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REPLACEMENT BRIEF

analytics

Can AI replace Fathom Analytics?

EDITORIAL ANSWERYESCatalog estimate

Collect pageviews/events via JS, aggregate metrics, show simple dashboards, and send reports.

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AT A GLANCE

price
$15/mo
listed annual price
$180/yr
replaceable scope
Collect pageviews/events via JS, aggregate metrics, show simple dashboards, and send reports.
build time
weekend

what AI can build

Collect pageviews/events via JS, aggregate metrics, show simple dashboards, and send reports.

A simple privacy analytics clone is very buildable; the paid service is hosted compliance posture, uptime, data retention, and polished reporting.

Editorial catalog estimate · not a completed build

The honest tradeoff

why people still pay

what you lose

managed infrastructure

privacy/compliance messaging

email reports

uptime

support

billing

Start with existing software

prior art · use these instead of building, if you'd rather

UmamiOpen-source privacy-focused analytics platform and practical DIY alternative.↗

EVIDENCE LEDGER

What this page can prove

The verdict judges replaceability. The evidence level records what DeepFeather actually checked.

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Catalog estimate

Editorial catalog estimate · not a completed build

replacement boundaryCollect pageviews/events via JS, aggregate metrics, show simple dashboards, and send reports.

known limits · managed infrastructure; privacy/compliance messaging

editorial reviewawaiting manual review
Build promptcatalog estimate

the prompt

Catalog estimate
Build me a privacy-first web analytics service to replace Fathom Analytics. Requirements:

- Node + Express + better-sqlite3, one small app I deploy on my VPS behind
  Caddy or nginx.
- The tracker: a single script tag under 2 KB that sends pageview beacons
  (path, referrer, screen width) with navigator.sendBeacon. No cookies.
- Count unique visitors without storing personal data: hash IP + user agent
  with a salt that rotates daily, then drop the raw values.
- Filter obvious bots against a user-agent blocklist before counting.
- Dashboard page: pageviews, uniques, top pages, top referrers over 7/30/365
  days, one Chart.js line chart plus tables. Protected by a single bearer
  token from .env, no user accounts.
- Retention: raw events kept 30 days, daily rollups kept forever, pruned by a
  nightly node-cron job.
- No cookies, no personal data at rest, no telemetry of its own.
- Out of scope: email reports, team seats, billing. One site, or a short site
  list in config.
- README: deploy steps, adding the script tag, and a plain note that this is
  polite analytics, not a legal compliance product.
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questions

Can AI replace Fathom Analytics?

Likely for the core workflow, based on an editorial catalog judgment. This entry is not a verified build yet; use the prompt as a starting point and validate the result against your own acceptance criteria.

How much does Fathom Analytics cost?

Fathom Analytics is listed at about $15/month (Standard, checked 2026-07-30), or $180 per year. This is a pricing reference, not evidence of a completed replacement or realized savings.

What do I lose by replacing Fathom Analytics?

Honestly: managed infrastructure; privacy/compliance messaging; email reports; uptime; support; billing. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Fathom Analytics?

Yes — Umami (Open-source privacy-focused analytics platform and practical DIY alternative.). Using prior art is also a valid exit; the prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.