How does Rybbit compare to Google Analytics?

Rybbit is far less bloated than Google Analytics, both in the tracking script and the dashboard. It's one dashboard instead of 150+ reports, and the script is about 11KB against GA4's 150KB, both compressed.

Can I self-host Rybbit?

Yes. You can run Rybbit on your own server with Docker and keep full control of your data, or use the managed cloud if you'd rather not host it yourself.

Is Rybbit truly open source?

Yes, Rybbit is 100% open source. Every single line of code, including for our cloud/enterprise offerings, is available on GitHub under the AGPL 3.0 license.

The Modern Google Analytics Replacement

Q: How easy is it to set up Rybbit?

Add one script tag to your site, or install @rybbit/js from npm. Most sites are collecting data in under 5 minutes.

Rybbit is open-source, cookieless analytics. No consent banner needed.

EU-hosted cloud

Live demo

demo.rybbit.com

One connected workspace

Go from signal to explanation without changing tools.

Capture every interaction automatically, watch the sessions behind it, then measure what converts and how fast it feels.

Autocapture

Clicks, form submits, copied text, outbound links, and errors. All captured automatically, with zero instrumentation.

events · autocaptureLive

input[type=email]Input change

"npm install @rybbit/js"Copy

github.com/rybbit-ioOutbound link

form#signup · 4 fieldsForm submit

"Start free trial"Button click

/pricingPageview

Session Replay

Watch real user sessions to understand their behavior and identify pain points.

replay · visitor 4f2a91

acme.com/products

0:00 / 2:18

User Sessions

Track complete user journeys through your site with detailed session timelines.

sessions14:22 – 14:36 · 14m

visitor 4f2a91

2 pageviews · 3 events

1

/home14:22:05

1m 32s

2

button_click14:23:37

text: Start free trial

3

/pricing14:23:40

4m 42s

4

form_submit14:28:22

formId: signupsuccess: true

5

purchase14:35:48

plan: pro

Conversion Funnels

Define the steps that matter, then see exactly where visitors drop off on the way to converting.

funnels · onboarding30d

/8,412100%

−38.0%

/pricing5,21562%

−54.8%

signup2,35628%

−60.7%

purchase92511%

End-to-end conversion11.0%

User Journeys

Follow the paths visitors actually take between pages, and see which routes end in a conversion.

journeys · entry → 2 steps

Entries 6,720Reached signup 1,800 · 26.8%

Web Vitals

Core Web Vitals from real visits. See where your pages feel slow by route, country, and device.

web-vitalsp75 · 30d

LCPLargest Contentful Paint2.1 s

INPInteraction to Next Paint232 ms

CLSCumulative Layout Shift0.04

FCPFirst Contentful Paint1.4 s

TTFBTime to First Byte640 ms

Passing Core Web Vitals4 / 5

Everything behind one script tag.

Replay, funnels, goals, vitals, exports: everything Google Analytics made complicated, one click deeper.

Analytics your AI can operate.

A hosted MCP server on top of Rybbit's full REST API. Your agent reads live traffic, debugs errors, and manages goals, with the same permissions as a teammate.

Works with

Set up MCP How it works API reference

Made to meet your stack.

Install Rybbit on the platform you already use. Most integrations take only a few minutes.

index.html

<script
  src="https://app.rybbit.io/api/script.js?siteId=YOUR_SITE_ID"
  async
></script>

From the community

Real posts from people who switched.

What teams say after replacing heavier analytics products with Rybbit.

Agnay Srivastava

@AgnaySrivastava

Love how lightweight Rybbit Analytics is compared to Posthog. Its open source, provides session replays, real-time data and is perfect for our 0->1 startup. Shoutout to the dev @yang_frog ! Screenshots below!

Vlad Cx

@vladcx

Rybbit is undeniably the best open-source analytics available

Vu Nguyen

@hoangvuzxc12

Moved to rybbit analytics. Happy with it so far!

Marcelo granzotto

@_mgztt

Fully switched from PostHog to Rybbit in the past month. I had been using PostHog on 15+ Next.js projects and was encountering issues with speed and page loads. With Rybbit, most of the transition involved cleaning up code and adding the no-brainer single-line script tag.

Agnay Srivastava

@AgnaySrivastava

Love how lightweight Rybbit Analytics is compared to Posthog. Its open source, provides session replays, real-time data and is perfect for our 0->1 startup. Shoutout to the dev @yang_frog ! Screenshots below!

Vlad Cx

@vladcx

Rybbit is undeniably the best open-source analytics available

Vu Nguyen

@hoangvuzxc12

Moved to rybbit analytics. Happy with it so far!

Marcelo granzotto

@_mgztt

Fully switched from PostHog to Rybbit in the past month. I had been using PostHog on 15+ Next.js projects and was encountering issues with speed and page loads. With Rybbit, most of the transition involved cleaning up code and adding the no-brainer single-line script tag.

Teygeta

@vitto_gi_

My favourite open source and privacy friendly alternative to Google Analytics: Rybbit

Felix Devon

@future_dev_

Hi bill yang, thanks a lot for making this wonderful product. I can convince someone to invest with me by just showing them rybbit dashboard. You are very underrated and should gain more recognition. Good luck mate!

