Analytics that respects the community you have built
Your open-source project's website serves contributors, users, and potential adopters. Using cookie-based analytics on a project that values transparency and user freedom is a contradiction. GhostlyX gives you usage data without tracking any individual.
The problems GhostlyX solves for Open-Source Projects
Tracking individual users contradicts open-source values
Many open-source communities are built around privacy and user freedom. Adding Google Analytics, which profiles visitors and sends data to US servers, sits uncomfortably with these values. GhostlyX collects only aggregate data and never builds profiles.
A cookie banner on a documentation site is unnecessary friction
Developers visiting your documentation want to find an answer quickly. A consent banner blocking the content is a poor first impression. GhostlyX requires no banner because no consent is needed.
You want to know which docs pages get the most traffic
GhostlyX shows top pages by pageviews, which tells you which parts of your documentation are used most heavily. You can use this to prioritise which pages to improve or expand.
You need to track download or star goal conversions
Define a GitHub star link click or a documentation download page as a GhostlyX goal. You can see which traffic sources are converting visitors to active users.
Features that matter to Open-Source Projects
Zero personal data collection
No individual visitor profiles. Only anonymous, aggregate traffic data.
Top pages reporting
Identify which documentation pages receive the most traffic.
Referrer tracking
See which platforms and communities are sending users to your project.
Goal tracking
Measure GitHub link clicks, download button conversions, and more.
Free plan
A free plan is available for open-source projects with modest traffic.
Respects DNT
GhostlyX respects the Do Not Track browser signal.
Common questions from Open-Source Projects
GhostlyX is not open-source, but it is privacy-first by design. It collects no personal data, sets no cookies, and does not build profiles on your visitors. For open-source project websites that want to avoid surveillance analytics, GhostlyX provides an ethically consistent alternative.
Yes. GhostlyX respects the Do Not Track (DNT) browser header. Visitors who have enabled DNT are excluded from tracking entirely.
Yes. GhostlyX has a free plan that covers the core analytics features most open-source project sites need, with no credit card required.
GhostlyX for other teams
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