I replaced Google Analytics with my own tool
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HN · launched Apr 6, 2026 · 17 upvotes (top 27%) · 0 views
Niche: privacy-focused web analytics · 43 launches, 4 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Marketing
- Analytics & BI
- B2B
- Not AI
- Commercial product
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More like this: all 43 launches in privacy-focused web analytics →
Could you build this?
Yes A cookie-free web analytics alternative consists of an ultra-lightweight JavaScript tracking beacon, an ingest endpoint collecting anonymized headers/hashes, and a simple dashboard.
Discussion
11 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Umami, Google Analytics, Peeekly
Concerns raised: No free plan for hobby sites, Unclear how it differs from Umami, Unclear customer acquisition strategy, Market skepticism about viability
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 127 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #42 of 128 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 159 days after the earliest competitor.
- Cloudline · ph · 2026-09-21 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- Modern Browsers Don't Need the Cookie Anymore · hn · 2026-08-05 · 26 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- Building My Own Google Analytics for $0 · hn · 2026-02-11 · 10 upvotes · similarity 0.49
- Got tired of paying $100/mo for SEO tools, so I built an alternative · hn · 2026-05-05 · 13 upvotes · similarity 0.44
- Nonetrace · ph · 2026-10-28 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- I replaced my X analytics dashboard for a daily "what to do next" brief · hn · 2026-06-26 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- I made a free log anonymizer in the browser · hn · 2025-11-29 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- Free URL Shortener · hn · 2026-08-05 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.43
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