Umami vs Amplitude
Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs
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Umami
Simple, fast, privacy-focused open-source website analytics
4.5
Editorial RatingA
Amplitude
Digital analytics for product and growth teams
4.5
Editorial RatingQuick Comparison
Rating
4.5
vs4.5
Starting Price
Free
vsFree
Pricing Model
freemium
vsfreemium
Feature
Umami
Amplitude
No cookies required
GDPR compliant
Real-time dashboard
Custom events
API access
Self-hosting
Behavioral cohorting
Journey mapping
Experiment analysis
Predictive analytics
CDP integration
Notebooks
Umami Pros
- No cookie consent banner needed
- Extremely lightweight script (~2KB)
- Beautiful clean dashboard
- Self-hosted = unlimited free
Umami Cons
- Fewer features than GA4
- No conversion funnels on free plan
- Limited integrations
Amplitude Pros
- Excellent behavioral analysis and cohorting
- Strong experiment and A/B test analysis
- Good free tier for startups
- Clean and intuitive interface
- Powerful SQL-like query engine
- Strong community and documentation
Amplitude Cons
- Gets expensive quickly beyond free tier
- Steeper learning curve than Mixpanel
- Session replay is an add-on
- Data ingestion latency can be an issue
- Less suited for marketing analytics
- Mobile SDK can impact app performance