Databuddy vs Umami

Compare Umami’s analytics with Databuddy’s investigations, feature flags, and error tracking.

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Databuddy

Analytics, errors, monitoring, and AI analysis

Starting priceFree
Free tier10K events

Umami

Open-source web and product analytics

Umami
Starting priceFree plan

Cloud Hobby includes 100,000 monthly events; Pro starts at $20/month.

Which one to pick

When Umami fits better, and when Databuddy does

Pick Umami if

  • You want to self-host today under the MIT license.
  • You want a free cloud tier with 100,000 monthly events, funnels, and goals.

Pick Databuddy if

  • You want feature flags, error tracking, and uptime monitoring in the same dashboard as your analytics.
  • You want Databunny, the built-in AI analyst, to answer questions and show the query behind each answer.
  • You want scheduled investigations: Business and Scale check your metrics daily or weekly, comparing the last 7 days with the prior 7.

Feature comparison

How Databuddy compares to Umami across key features

Databuddy vs Umami
Funnels and goalsBoth measure conversion steps and goals. Umami includes these on its free Cloud tier.
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Identified-user profilesBoth can associate events and sessions with identified users.
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Custom event propertiesBoth accept event properties for filtering and analysis.
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MCP accessBoth expose tools for external AI assistants. Umami Cloud MCP starts on Pro.
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Self-hostingUmami is MIT-licensed and self-hostable. Databuddy is open source under AGPL-3.0; a packaged self-host release is pending.
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Data exportsUmami Cloud exports pageviews, events, sessions, and event data.
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The Free plan includes core analytics for up to 10,000 monthly events. Feature availability and limits vary by plan. Competitor details can change; confirm them on Umami's website.

To try Databuddy, add the tracker alongside your current tool and verify the events you need before switching.

Sources checked September 15, 2026:

Pricing comparison

Representative plan and feature differences for Umami and Databuddy

Entry options
Umami: Free plan · Cloud Hobby includes 100,000 monthly events; Pro starts at $20/month.Databuddy: Free · 10,000 monthly events
Automatic investigations
Umami: See vendor feature documentationDatabuddy: 100/month on Business, 250/month on Scale · $1 per additional investigation, billed monthly

Competitor plans and prices can change. Confirm current terms on Umami's website.

Frequently asked questions.

Common questions about Databuddy vs Umami