Kaden Reese

@kdenreese

What happened to my DataFast? Well this isn’t DataFast and nothing happened to my Rybbit But why is no one mentioning this free open source analytics tool that has a lot of great features (no fun people icons that I know of)? Spent a little bit setting up custom events but👨🏼‍💻🤷🏼‍♂️

MorisDev

@moris_dev

Just self-hosted Rybbit for analytics to see what is happening in the airarcade.top 🕹️ I can see: - Sessions, unique users, page views 📊 - RealTime functionality 🎲 - Session Replay 🎥 - Goals for pages and events 🎯 I personally recommend it 🚀

Teygeta

@vitto_gi_

My favourite open source and privacy friendly alternative to Google Analytics: Rybbit

Felix Devon

@future_dev_

Hi bill yang, thanks a lot for making this wonderful product. I can convince someone to invest with me by just showing them rybbit dashboard. You are very underrated and should gain more recognition. Good luck mate!

Kaden Reese

@kdenreese

What happened to my DataFast? Well this isn’t DataFast and nothing happened to my Rybbit But why is no one mentioning this free open source analytics tool that has a lot of great features (no fun people icons that I know of)? Spent a little bit setting up custom events but👨🏼‍💻🤷🏼‍♂️

MorisDev

@moris_dev

Just self-hosted Rybbit for analytics to see what is happening in the airarcade.top 🕹️ I can see: - Sessions, unique users, page views 📊 - RealTime functionality 🎲 - Session Replay 🎥 - Goals for pages and events 🎯 I personally recommend it 🚀

Muhammed Milan

@itsmilan090

I have been using @__rybbit on our app for almost a week now and it's 10x better than Google Analytics and most Paid stuff out there

Mircea Rilă

@zawasp

Not anymore. I switched to Rybbit because it's way easier to look at all my apps at a glance. Have a look - it's awesome and self-hostable.

karthik

@karthikforsure

Tried Rybbit - the open-source, privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics. Blown away by how intuitive it is easily 10x simpler to set up and use. If you’re done with cookies and complexity, give it a spin. #PrivacyFirst #Analytics #OpenSource

OSS Highlight: Rybbit Analytics. Without a doubt the best replacement for Google Analytics I have found. No annoyances, no missing features that magically are only missing in the open source version. Fantastic UI/UX. 10/10. github.com/rybbit-io/rybb…

Muhammed Milan

@itsmilan090

I have been using @__rybbit on our app for almost a week now and it's 10x better than Google Analytics and most Paid stuff out there

Mircea Rilă

@zawasp

Not anymore. I switched to Rybbit because it's way easier to look at all my apps at a glance. Have a look - it's awesome and self-hostable.

karthik

@karthikforsure

Tried Rybbit - the open-source, privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics. Blown away by how intuitive it is easily 10x simpler to set up and use. If you’re done with cookies and complexity, give it a spin. #PrivacyFirst #Analytics #OpenSource

OSS Highlight: Rybbit Analytics. Without a doubt the best replacement for Google Analytics I have found. No annoyances, no missing features that magically are only missing in the open source version. Fantastic UI/UX. 10/10. github.com/rybbit-io/rybb…

FAQ

The questions people ask before adding Rybbit to their site.

Yes, Rybbit is fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations. We don't use cookies or collect any personal data that could identify your users. We salt user IDs daily to ensure users are not fingerprinted. You will not need to display a cookie consent banner to your users.

Google Analytics is free because Google uses it as a funnel into their ecosystem and to sell ads. Rybbit's only goal is to provide you with high quality analytics. No more confusing dashboards pushing random AI features nobody wants.

See it for yourself on our demo site: one dashboard, not 150+ reports to dig through.

Rybbit covers the same privacy-first ground as these tools, but with a wider feature set and more attention to how it reads and works.

Every feature, from replay to funnels, is built to be understandable without reading pages of documentation.

Rybbit has most of the features of enterprise analytics platforms, but packaged in a way that is usable for small and medium sized teams.

We have advanced features like session replay, error tracking, web vitals, and funnels - but you don't need to spend days learning how to use them.

Yes. Install Rybbit on your own server with Docker and keep full control of your data. Learn more here. We also offer a cloud version if you prefer a managed solution.

Setting up Rybbit takes one script tag, or install @rybbit/js from npm. Most sites are collecting data in under 5 minutes, and the docs and support are there if you get stuck.

The script tag works anywhere you can add HTML: WordPress, Shopify, Next.js, React, Vue, and the rest. For apps, install @rybbit/js from npm. Our documentation has a setup guide for each.

Yes, Rybbit is open source under the AGPL v3.0 license. You are free to self-host Rybbit for either personal or business use.

Yes, you can invite unlimited team members to your organization. Each member can have different permission levels to view or manage your analytics dashboards.

Yes, you can share your dashboard publicly in two ways: with a secret link that only people with the URL can access, or as a completely public dashboard that anyone can view.

Yes. The Rybbit API exposes every metric the dashboard shows over HTTP, so you can pull your data into your own apps, dashboards, or workflows.

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