How to Build Your Own Countly
Replace Countly with a custom build. Privacy-focused digital analytics, now AI-ready
Build Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Estimated Timeline
Based on 83 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 83 features
Analytics(29 features)
Track user acquisition metrics and sources
Visualize the session and event data in country-, state- and city-level of detail
Track and report on browsers of your web visitors
Bring data together from multiple apps to a single app
Track data point consumption in your Countly server
+24 more in this category
Security(12 features)
Single sign-on integration with Active Directory
Keep detailed audit logs of Countly user actions, such as app creation and data population
Add-ons to tighter security and increased productivity
Speed up Countly users' login processes
Single sign-on integration with Azure Active Directory
+7 more in this category
Data Management(5 features)
Manage, edit, and update Events, Event Groups, and more
Migrate data from one Countly server to another
Generate sample data for an active app to test your data collection plan
Filter out the collection of specific requests, events, sessions, or properties
Centralize and further explore all incoming requests from SDKs
Engagement(5 features)
Design and manage rich, personalized in-app content and notifications without touching a single line of code
Send push notifications to your users based on their location
Orchestrate multi-step flows triggered by user actions, properties, or feedback
Extra protection and approval for push notifications
Engage users at anytime with customized notifications and boost retention
Professional Services(5 features)
Custom development services
Professional support for plugin development
Professional support for SDK integration
Professional server installation services
Professional server maintenance services
Management(4 features)
Transfer your app configurations across apps and servers
Browse Countly databases from the user interface or via the REST API
Simplify user management by creating user groups that have common rights
View, download, and clear server files for easier debugging and error reporting
Feedback(3 features)
Measure customer experience and long-term loyalty using Net Promoter Score® (NPS®) surveys
Find out if your app and website are making your users smile or frown
Get the crucial insights to become data-driven and build apps and websites that users love
Integrations(3 features)
Integrate for precise attribution tracking
Trigger external HTTP endpoints and receive emails based on incoming data and internal events
Create and synchronize Jira issues directly from Countly
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Total Cost Comparison
DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 83 features at easy complexity.