# GoatCounter Lightweight web analytics. Source: [Console review]() Website: [https://www.goatcounter.com/]() Profile updated: 2026-10-16 ## Supported tech stack Research checked: 2026-10-11 ### Integrates with - Docker (Integration) - JavaScript (Language) - PostgreSQL (Integration) - SQLite (Integration) Source: [Research source]() Documented compatibility; coverage may be incomplete. Written in describes implementation, not user-project language support. README documents JavaScript tracking, SQLite or PostgreSQL storage and Docker self-hosting. ## Console’s review — 2022-11-03 Reviewed: 2022-11-03 Author: [David Mytton]() Citation: [This review]() ### What we like Very lightweight stats for your website: visitors, top pages, referrers, etc. Includes automatic bot detection and campaign stats. Tracking JS is very small (3.5 kB) and has the option to use a pixel, trigger from server middleware or import raw logs. Doesn’t track users with IDs. Open source and can be self hosted (written in Go and uses either SQLite or Postgres) ### Tradeoffs It is very lightweight, so if you’re used to Google Analytics you may be disappointed - but do you really need all that data? No dark mode. This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2022-11-03. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date. ## Is GoatCounter a fit? Based on [Console’s review published on 2022-11-03](). Summary updated: 2026-10-16 ### Who it’s for Developers of small to medium-sized websites should consider GoatCounter for basic web analytics ### Why consider it GoatCounter provides lightweight web analytics with key metrics such as visitors and top pages ### Keep in mind GoatCounter's lightweight nature may disappoint users accustomed to more comprehensive analytics tools like Google Analytics [Selection criteria]() · [About Console]() · [Browse tools]()