Built a Free Analytics Platform, Here's Why

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Learn why a developer built a free analytics platform and how it can benefit your project

intermediate Published 18 Mar 2026
Action Steps
  1. Identify the limitations of existing web analytics tools
  2. Research alternative solutions that prioritize user privacy
  3. Build or integrate a custom analytics platform like Nanolytica
  4. Configure the platform to track relevant metrics for your project
  5. Analyze the data to inform product decisions and improvements
Who Needs to Know This

Developers and product managers can benefit from understanding the motivations behind building a free analytics platform, and how it can be used to inform product decisions

Key Insight

💡 You don't have to choose between accurate analytics and user privacy, a free and customizable platform can provide both

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📊 Tired of invasive web analytics tools? Learn how one dev built a free alternative #analytics #privacy

Full Article

I got tired of the way web analytics worked. Every tool out there either wanted to track your visitors to death or charge you a fortune for the privilege of not doing that. So I built Nanolytica.
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