Can I open-source Plausible?

YES · mature open-source replacement
price $9/moyou'd save $108/yrcategory 📊 analyticsreplaced by 0 people

Yes. Umami (38k stars), PostHog (30k stars), Plausible Community Edition (28k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Plausible — self-host with docker and stop paying $9/mo.

why people still pay

They pay because analytics must be boring, fast, and legally safer without ops.

what you lose

xbattle-tested bot filtering

xfast queries at millions of pageviews

xemail reports, funnels, goal tracking

xGDPR homework done for you

the open-source alternatives

These projects already replace it, free.

UUmamiThe closest broad substitute: simple traffic analytics, events and goals with your data attached.38kaug 2026open source↗PPlausible Community EditionPlausible without the hosted bill; you keep the core dashboard and inherit the Compose stack.28kaug 2026open source↗RRybbitPlausible's core plus replay and funnels, in exchange for a busier dashboard.13kaug 2026open source↗

What each one is, in full: Umami · Plausible Community Edition

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the numbers

Plausible pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
community edition (self-hosted)$0/workspace$0/workspaceFree software with no vendor-set site or traffic cap; hosting/database/operations are user-supplied.
starter (up to 10k monthly pageviews/events)$9/workspace$7.50/workspace1 website, 3 years of data retention and up to 10,000 combined pageviews/custom events per month.
growth (up to 10k monthly pageviews/events)$14/workspace$11.67/workspace3 websites, 3 team members, 3 years of retention and up to 10,000 combined pageviews/custom events per month.
business (up to 10k monthly pageviews/events)$19/workspace$15.83/workspace10 websites, 10 team members, 5 years of retention, 600 Stats API requests/hour and up to 10,000 combined pageviews/custom events per month.
enterprisecustom—Custom traffic; 10+ sites, 10+ team members, 600+ API requests/hour and 5+ years retention.

free tierno free hosted plan; 30-day no-card trial; Community Edition is free to self-host

billingmonthly + annual (2 months free); hosted price scales by combined pageviews and custom events across all sites

hidden costsTraffic brackets jump from 10,000 to 100,000 monthly events/pageviews. Separate Plausible teams are billed separately. After 2 consecutive over-limit months, Plausible asks for an upgrade and can lock dashboard access after a further week while collection continues; it does not publish an immediate per-event overage fee.

verified 2026-08-11 · source ↗

questions
Is Plausible free?

No free plan, just a 30-day trial; the open source version is free to self-host. Paid is Starter at $9/mo (checked 2026-08-07).

Can I open-source Plausible?

Yes. Umami replaces Plausible today — self-host it on your own server or machine with no subscription. The full list of open-source alternatives is on this page.

How much does Plausible cost?

Plausible costs about $9/month (Starter, checked 2026-08-07), which is $108 per year. That's what you save by replacing it with open source.

What do I lose by replacing Plausible?

Honestly: battle-tested bot filtering; fast queries at millions of pageviews; email reports, funnels, goal tracking; GDPR homework done for you. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Plausible?

Yes: Umami (The closest broad substitute: simple traffic analytics, events and goals with your data attached.) Plausible Community Edition (Plausible without the hosted bill; you keep the core dashboard and inherit the Compose stack.) Rybbit (Plausible's core plus replay and funnels, in exchange for a busier dashboard.) All 6 curated open-source alternatives are at caniopensourceit.online/plausible/alternatives.