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Equals vs Umami

Equals and Umami are both analytics tools. Equals is aimed at small businesses and developers, while Umami is aimed at developers and freelancers. Umami costs less, from $20/mo versus $2000/mo for Equals. Only Umami has a free plan.

Equals

Spreadsheet connected to your database and Stripe

Umami

Simple, self-hosted website analytics

PricingPaid · $2000Open source · $20
Starting price$2000/mo$20/mo
Free planNoYes
Free trial—14 days
Built forSmall businesses, DevelopersDevelopers, Freelancers
Platformswebweb
CountryUS · 2021US · 2020
Rating——

Choose Equals if

Startup finance and ops teams.

  • Live data
  • Versioning
  • Finance-friendly

Look elsewhere if: Casual users.

Choose Umami if

Developers, indie makers and small teams who want free, private analytics they control.

  • Free self-hosted and free cloud tier
  • Very easy to deploy
  • Privacy-first with no banner needed

Look elsewhere if: Marketers needing Search Console integration, attribution or deep segmentation.

Equals vs Umami pricing

Equals

  • Essential$24k/yearUnlimited seats, 3 connectors, 6-hr sync
  • Business$36k/year5 connectors or warehouse, 1-hr sync, writeback
  • Enterprise$60k/yearUnlimited connectors, 15-min sync, Enterprise SSO

Umami

  • Self-hosted$0MIT licence, on your own database
  • Hobby$0100K events/mo, 1 website, 6 months retention
  • Pro$20/mo1M events, up to 20 websites, 10 members, 2-yr retention
  • Business$200/mo10M events, unlimited sites, replays, heatmaps
  • EnterpriseCustomSSO, uptime SLA, custom retention

Equals · Key features

  • Live SQL queries in sheets
  • SaaS integrations
  • Versioning
  • Scheduled reports
  • Dashboards
  • Familiar spreadsheet

Cons

  • High annual contract prices
  • Smaller ecosystem
  • Requires SQL for best use

Umami · Key features

  • Cookie-free tracking with a tiny script
  • Realtime, pages, referrers, devices, locations
  • Custom events, goals, funnels, retention and journeys
  • Team sharing, public dashboards and share links
  • Self-host on Postgres/MySQL; one-click deploys
  • REST API and Cloud with free tier

Cons

  • Fewer integrations than Plausible (no Search Console)
  • Reports are newer and less mature
  • Self-hosting needs a database

Equals vs Umami: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Equals or Umami?

Umami starts at $20/mo and Equals at $2000/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Equals and Umami have a free plan?

Equals has no free plan. Umami has a free plan.

Which is better for small businesses, Equals or Umami?

Equals lists small businesses as a core audience, while Umami is aimed more at developers and freelancers.

Not sure yet?