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European Web Analytics
Web analytics tells you where visitors come from and what they do on your site — without analytics you fly blind; with the wrong one you risk GDPR fines and cookie banners.
Why this layer matters for sovereignty
EU data-protection authorities have repeatedly ruled that Google Analytics transfers personal data to the US in a way that violates the GDPR (the Schrems decisions). Austrian, French, Italian, and Danish DPAs ordered sites to stop using it.
Cookieless, aggregate analytics (no individual session tracking, no cross-site profiling) needs no consent banner under the ePrivacy rules — the analytics layer simply disappears from your compliance surface.
Open-source analytics you self-host keeps raw visitor data on your own server — nothing leaves your stack at all.
What to look for
Cookieless operation based on aggregate events, so no consent banner is required.
Data storage location in the EU/EEA and a DPA (data processing agreement) you can actually sign.
IP anonymization or truncation built in, not configurable as an afterthought.
Dashboard speed at your traffic volume — some self-hosted tools choke long before their hosted counterparts.
European & open-source analytics providers
Curated as part of the European Stack Builder. Badges reflect the organization's origin — EU, EEA, EFTA, and UK count as European.
Open Web Analyticsopenwebanalytics.com
Open-source web analytics framework for tracking and analyzing website traffic
Privacy-first analytics that respects your visitors' data
Privacy-first, cookieless web analytics with a focus on minimalism
GDPR-compliant web analytics with a strong focus on data sovereignty
Frequently asked questions
Is Google Analytics GDPR-compliant?
Several European data-protection authorities, following the CJEU Schrems II ruling, have found that Google Analytics transfers personal data to the United States without adequate protection and ordered its use stopped. Widely accepted GDPR-safe alternatives are cookieless, EU-hosted analytics tools such as Plausible, Matomo, or Umami.
What is cookieless analytics?
Cookieless analytics measures visits with aggregate, non-identifying signals (page, referrer, approximate location, a rotating daily hash) instead of persistent cookies or device fingerprinting. Because no individual visitor is identified or tracked across sites, no consent is required under the ePrivacy directive.
What are European alternatives to Google Analytics?
Popular European and open-source alternatives include Plausible (Estonia), Matomo (open source), Piwik PRO (Poland), Umami and PostHog (open source), Simple Analytics (Netherlands), Swetrix, Wide Angle Analytics, and userTrack — all of them cookieless or privacy-first by design.
Can I self-host my analytics?
Yes — Matomo, Umami, Plausible, PostHog, and Open Web Analytics all publish their source code and can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure, keeping raw visitor data inside your perimeter.
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