Standard mode Standard
The fullest picture. Unique and returning visitors, city-level location and browser versions. Use it for signed-in apps, or sites where visitors have given consent.
Self-hosted product analytics with a privacy switch
Eventfox shows page views, custom events, funnels and sessions for your websites and web apps. It runs on your own server, keeps its data in your own Postgres database, and lets you choose, project by project, how much it stores.
- Unlimited events
- Postgres 15 or later
- One Docker image
- No analytics data sent to us
- Free for hobby sites
The privacy switch
Two modes, chosen per project
Most analytics tools make one choice for you. Eventfox lets each project run in Standard or Privacy mode, and it drops anything a mode doesn't allow before it reaches the database.
Privacy mode Privacy
No IP addresses, no cookies, nothing stored on the visitor's device. Counts sessions instead of people and shows country only. In most cases you won't need a cookie banner.
| Feature | Standard mode | Privacy mode |
|---|---|---|
| Page views, custom events and funnels | Yes | Yes |
| Pages, sources, UTM campaigns, browsers and devices | Yes | Yes |
| Unique and returning visitors | Yes | No, sessions instead |
| Location | Country and city | Country only |
| IP addresses stored | Yes | Never |
| Anything stored on the visitor's device | A random ID | Nothing |
| Session replay and heatmaps Planned | Optional, off by default | Not available |
Standard mode, set the way you want it
Standard doesn't have to mean everything. Each project has its own switches, so you keep exactly what you need and drop the rest before it's stored. Privacy mode simply turns them all off.
- Store IP addresses
- City-level location
- Browser and system versions
- Recognise returning visitors
- Remove email addresses from events
- Session replay Planned
Features
Product analytics, not just page counts
Custom events
Send any event from your site or app with one line of code, with up to 20 properties.
Funnels
See how many people get from one step to the next, and where they drop off. Included free.
Top lists
Pages, entry and exit pages, referrers, UTM campaigns, countries, browsers and devices.
Team roles
Admins manage settings. Viewers see every project's numbers and can't change anything.
Retention and deletion
Choose how long each project keeps data, and delete a single visitor's events on request.
Key rotation
Replace a project's public key with a grace period, so nothing breaks while your sites update.
On the roadmap: session view, CSV export, email reports and alerts, retention cohorts, journeys, custom dashboards and a read API.
Install
Running in about ten minutes
- Rent a small server or use one you already have. Anything that runs Docker will do.
- Start Eventfox. The all-in-one setup includes its own database and free HTTPS.
- Add one script tag to your site, and events appear within seconds.
Already have Postgres, including Supabase? Eventfox can use it, in its own schema. Read the install guide.
# On your server
$ mkdir eventfox && cd eventfox
$ curl -fsSLO https://eventfox.dev/install/docker-compose.yml
$ curl -fsSL https://eventfox.dev/install/env.example -o .env
$ docker compose up -d
# On your site
<script defer src="https://stats.example.com/ef.js"
data-key="pk_live_…"></script>Why Eventfox
What you get here that the free alternatives keep back
Other self-hosted tools are free, then keep their best features for their own paid cloud. Eventfox gives self-hosters the whole product.
Umami, Plausible: one fixed setting
You decide what's collected
Privacy or Standard mode per project, with switches for IP addresses, city, versions and returning visitors. Change your mind later without reinstalling.
Plausible CE: not included
Funnels for everyone
See where people drop off between steps. Plausible's free self-hosted version leaves funnels and journeys out.
Umami: cloud only
Email reports and alerts on your own server Planned
A weekly summary and a heads-up when traffic drops, sent from your install. Umami only offers these on its cloud.
Umami: cloud Business plan only
Session replay you host yourself Planned
Watch how visitors use a page, in Standard mode only, off until you turn it on, with typed text masked.
Others: a separate database
Fits beside your other apps
Eventfox lives in its own schema inside a Postgres you already run, including Supabase, and never touches anything else.
Free alternatives: community forums only
A person to email
Team and Business plans come with email support from the people who build Eventfox.
Compared
Eventfox against the self-hosted alternatives
What you get when you run each one on your own server. See the full comparison.
| Self-hosted | Eventfox | Umami | Plausible CE | Matomo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy or Standard mode, chosen per project | Yes | No | No | No |
| Choose what Standard mode stores | Yes, per project | No | No | Some settings |
| Funnels | Included | Included | Not included | Paid plugin |
| Email reports and alerts | Planned | Cloud only | Not included | Included |
| Session replay and heatmaps | Planned, Standard mode only | Cloud only | No | Paid plugin |
| Fits inside a database you already use, such as Supabase | Yes | No | No | No |
| Email support for self-hosters | Team and Business | Community only | Community only | Paid |
Pricing
Free for hobby sites. Fair for everything else.
Every plan has every analytics feature and unlimited events. You pay for more people and for sites that earn money.
Free
£0
For hobby sites that don't earn money. One user.
- Hobby sites only: no money made
- 1 user
- Up to 10 projects
- Unlimited events
- Every analytics feature
- Help from the docs
Pro
£60 a year
£6 a month
£60 a year, saving £12
or £60 a year, saving £12
For one person whose sites earn money, freelancers included.
- Sites that earn money
- 1 user
- Unlimited projects and events
- Every analytics feature
Team
£180 a year
£18 a month
£180 a year, saving £36
or £180 a year, saving £36
For businesses of up to 10 people who want everyone looking at the same numbers.
- Business use
- Up to 10 users
- Admin and viewer roles
- Unlimited projects and events
- Email support
Business
£490 a year
£49 a month
£490 a year, saving £98
or £490 a year, saving £98
For larger teams and companies with sign-in and audit needs.
- Business use
- Unlimited users
- Read API, single sign-on, audit log and A/B tests as they arrive
- Priority email support
2 months free with yearly billing. Prices exclude VAT where it applies. Stop paying and Eventfox keeps working with one user, and nobody loses data. Full pricing details.
Payments are handled by Lemon Squeezy, who also handle VAT and receipts.
Questions
Common questions
Is Eventfox free?
Yes, for hobby sites that don't earn money: one user, up to 10 projects, unlimited events and every analytics feature. Anything that earns money needs a Pro, Team or Business licence.
Where is my data stored?
In your own Postgres database, on a server you choose. Eventfox never sends us your analytics data, or anything about how you use it. Licence keys are checked on your own server. Paid licences renew automatically: once a day Eventfox sends only your licence key to eventfox.dev to collect a newer one.
Do I need a cookie banner?
In Privacy mode Eventfox stores nothing on the visitor's device and no IP addresses, so most sites won't need one for analytics. Standard mode stores a random ID, which usually needs consent in the UK and EU.
What do I need to run it?
A server or computer that runs Docker, and a web address pointing at it. The all-in-one setup includes Postgres and free HTTPS. A small cloud server costs a few pounds a month.
How is it different from Umami or Plausible?
Eventfox lets you choose Standard or Privacy mode for each project, and it can run inside a Postgres database you already have, in its own schema. Team and Business plans include email support.