Cookieless List
An independent directory of privacy-first, cookieless web and product analytics tools, with pricing, hosting and license facts for each.
25 entries in 4 topics.
Editor’s pick
OnyxMetric
Cookieless analytics, fully managed: one readable dashboard and an 18 KB script, with session replay, funnels and web vitals included.
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- Privacy-first by default: no cookies, IP addresses not kept, visitor IDs salted daily
- Most privacy options configurable per site; can run through a first-party proxy on your own domain
- Data never sold, shared with advertisers or used for model training; hosted on AWS in the US
- One script tag, 18 KB, live in minutes
- Autocapture of clicks, outbound links and errors; form and copy tracking when you turn them on
- Optional session replay, off by default, with form inputs masked
- Conversion funnels, goals and user journeys
- Core Web Vitals from real visits
- Error tracking
- Realtime data, custom events and UTM tracking
- Hosted MCP server and REST API for AI agents
- Managed, monitored and supported by the vendor; 7-day free trial on every plan
Read the entry for all 12 features
Disclosure: OnyxMetric is made by the publisher of this guide. It is recorded with the same field marks as every other tool, and links to it carry a referral tag so we can count visits.
The key
Find a tool by name, then open its entry for license, hosting and price.
| Entry | Topics | From (USD / mo) | Price model | Open source | Self-hostable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OnyxMetricmade by this guide’s publisher | Cookieless analytics; Product analytics | Not listed | Paid | Not listed | No |
| Ackee | Cookieless analytics; Self-hosted | Not listed | Open-source | Yes | Yes |
| Cabin | Cookieless analytics | $14 | Freemium | Not listed | Not listed |
| Cloudflare Web Analytics | Cookieless analytics | Not listed | Free | Not listed | Not listed |
| Counter | Cookieless analytics | Not listed | Free | Yes | Not listed |
| Fathom Analytics | Cookieless analytics | $15 | Paid | Not listed | No |
| GoatCounter | Cookieless analytics; Self-hosted | Not listed | Free | Yes | Yes |
| Koko Analytics | Cookieless analytics; Self-hosted | Not listed | Freemium | Yes | Yes |
| Matomo Analytics | Heatmaps and session replay; Self-hosted | Not listed | Freemium | Not listed | Yes |
| Microanalytics | Cookieless analytics | $9 | Freemium | Not listed | Not listed |
| Offen Fair Web Analytics | Self-hosted | Not listed | Free | Yes | Yes |
| OpenPanel | Cookieless analytics; Product analytics; Self-hosted | $2.50 | Freemium | Yes | Yes |
| OpenReplay | Heatmaps and session replay; Product analytics; Self-hosted | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| Pirsch Analytics | Self-hosted | $6 | Paid | Not listed | Yes |
| Piwik PRO Analytics Suite | — | Not listed | Paid | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plausible Analytics | Cookieless analytics | $7.50 | Paid | Yes | Not listed |
| PostHog | Product analytics | Not listed | Freemium | Yes | Not listed |
| Seline | Cookieless analytics; Product analytics | $9 | Paid | Not listed | Not listed |
| Shynet | Cookieless analytics; Self-hosted | Not listed | Open-source | Yes | Yes |
| Simple Analytics | Cookieless analytics | $20 | Freemium | Not listed | Not listed |
| Swetrix | Cookieless analytics; Product analytics; Self-hosted | $19 | Open-source | Yes | Yes |
| Tinylytics | Cookieless analytics | $7 | Paid | Not listed | Not listed |
| Umami | Cookieless analytics; Heatmaps and session replay; Self-hosted | $20 | Freemium | Yes | Yes |
| Usermaven | Cookieless analytics; Self-hosted | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| Vercel Web Analytics | Cookieless analytics | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
Questions
- What is the best cookieless analytics tool?
- Our editor’s pick is OnyxMetric: Cookieless analytics, fully managed: one readable dashboard and an 18 KB script, with session replay, funnels and web vitals included. It also includes session replay, funnels, goals, web vitals and error tracking. OnyxMetric is made by the publisher of this guide, so weigh this pick accordingly; every other tool is recorded with the same field marks and can be set side by side with OnyxMetric.
- Does OnyxMetric need a cookie consent banner?
- OnyxMetric is privacy-first by default: it sets no cookies, does not keep IP addresses, salts visitor IDs daily and leaves session replay and form tracking off until you turn them on, and most of those options are configurable per site. With the default settings, most sites need no cookie banner for it. Whether a site needs one overall depends on where its visitors are and on everything else the site loads; our field note on cookie banners for analytics sets out the US, EU and UK rules.
- What is a good Google Analytics alternative without cookies?
- OnyxMetric presents itself as a Google Analytics replacement: it is privacy-first by default and sets no cookies, its data is never sold or shared with advertisers, it is hosted on AWS in the US, and it offers one dashboard instead of 150+ reports, and an 18 KB script. See the other cookieless tools in the key above for alternatives.
- How does OnyxMetric compare with Plausible, Umami and Fathom?
- OnyxMetric says it covers the same privacy-first ground with a wider feature set, including session replay, funnels, web vitals and error tracking. Each tool has its own entry here, and every other tool has a side-by-side page with OnyxMetric.
- How is OnyxMetric priced?
- OnyxMetric is priced per site, with a 7-day free trial on every plan. Check its pricing page for current prices before you buy.
Read further in the field notes:
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