Can I self-host Fathom Analytics?

The current product is hosted; only an older version, Fathom Lite, is self-hosted, with no new features added. trckable: Yes, free: the same program that runs our Cloud.

Is Fathom Analytics open source?

Only the older Fathom Lite is open source, under MIT; the current product is not stated. trckable: Yes: server AGPL-3.0, tracker and npm package MIT.

Where does Fathom Analytics store its data?

EU visitors' personal data is handled on EU servers, and the anonymised analytics are stored on its US servers. trckable: The EU: servers in Amsterdam, backups in the EU.

Does Fathom Analytics use cookies?

None: its docs say the embed script uses no cookies or similar technologies. trckable: Cookieless mode is one switch: nothing is kept on the visitor's device. Without it, one first-party cookie lets a sale days later land on the right visit.

How big is Fathom Analytics's tracking script?

2,090 B; cdn.usefathom.com/script.js, the default embed, measured 1 Oct 2026. trckable: 2,045 B; measured in CI, 1 Oct 2026.

Checked against Fathom Analytics's public pages on 1 October 2026

trckable vs Fathom Analytics

A hosted, cookie-free analytics service from a Canadian company, with one feature set on every plan and prices set by monthly traffic. Two analytics tools side by side. Where Fathom Analytics's public pages do not say, the table says so.

Side by side

Topic	trckable	Fathom Analytics
Price, in US dollars
100k events a month	$6 a month $60 a year	$15 a month, $150 a year¹
500k events a month	$42 a month $336 a year*	$45 a month, $450 a year¹
2M events a month	$99 a month $990 a year	$100 a month, $1,000 a year¹
What the plans differ in	One plan: every feature at every size	One feature set on every plan; tiers differ by pageviews and included sites (50 up to 500k, 100 at 2M)¹
Revenue
Revenue attribution	Yes: sales credited to the visit that earned them	An event can carry a value, and each event is credited to its visit's first referrer and UTM tags; a revenue-by-source report is not stated^{2, 3}
Payment providers	Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Paddle and Dodo with one key; any other checkout by webhook	No provider connection is described: your own code sends an amount as an event value; its guides show a Shopify web pixel and a WooCommerce snippet; other providers not stated^{4, 5}
Hosting and code
Self-hosting	Yes, free: the same program that runs our Cloud	The current product is hosted; only an older version, Fathom Lite, is self-hosted, with no new features added^{6, 13}
Open source	Yes: server AGPL-3.0, tracker and npm package MIT	Only the older Fathom Lite is open source, under MIT; the current product is not stated⁶
Where data is stored	The EU: servers in Amsterdam, backups in the EU	EU visitors' personal data is handled on EU servers, and the anonymised analytics are stored on its US servers⁷
Visitors
Cookies and consent	Cookieless mode is one switch: nothing is kept on the visitor's device. Without it, one first-party cookie lets a sale days later land on the right visit	None: its docs say the embed script uses no cookies or similar technologies⁸
Tracker size, gzipped	2,045 Bmeasured in CI, 1 Oct 2026	2,090 Bcdn.usefathom.com/script.js, the default embed, measured 1 Oct 2026⁹
Team and data
AI assistant	Peek answers questions about your numbers in plain words, in the dashboard; API, CLI and MCP for your own AI tools	Not stated
Team seats	Up to 10 team members to 500k events, unlimited from 1M; viewers and share links always unlimited	One login, the account holder; others view through a passworded or public share link, and user accounts are described as still being added¹⁰
Data export	The view you are looking at as CSV, filters included; the same numbers over the API; your whole install as one file you can run anywhere	CSV: a custom export by data type, dates and dimensions, and a dashboard download as a ZIP of CSV files; also an API^{11, 1}

* At 500k our yearly price is under ten months' price, and stays yours at every renewal while you stay on 500k yearly. Fathom counts pageviews and custom events against one allowance shared by all your sites¹. Its yearly price is ten months' price¹. Our counts are pageviews and custom events, across all your sites. Prices are in US dollars as each tool lists them; where its sizes differ from ours, the closest plan that covers the size is shown.

Where Fathom Analytics is strong

Every plan includes at least 50 sites, and extra sites come in packs of 50¹.
It lists a Google Search Console integration and a Google Analytics importer among its features¹².

Why switch

Yours to run. Open source, so you can move to your own server whenever you like.
Kept in the EU. Servers in Amsterdam, backups in the EU, no IP addresses stored.
Revenue by source. Sales from Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Paddle and Dodo credited to the visit that earned them.

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Questions

What does Fathom Analytics cost at 500k pageviews a month, compared with trckable?: Fathom Analytics: $45 a month, $450 a year. trckable: $42 a month, or $336 a year (kept at every renewal while you stay on 500k yearly). Fathom counts pageviews and custom events against one allowance shared by all your sites. Its yearly price is ten months' price.
Can I self-host Fathom Analytics?: The current product is hosted; only an older version, Fathom Lite, is self-hosted, with no new features added. trckable: Yes, free: the same program that runs our Cloud.
Is Fathom Analytics open source?: Only the older Fathom Lite is open source, under MIT; the current product is not stated. trckable: Yes: server AGPL-3.0, tracker and npm package MIT.
Where does Fathom Analytics store its data?: EU visitors' personal data is handled on EU servers, and the anonymised analytics are stored on its US servers. trckable: The EU: servers in Amsterdam, backups in the EU.
Does Fathom Analytics use cookies?: None: its docs say the embed script uses no cookies or similar technologies. trckable: Cookieless mode is one switch: nothing is kept on the visitor's device. Without it, one first-party cookie lets a sale days later land on the right visit.
How big is Fathom Analytics's tracking script?: 2,090 B; cdn.usefathom.com/script.js, the default embed, measured 1 Oct 2026. trckable: 2,045 B; measured in CI, 1 Oct 2026.

Other comparisons

Sources, checked on 1 October 2026

The Fathom Analytics column is our reading of its public pages, in our own words. If it has changed or we got it wrong, tell us and we will fix it. "Not stated" means we found nothing on those pages either way.

Plans, prices, sites and what is included: the tier data behind its slider, monthly and yearly, and the FAQ on how events count: usefathom.com/pricing.
Sending a value with an event, and its currencies: usefathom.com/docs/events/ecommerce-conversions.
How referrers and UTM tags are carried to events and conversions: usefathom.com/docs/start/measurement.
Purchase tracking on Shopify through a web pixel: usefathom.com/docs/integrations/shopify.
Purchase tracking on WooCommerce through a code snippet: usefathom.com/docs/integrations/woocommerce.
Fathom Lite: the older open-source version, its licence and how it differs from the hosted product: github.com/usefathom/fathom.
Where data is processed and stored: EU isolation and its US servers: usefathom.com/features/data-isolation.
Cookies and consent banners: usefathom.com/docs/troubleshooting/cookies.
Script size: the size sent over the wire, gzipped: cdn.usefathom.com/script.js.
Who can view a dashboard: the account holder and share links: usefathom.com/docs/features/shared-dashboards.
Custom CSV export and dashboard download: usefathom.com/docs/features/exporting.
Its feature and help index: Search Console integration, Google Analytics importer and the API: usefathom.com/llms.txt.
That the current product is a hosted tool: usefathom.com/docs/start/create.

trckable's figures: prices are the ones on the pricing, sizes are CI's measurements, the rest is in the docs.