The open-source DataFast alternative

Both attribute revenue back to the visit that earned it. Open Analytics does it open source and cookieless from the first pageview (no banner, no cookie required) and imports your DataFast history on the way in.

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The short answer

DataFast and Open Analytics ask the same question: which visits actually turn into revenue. Both attribute payments to their source and follow individual journeys on a live globe.

DataFast is closed source, and its attribution rides a first-party cookie; its own docs say switching on cookieless mode weakens it.

Open Analytics is open source and cookieless from the first pageview, with full revenue attribution and no consent banner to install, plus Core Web Vitals and plain-English answers.

Open Analytics compared with DataFast, across 12 capabilities and starting price.
Capability	Open	DataFast
Open source / self-hostable	Included	Not available
Ask it in plain English	Included	Limited
Realtime visitors	Included	Included
Live globe	Included	Included
Revenue attribution	Included	Included
Every visitor's journey	Included	Included
Identify your users	Included	Included
Core Web Vitals	Included	Not available
Funnels	Included	Included
Bring your history with you	Included	Limited
Cookieless	Included	Limited
No consent banner	Included	Limited
Starting price	$9 · 50,000 events	$9 · 10,000 events

IncludedLimited, or on a higher planNot available

Ask it in plain English. Via their MCP server and CLI, from an AI tool you bring; there is no assistant inside the dashboard.
Bring your history with you. DataFast imports from Plausible; we import from Plausible, Fathom, Simple Analytics, DataFast, Seline and Rybbit.
Cookieless. A cookieless mode exists; the default script rides a first-party cookie because long-window revenue attribution needs it.
No consent banner. In cookieless mode. On the default cookie script, their own docs say a banner may be needed depending on jurisdiction.
Starting price. Both start at $9 and both meter events, so this one is a straight read: DataFast's Starter covers 10,000 events on a single website; ours covers 50,000 events. An event is a pageview or anything you tag.

DataFast’s figures checked against their own pages on August 7, 2026. Found something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.

Bring your DataFast history with you

Export your data from DataFast and upload it as it arrives. We parse it, show you what is inside (pageviews, goals and revenue attribution by day), and nothing reaches your dashboard until you publish the import.

Why teams choose Open Analytics. Not just a lighter dashboard.

Lucky Heron/pricing2s
Vivid Crane/dashboard9s
Quiet Dormouse/integrations16s
Silent Ibis/23s
Misty Osprey/changelog30s
Swift Seal/blog/why-cookieless37s
Mellow Marten/docs/install44s
Wandering Badger/pricing51s
Realtime
Watch visitors arrive the moment they do, with nothing to refresh.
Live globe
Every visitor on a turning globe, pinned to the country they are in.
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No cookies
No cookies and no personal data, so there is no consent to ask for.
StripeRevenue attributionConnect
PolarOrders & refunds, attributedConnect
EmailWeekly digest & alertsConnect
Plausible3 years of historyImport
Integrations
Bring your history in, and send the numbers where your team already is.
Which page brings the most signups?
AI chat
Ask your analytics a question and get the number back, not a report.
$49via Stripe · Product Hunt
Revenue attribution
Follow the money back to the campaign, page and post that earned it.
CountriesGermany
Germany1,490
United States1,160
United Kingdom530
France410
Netherlands290
/1,490
/pricing402
/blog/why-cookieless318
/docs/install96
/changelog61
Filters
Click any country, page or source and the whole board narrows to it.
25%Saw pricing
Started trial
Paid
2% make it all the way through
Funnels
Save the steps that matter and watch where people fall out of them.
Open Analytics
Ask anything
MCP server
Connect ChatGPT or Claude to your numbers and ask directly on chat.

Questions people ask. Straight answers.

Yes. Export your data from DataFast and upload it in Settings → Import & export; the import brings pageviews, goals and revenue attribution by day. You review what it contains before anything is published to your dashboard.

No. DataFast is a closed-source hosted service; there is no self-hosting path. Open Analytics is open source and self-hostable, and the hosted plan exists so you do not have to run it yourself.

It depends on the mode. DataFast's default script sets a first-party cookie, and their docs say you may need a consent banner depending on jurisdiction; their cookieless mode avoids the banner but attributes revenue less completely, by their own description. Open Analytics is cookieless always, with full revenue attribution.

Both start at $9 per month and both meter events. DataFast's Starter plan covers 10,000 events on one website; Open Analytics covers 50,000 events at the same price.

Its payment catalog is the widest in the category: Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Paddle, Dodo, WooCommerce, Shopify and a generic API. It also tracks AI bot traffic, attributes X links, integrates Google Search Console, and ships a mobile app, with a large indie-founder community around it. If those extras are your daily tools, DataFast fits tightly.

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One script, no cookies, no consent banner, and your DataFast history imported on the way in.

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