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I Built an Open-Source Alternative to Google Analytics + Hotjar
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I Built an Open-Source Alternative to Google Analytics + Hotjar

via Dev.toshohag miah23h ago

I was paying for Google Analytics (confusing), Hotjar ($80/mo for heatmaps), and a separate popup tool ($30/mo). Three dashboards, three scripts on my site, and nothing talked to each other. So I built Seentics — one open-source tool that replaces all three. What Seentics Does Analytics — Real-time visitors, pageviews, bounce rate, session duration, traffic sources, UTM tracking, countries, browsers, devices. Like Plausible but with way more features. Heatmaps — See where users click and how far they scroll. Supports desktop, tablet, and mobile viewports. Works on any page without code changes. Session Replays — Watch full user sessions to find UX issues and bugs. Stored in S3-compatible storage with automatic PII masking. Funnels — Build multi-step conversion funnels. See exactly where users drop off in your signup, checkout, or onboarding flow. Goal Tracking — Track page visit goals, custom events with seentics.track('signup') , or auto-track clicks on CSS selectors like #buy-btn . B

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