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Liwan.dev vs Plausible
Plausible is also open-source but focuses on minimalism; Liwan adds SSO and more configurable retention.
Which to pick
Pick Liwan.dev if you want…
- Self-hosted privacy-first web analytics
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Google Workspace or Microsoft Entra ID (on Liwan.dev's list, not Plausible's)
Pick Plausible if you want…
- Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
- Integrations with Data Studio Connector or NPM package (on Plausible's list, not Liwan.dev's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Liwan.dev:Liwan.dev is a self-hosted, privacy-first web analytics platform that runs as a single binary or Docker container.
- Plausible:Plausible is a lightweight, privacy-first web analytics service that provides simple, real-time insights without cookies.
- Best for
- Liwan.dev:Self-hosted privacy-first web analytics
- Plausible:Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
- Who it’s for
- Liwan.dev:Developers and teams who need analytics without third-party data collection.
- Plausible:Website owners, marketers and developers who need easy, GDPR-compliant analytics.
- Pricing
- Liwan.dev:Open source
- Plausible:Freemium
- Open source
- Liwan.dev:Yes, 211 GitHub stars
- Plausible:Yes, 29,274 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Liwan.dev:Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID
- Plausible:Data Studio Connector, NPM package
Liwan.dev features
- Single-binary deployment. Run Liwan as one binary or Docker container with built-in dashboard and database.
- Cookie-less tracking. No tracking cookies or cross-site tracking; data stays on your server.
- Bot filtering. Dashboard automatically filters known bots from traffic reports.
- Configurable data collection. Choose which metrics to collect and set retention periods per need.
- Lightweight script. Add a one-line HTML snippet that works with any framework or CMS.
- Single sign-on support. Integrates with Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID, and OpenID Connect providers like Keycloak or Dex.
Plausible features
- Automatic scroll depth tracking. Tracks scroll depth from 1-100% on every page without any setup.
- AI traffic analytics. Identifies visits from AI assistants like ChatGPT and measures their conversions.
- SEO performance dashboard. Integrates Search Console data to show queries and organic traffic in the dashboard.
- Real-time dashboard. Updates traffic metrics every 30 seconds without needing a page refresh.
- Codeless goals & revenue tracking. Turns any page, download or link click into a goal and tracks revenue automatically.
- Built-in bot filtering. Excludes bots, referrer spam and data-center traffic out of the box.
Liwan.dev vs Plausible FAQ
Is Liwan.dev or Plausible free?+
Liwan.dev is free and open source. Plausible has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Liwan.dev or Plausible open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Liwan.dev (explodingcamera/liwan on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license) and Plausible (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license).
Do Liwan.dev and Plausible integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Liwan.dev lists Google Workspace and Microsoft Entra ID; Plausible lists Data Studio Connector and NPM package.
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