I've been thinking about checking out https://plausible.io/about, which is being used by https://upstream.force11.org/.  You can get a hosted, paid version, but it's open source, so you can also run it yourself.  I'd be curious to know if anyone has tried it out.

Lisa
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-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Karly Wildenhaus
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2022 7:59 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Matomo

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@Andrew—for a very simple counter, I've used GoatCounter <https://www.goatcounter.com/> on a static site and would recommend it.

Karly


On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 9:33 AM Andrew Ward <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I'd be interested in hearing 
> what other analytics solutions people are using besides Matomo. I need 
> very little for my web reports--basically a counter on a few specific 
> pages. We don't do any higher analysis or events. I've long felt that 
> Google Analytics was too much for us.
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew
>
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 2:01 PM Peter Velikonja <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am also interested in getting a better understanding of Matomo.  I 
> > am collecting analytics for about 40 public libraries, running 
> > Google Analytics,
> Matomo,
> > and another
> > program, Clicky, in parallel for all of them; my original hope was 
> > to validate Google Analytics results.  I do gain some insights, and 
> > this setup is useful for drilling down on anomalies like robot 
> > traffic bulges, but mostly I see variation.  Each program gives me
> > *comparable* results that I
> > wish were more closely aligned; side-by-side comparisons are more
> confusing
> > than revealing to me.
> > My basic conclusion is that none of these analytics programs can be
> called
> > accurate, they each
> > interpret visits or users in their own way, and I'm pretty sure they 
> > all use a one-way or 'unreliable' socket protocol, so, unlike with a 
> > server log, I can't
> assume
> > every item served is
> > represented.  I'd like to develop better confidence in these 
> > analytics programs by getting a deeper understanding of how they 
> > really work.  Thanks,
> >
> > peter
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 11:14 AM Heidi J. Webb <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Chad and others,
> > >
> > > I'm interested as well! We've been testing Matomo too with some
> struggles
> > > with usage reporting.
> > >
> > > We noticed that Matomo is not tracking all hits. At first, I 
> > > thought
> > maybe
> > > google analytics was tracking more bots or something but my team 
> > > purposefully went to a bunch of sites one day recently and only 
> > > usage
> > from
> > > one of the 5 devices we were using regardless of browser or 
> > > location
> was
> > > tracked and logged.
> > >
> > > This is currently on my list to investigate more and it sounds 
> > > like
> Chad
> > > has dug in much more deeply but since the topic made the listserv, 
> > > I
> > would
> > > welcome input.
> > >
> > > Heidi
> > >
> > > Heidi Webb | Discovery and Technology Services Upstate Medical 
> > > University | [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of
> Haefele,
> > > Chad Mark
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2022 9:41 AM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [CODE4LIB] Matomo
> > >
> > > With the July 2023 Google Analytics transition looming, we've been 
> > > evaluating Matomo as a possible replacement.
> > >
> > > Has anyone been robustly using Matomo who'd be willing to chat 
> > > about
> it?
> > >
> > > I'm interested in general best practices, but also some specific
> > > troubleshooting:
> > >
> > > Matomo was looking promising until I noticed a concerning 
> > > reporting
> issue
> > > on low-use pages:
> > > -If I look for usage of those pages on a single specific day, 
> > > Matomo reports correctly.
> > > -If I run the same report for a date range that includes that same 
> > > day, Matomo reports no usage. We've reprocessed the data from raw 
> > > logs as
> > Matomo
> > > suggests, without improvement.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > Chad
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ---
> > > Chad Haefele
> > > he/him/his
> > > Head of User Experience
> > > UNC University Libraries
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Peter Velikonja
> > Head of Research, Koios LLC
> > http://www.koios.co
> > *Let's reconnect public libraries with the public.*
> >
>
>
> --
> Andrew Ward (he/him/his)
> Digital Services Librarian
> Troy Public Library
>