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On a related note, there is an open source Google Analytics alternative in the works: https://github.com/vesparny/fair-analytics https://github.com/vesparny/fa

On a related note, there is an open source Google Analytics alternative in the works: https://github.com/vesparny/fair-analytics https://github.com/vesparny/fair-analytics Hope it comes along; there is surprisingly not much else in the way of Node/JS based open source web stats/analytics solutions.

extra88 9y ago
Piwik is an open source GA alternative [0]. It doesn't share many of the goals of Fair Analytics. I also don't see much actual analytics in Fair Analytics, just data collection. https://piwik.org https://piwik.org
- rubyfan 9y ago
  Agreed, FA looks like raw material compared to piwik. There's a lot of components needed to build a full solution. You need browser capture, data sink, backend aggregation, dashboards, adhoc query capability, etc...
- kasbah 9y ago
  Yes, and it's available on https://sandstorm.io https://sandstorm.io so you don't have to host it yourself either. I actually much prefer the Piwik interface, I don't need to dig through masses of menu options to find the data I actually care about. Not helping the Google panopticon is a bonus.
- greenhouse_gas 9y ago
  The thing with piwik is that it's 1. Has a large footprint (won't run on tiny instances) 2. Relies on blockable user side JS. Is there something like that that just analyzes server logs?
  - extra88 9y ago
    Back when we walked 5 miles uphill both ways to get to school, server log analysis was all there was. I think AWStats [0] was the most prominent. But Piwik can use methods other than JavaScript in the browser, including importing server-side logs [1]. [0] https://awstats.sourceforge.io https://awstats.sourceforge.io [1] https://piwik.org/faq/new-to-piwik/#faq_63 https://piwik.org/faq/new-to-piwik/#faq_63
corobo 9y ago
I really don't see that being used on anything but hobby sites. Their definition of privacy essentially means it doesn't work. For me, Google Analytics privacy issue is that it's used everywhere - Google can track users across a fair chunk of the web. Your site running its own private Piwik install? Fill yer boots, not a problem.
bigtones 9y ago
Snowplow Analytics - https://github.com/snowplow/snowplow https://github.com/snowplow/snowplow
- leetbulb 9y ago
  +1 for snowplow. really cool system

extra88 9y ago

Piwik is an open source GA alternative [0]. It doesn't share many of the goals of Fair Analytics. I also don't see much actual analytics in Fair Analytics, just data collection. https://piwik.org https://piwik.org

rubyfan 9y ago
Agreed, FA looks like raw material compared to piwik. There's a lot of components needed to build a full solution. You need browser capture, data sink, backend aggregation, dashboards, adhoc query capability, etc...
kasbah 9y ago
Yes, and it's available on https://sandstorm.io https://sandstorm.io so you don't have to host it yourself either. I actually much prefer the Piwik interface, I don't need to dig through masses of menu options to find the data I actually care about. Not helping the Google panopticon is a bonus.
greenhouse_gas 9y ago
The thing with piwik is that it's 1. Has a large footprint (won't run on tiny instances) 2. Relies on blockable user side JS. Is there something like that that just analyzes server logs?
- extra88 9y ago
  Back when we walked 5 miles uphill both ways to get to school, server log analysis was all there was. I think AWStats [0] was the most prominent. But Piwik can use methods other than JavaScript in the browser, including importing server-side logs [1]. [0] https://awstats.sourceforge.io https://awstats.sourceforge.io [1] https://piwik.org/faq/new-to-piwik/#faq_63 https://piwik.org/faq/new-to-piwik/#faq_63

corobo 9y ago

I really don't see that being used on anything but hobby sites. Their definition of privacy essentially means it doesn't work. For me, Google Analytics privacy issue is that it's used everywhere - Google can track users across a fair chunk of the web. Your site running its own private Piwik install? Fill yer boots, not a problem.

bigtones 9y ago

Snowplow Analytics - https://github.com/snowplow/snowplow https://github.com/snowplow/snowplow

leetbulb 9y ago
+1 for snowplow. really cool system