Been looking into analytics tools that don’t collect a ton of personal data but still give decent insights into user behavior.
Most of the big names seem pretty invasive. What are you all using that strikes a good balance?
Countly works well if you self host it.
Mixpanel’s privacy controls are solid if you set them up properly. Turn off auto data collection and only track what you actually need.
I’ve used it on apps where we had strict data requirements. The trick is being picky about tracking - don’t enable everything just because it’s available.
Amplitude’s another option with good privacy settings, but it’s more work to get compliant.
Fathom Analytics is another option. They focus on privacy and still give useful insights.
PostHog’s perfect for this. Self-host it to keep all data on your servers, or use their cloud version with IP anonymization. Event tracking’s flexible - you control what gets collected. Plausible’s another solid option if you want something simpler. Both give you essential metrics without Google Analytics’ privacy mess.
Simple Analytics is solid for basic tracking - no creepy data collection and the dashboard shows what you actually need.
For mobile apps, I just use Firebase with custom events and minimal data collection enabled. You’ll get your conversion data without hoarding user info.