HitKeep Use Cases

HitKeep is open-source privacy-first web analytics for teams that want useful reporting without turning analytics into another infrastructure project. Start with the use case closest to your problem, then choose managed cloud or self-hosting.

Open-source sovereign web analyticsUse HitKeep when deployment control, region choice, cookie-free tracking, governed MCP access, and open exports all matter.

Privacy-first web analyticsReplace ad-tech analytics with cookie-free tracking, clear retention, exports, and compliance-oriented deployment choices.

EU or US cloud analyticsUse managed HitKeep with region choice, Search Console import, open exports, automatic backups, email delivery, and the same core analytics surface as self-hosted.

Single-binary self-hosted analyticsRun analytics as one Go binary with embedded DuckDB and embedded NSQ instead of operating a multi-service stack.

Self-hosted GA4 alternativeReplace GA4 for website analytics with one self-hosted binary, cookie-less tracking, Search Console aggregates, conversions, ecommerce reports, and open exports.

Google Analytics alternative for WordPressReplace GA4 on WordPress with the first-party HitKeep plugin, automatic events, goals, funnels, campaign reports, Web Vitals, and privacy-conscious defaults.

Google Search Console integrationConnect Search Console, map a site property, and import finalized query, page, country, and device aggregates into HitKeep.

Migrate to HitKeepChoose native imports, historical log replay, parallel tracking, or open exports based on the analytics product you are leaving.

WordPress privacy analyticsInstall the first-party WordPress plugin for cookie-free pageviews, automatic events, DNT defaults, EU/US Cloud, or self-hosted HitKeep.

AI visibility analyticsTrack server-side AI crawler fetches, AI-referred visits, and on-site assistant activity beside normal web analytics.

AI visibility for SEO agenciesRun a 14-day cloud pilot for one client site and report crawler discovery, AI-referred visits, opportunities, and errors.

AI visibility agency pilotUse a short setup checklist, server-side feed requirement, and client report template for the first agency pilot.

Read-only MCP server for web analyticsExpose aggregate traffic, events, ecommerce, Search Console, Web Vitals, and AI crawler analytics to approved MCP clients through scoped API client tokens.

Ecommerce and conversion analyticsMeasure goals, funnels, ecommerce events, UTM campaigns, checkout audience context, and city, provider, and ASN reporting in one surface.

QR campaignsCreate dynamic QR redirects for print and offline campaigns, add UTM and custom parameters, export artwork, and compare QR opens with tracked pageviews.

Cookieless event trackingTrack outbound clicks, downloads, forms, custom events, goals, funnels, and ecommerce activity without analytics cookies.

Analytics with open exportsExport site data, filtered hits, AI visibility data, saved Opportunities, and user takeouts in CSV, Parquet, JSON, NDJSON, or XLSX.

How to choose

Use the open-source sovereign web analytics guide when the adoption question is about ownership: source availability, deployment control, region choice, privacy defaults, assistant access, and exportability.

Use HitKeep Cloud when you want a production pilot quickly, do not want to manage SMTP, backups, updates, or TLS infrastructure, and can choose EU or US hosting at signup.

Use self-hosted HitKeep when your main requirement is direct control over the runtime, data directory, network policy, and backup process.

Use the read-only MCP server for web analytics page when the adoption question is the exact MCP tool surface, token boundary, Search Console analytics access, or AI crawler analytics access.

Use the migration overview when the adoption question is how to move history, replay logs, or run HitKeep beside another analytics product. Use the Google Search Console guide when the adoption question is whether organic query data can live in HitKeep without exposing it in public share links. Use the self-hosted GA4 alternative guide when the migration question is specifically about replacing Google Analytics 4 with infrastructure you control. Use the Google Analytics alternative for WordPress guide when the site owner wants to replace GA4 on WordPress through the HitKeep plugin. Use the comparison pages when you are replacing a specific analytics product and need a side-by-side evaluation before changing tags.

Use the cookieless event tracking guide when the adoption question is how to measure clicks, downloads, forms, custom events, and conversions without analytics cookies.

Use the QR campaigns guide when the adoption question is how to connect printed material, event signage, packaging, or other offline surfaces to tracked landing pages.

Use the AI visibility analytics guide when the adoption question is how to collect server-side AI crawler analytics and connect those fetches to later AI-referred traffic.

Use the AI visibility for SEO agencies guide when the adoption question is how to package that workflow as a client pilot.