Show HN: Vince – A self hosted alternative to Google Analytics

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Vince is a self hosted alternative to Google Analytics.

Features

Automatic TLS native support for let’s encrypt.
Drop in replacement for plausible you can use existing plausible scripts and just point them to the vince instance (note that vince is lean and only covers features for a single entity self hosting, so it is not our goal to be feature parity with plausible).
Outbounds links tracking
File download tracking
404 page tracking
Custom event tracking
Time period comparison
Public dashboards allow access to the dashoard to anyone(by default all dashboards are private).
Unique shared access generate unique links to dahboards that can be password protected.
Zero Dependency: Ships a single binary with everything in it. No runtime dependency.
Easy to operate: One line commandline flags with env variables is all you need.
Unlimited sites: There is no limit on how many sites you can manage.
Unlimited events: scale according to availbale resources.
Privacy friendly: No cookies and fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA and PECR.

Installation

Vince ships a single executable without any dependencies.

Installing

MacOS and Linux

curl -fsSL https://vinceanalytics.com/install.sh | bash

Docker

docker pull ghcr.io/vinceanalytics/vince

Helm

❯ helm repo add vince http://vinceanalytics.com/charts
❯ helm install vince vince/vince

Download

see release page

Checking installation

Start vince

create admin

❯ vince admin –name acme –password 1234

start server

❯ vince serve
2024/10/23 15:32:08 [JOB 1] WAL file vince-data/pebble/000002.log with log number 000002 stopped reading at offset: 124; replayed 1 keys in 1 batches
2024/10/23 15:32:08 INFO starting event processing loop
2024/10/23 15:32:08 INFO starting server addr=:8080

Comparison with Plausible Analytics

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Entrerprise features
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Hosted offering
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Multi tenant
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Funnels
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Goals Conversion
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Unique visitors
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Total visits
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Page views
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Views per visit
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Visit duration
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