Minilytics is 100% cheaper
than Umami
$0/mo (Self-hosted (open source)) vs Umami Pro at $20/mo — covering 43% of the 7 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Pro plan at $20/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Self-hosted (open source): 0 USD/monthly.
Umami costs $20/mo on the Pro plan at 50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 7 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Minilytics covers 43% of the 7 capabilities compared against Umami. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Minilytics | Umami |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy-focused analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Event tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pageview analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Analytics API | ✗ | ✓ |
| Data export | ✗ | ✓ |
| Realtime visitor view | ✓ | ✓ |
| MCP server for AI agents | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Umami has that Minilytics lacks.
- Privacy-focused analytics — Track visitors without using personally identifying data.Missing from Minilytics.
- Analytics API — Pull analytics data programmatically via an API.Missing from Minilytics.
- Data export — Export raw analytics data for use in other tools.Missing from Minilytics.
- MCP server for AI agents — Official MCP server so AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT…) can query your analytics.Missing from Minilytics.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Umami | Minilytics |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 pageviews or events/month | $20/moPro | $0/mocheaperSelf-hosted · open source |
| 50,000 pageviews or events/month | $20/moPro | $0/mocheaperSelf-hosted · open source |
| 250,000 pageviews or events/month | $20/moPro | $0/mocheaperSelf-hosted · open source |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Self-hosted (open source) | Free |
| Lifetime | $49 one-time |
| Hobby | Free |
| Pro | $20/mo |
| Business | $200/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Minilytics than Umami?
100% cheaper in our scenario (50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing): $0/mo on Self-hosted (open source) vs $20/mo on Pro. That is $240 a year.
What does Minilytics lack compared with Umami?
Privacy-focused analytics, Analytics API, Data export, MCP server for AI agents — 4 of the 7 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Umami: 2026-10-28; Minilytics: 2026-10-28 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://umami.is (feature_page, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://umami.is/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Minilytics data last verified 2026-10-28