How to Build Your Own Fathom Analytics
Replace Fathom Analytics with a custom build. A Better Google Analytics Alternative
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 39 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend 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 39 features
Reporting(9 features)
See data about every site on your account on a single screen including account totals for current visitors and bounce rate for every site
All the data you need on a single page showing pages, referrers, sources, devices, browsers, countries, events, and UTMs at a glance
Click on data boxes to access a brand new dashboard with a much longer list of rows for deeper analysis
Send yourself or your clients email reports every week or month for single sites, multiple sites, or all your sites without logging in
Add filters to any piece of data and drill down to see specific metrics like Twitter traffic or ad campaign conversions
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Configuration(6 features)
Set allowed domains in site settings to only collect data from specific domains, useful for avoiding localhost or development environments
Add countries to a block list if you're getting traffic from countries your business doesn't serve; people can still see your website but data won't show up
Add IP addresses to a block list to prevent your visits, your company's visits, or specific users from counting in your analytics
If you have the same Site ID on multiple sites, you can turn on multi-domain to filter data by every domain present including sub-domains
Add up to 50 sites at no extra charge with separate dashboards for granular access via dashboard sharing
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Privacy(6 features)
Customers own their data completely; Fathom sells software, not customer data
Anonymizes IP addresses and other visitor data without using cookies, eliminating the need for cookie consent banners
Automatically process all EU visitor data through EU-located infrastructure, ensuring zero personal data leaves the EU
Full compliance with GDPR, CCPA, ePrivacy, PECR and more, with investment in privacy law from top lawyers worldwide
No need to display cookie banners since analytics tracking uses no cookies
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Data Management(4 features)
Keep all data on your dashboard forever with the ability to see historical data back to your first day of using Fathom Analytics
Import historical data including goals from Google Analytics into a new or existing Fathom Analytics account in a privacy-focused way
Export your data at any time into a CSV file for further analysis, custom reports, or integration with other tools
Export data unlimited times without any restrictions on frequency or volume of exports
Tracking(3 features)
Set up custom events for actions like button clicks, form submissions, and ecommerce with the ability to assign different currencies to each event
Use custom events to collect user interactions like newsletter sign-ups, link and button clicks, or ecommerce sales with revenue tracking
Use UTM parameters to see which campaigns led to the highest gains and track clicks from email newsletters on any platform
Data Quality(2 features)
Real-time analytics blocks bots, scrapers and spam traffic showing only real, human visits for more accurate data
Automatically filter out bots, crawlers, DDoS attacks and other spam to show only accurate human visitor data
Integration(2 features)
Easy-to-use and powerful API that can be used to integrate data into anything or use pre-existing software integrations
Use generic SPA mode if there's no integration for your specific JavaScript framework, checking History API availability or falling back to hash changes
Performance(2 features)
Serverless infrastructure and enterprise-grade database solution that can handle any traffic spikes without slowdowns or shutdowns
2kB lightweight script that won't hurt your SEO rankings and can be added to any CMS, framework or technology
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Total Cost Comparison
DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 39 features at very easy complexity.