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Plausible vs tianji
Plausible has 29,151 GitHub stars, 1,868 forks, 60 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. tianji has 3,100 stars, 194 forks, 139 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Plausible leads on adoption by 840% (29,151 vs 3,100 stars). Plausible is written in Elixir under AGPL-3.0; tianji is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Plausible has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, tianji 6%. tianji was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (analytics, google-analytics), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Plausible | tianji | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 3.1K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Elixir | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 194 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Plausible if
- You weight community size — 29K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Elixir
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick tianji if
- You want the tianji feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and tianji fits your workflow better
About Plausible
Plausible Analytics is an open source, privacy first web analytics tool — a lightweight, cookie free alternative to Google Analytics — for teams that want traffic and conversion insights without collecting personal data, available as a managed cloud service or a self hosted community edition under the AGPL 3.0 licence.
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About tianji
Tianji is a self hosted TypeScript project that combines website analytics, uptime monitoring, and server status in one application under the Apache 2.0 license. It is positioned as an all in one insight hub rather than only another Google Analytics alternative, and it lives in the web and product analytics ecosystem alongside tools such as Umami, Google Analytics, uptime monitors, and server status collectors.
read the full tianji overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Plausible or tianji more popular?
Plausible has 29,151 GitHub stars and tianji has 3,100. Plausible has the larger community by that measure.
Are Plausible and tianji free?
Both are open source. Plausible is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and tianji under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Plausible and tianji?
Plausible is written in Elixir and tianji in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Plausible or tianji?
Choose Plausible if you want the larger community (29,151 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose tianji if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.