GoatCounter: verified facts and rating
Checked 2026-11-01
Score breakdown
86% backed by facts · How we rank
GoatCounter against the market
The dot is the company, the line is the median of all companies in this ranking.
Price for 100,000 pageviews per month$0.00$42.00$0.00 · median $0.00
GoatCounter strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Low price for 100,000 pageviews
- No cookies by default
- Raw data export or API
- Has a permanent free plan
Cons
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All facts
| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price for 100,000 pageviews per month | $0.00 free donation-supported hosted service; running your personal website or small-to-medium business on it is fine | goatcounter.com | 2026-11-01 |
| Free plan | Yes GoatCounter.com is currently offered for free for reasonable public usage | goatcounter.com | 2026-11-01 |
| Works without cookies by default | Yes Identify unique visits without cookies or persistently storing any personal data | goatcounter.com | 2026-11-01 |
| Data stored in the EU | Not verified | — | |
| No consent banner needed (vendor's claim) | Yes doesn't track users with unique identifiers and doesn't need a GDPR notice | goatcounter.com | 2026-11-01 |
| Data export or API | Yes Own your data; you can always export all data and cancel at any time | goatcounter.com | 2026-11-01 |
| Open source | Yes 100% committed to open source; you can see exactly what the code does and make improvements, or self-host it for any purpose | goatcounter.com | 2026-11-01 |
| Self-hosting | Yes available as a free donation-supported hosted service or self-hosted app | goatcounter.com | 2026-11-01 |
| Founded | 2019 Official repository created 2019-05-28 | api.github.com | 2026-11-01 |
| Tracking script size, KB (vendor's figure) | 3.5 adds just ~3.5KB of extra data to your site | goatcounter.com | 2026-11-01 |
| Company headquarters | Not verified | — | |
| Company | Not verified | — |
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