Category: Analytics
8 European alternatives to Counter — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Open-source privacy-friendly web analytics with free plan
Facts
- Headquarters
- DE (EU)
- Category
- Analytics
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Counter
- Chartbrew↗
Chartbrew is a data-visualisation and dashboard platform. From version 4 (2024) it is licensed under the Functional Source License 1.1 (FSL-1.1-MIT, 'Fair Source'), which is not OSI-approved open source: competing commercial hosting is restricted until each release automatically converts to MIT after two years. Earlier versions (pre-v4) remain MIT. The company is based in Romania (EU).
RO · commercial
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Counter?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Counter include Chartbrew, Dreamdata and etracker. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Counter?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Counter include Friendly Analytics and GoAccess (self-host). These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Counter GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Counter is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Counter an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.