Plausible Community Edition
Privacy-friendly traffic analytics in one Compose stack; the cloud-only extras stay elsewhere.
Technical Profile & Specs
verified 2026-08-10
- Cost
- $0 / forever (Open Source)
- License
- AGPL-3.0+
- Hosting Model
- Self-host (your server)
- Platforms
- webself-hosteddocker to self-host
- Installation
- Deploy the Community Edition with the official Docker Compose installer
- Operational Setup
- Docker Compose, roughly 2 GB of RAM, a domain with DNS and TLS, and backups for PostgreSQL and ClickHouse
- Where Your Data Lives
- Account and configuration records live in PostgreSQL and analytics events live in ClickHouse on the user's server
- The Catch / Trade-off
- It needs a larger Compose stack and ongoing operations, sacrificing Cabin's tiny zero-administration hosted experience.
Replaces 7 paid apps
up to $70/mo ($840/yr) in subscriptions
Plausible Community Edition FAQ
Common questions
Is Plausible Community Edition free and open source?+
Plausible Community Edition is an open-source tool licensed under AGPL-3.0+ that runs on self-host. Privacy-friendly traffic analytics in one Compose stack; the cloud-only extras stay elsewhere.
What paid software does Plausible Community Edition replace?+
Plausible Community Edition serves as a free replacement for 7 paid SaaS applications: Cabin, Fathom Analytics, Google Analytics, Pirsch, Plausible, Simple Analytics, Umami Cloud, saving up to $70/month ($840/year) in subscription bills.
How do you install and set up Plausible Community Edition?+
Installation: Deploy the Community Edition with the official Docker Compose installer. Setup notes: Docker Compose, roughly 2 GB of RAM, a domain with DNS and TLS, and backups for PostgreSQL and ClickHouse
What is the catch or trade-off with Plausible Community Edition?+
It needs a larger Compose stack and ongoing operations, sacrificing Cabin's tiny zero-administration hosted experience.