics category. Plausible Analytics self-hosts as a replacement for both — listed below alongside the picks unique to each.

AmplitudeGoogle Analytics
CategoryProduct analytics / event tracking / funnelsWeb analytics
SaaS pricing anchorFree tier up to 10M events/mo; Plus/Growth start at $49/mo and rise sharply with event volumeFree (GA4); $150k+/yr for GA360 / Analytics 360
Self-host options listed33

Replaces both — 1 shared open-source pick

These open-source projects appear on both /amplitude/ and /google-analytics/ — picking one solves the migration off either SaaS.

Plausible Analyticsplausible/analyticsalivereplaces both

GitHub
★ 27.4k · last commit 3d ago
License
AGPL-3.0
Setup time
10min docker-compose (Elixir app + ClickHouse + Postgres)
Monthly cost
$10 VPS; ClickHouse is the heaviest piece but tiny at startup volumes.

Picks unique to each

Amplitude only

  • PostHogalive
    MIT20min docker-compose (the official `hobby` deploy is one command)$20-40 VPS — ClickHouse + Postgres + Kafka + Redis + the app; demanding stack but absorbs serious event volume.
  • RudderStackalive
    AGPL-3.030min docker-compose (rudder-server + Postgres + transformer + control plane)$15 VPS for the server; storage is wherever you route events (BigQuery / Snowflake / your own Postgres).

Google Analytics only

  • Umamialive
    MIT10min docker-compose$5 VPS — Next.
  • Matomoalive
    GPL-3.030min (PHP + MySQL stack)$10 VPS for moderate-traffic sites; MySQL is the tightest constraint.

In a terminal? npx os-alt amplitude or npx os-alt google-analytics prints either side — how the CLI works →

FAQ

Which open-source self-host alternatives replace both Amplitude and Google Analytics?

1 open-source project appears on both /amplitude/ and /google-analytics/: Plausible Analytics.

How many self-host alternatives are listed for Amplitude and Google Analytics?

3 for Amplitude, 3 for Google Analytics.

Are all the self-host alternatives free?

Yes — every listed option is open source. Your cost is the VPS or hardware that runs it.