Fathom Lite

The original open-source version of Fathom Analytics, a simple website analytics tool in Go, no longer getting new features but still maintained for bugs.

8k stars, 388 forks Go On GitHub since November 2016

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Development has slowed down. No commits in the last 90 days; the latest on 18 March 2026. Active alternatives: Plausible, Ackee, GoAccess.

What is Fathom Lite?

Fathom Lite was the very first version of Fathom Analytics, the paid, hosted privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics, and has been downloaded millions of times. It shows simple site statistics on a small dashboard, runs as a single Go binary, and stores data in SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL. The team says it no longer adds features to this version but continues to maintain it and fix bugs.

Good fit if

  • You want a tiny, stable stats tool that does not change.
  • You are already running it and are happy with the basics.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want an actively developed privacy-friendly tool: Plausible or Umami.

Before you adopt it

Fathom Lite is MIT-licensed. There were no commits in the last 90 days, and the company's current product is a separate closed service.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 30 October 2026. Report a correction

Fathom Lite health: is it still maintained?

14 of 100, slowing down

  • Activity
    No commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 18 March 2026.
    0 / 30
  • Contributors
    Nobody committed in the last 90 days.
    0 / 20
  • Releases
    0 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v1.3.1, on 31 January 2023.
    1 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Too few recent issues from outside the team to measure, so this part gets a neutral score.
    10 / 20
  • Security practices
    OpenSSF Scorecard 2.5 of 10.
    3 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

Fathom Lite license: is it open source?

Fathom Lite uses MIT, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. November 2016First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayMIT.

How to run Fathom Lite yourself

Docker
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
docker-compose.yml: 2 services (mysql)
Setup effort
2 of 5, judged from the compose file
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
Builds for Linux, including ARM in GitHub releases
Interface languages
English only

Install instructions: usefathom.com or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about Fathom Lite

Is Fathom Lite open source?

Yes. Fathom Lite is published under MIT, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is Fathom Lite still maintained?

Its health score is 14 of 100 (slowing down). It had no commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 18 March 2026, and its latest release came out on 31 January 2023.

How do I run Fathom Lite?

You can run it with Docker, as an app for Linux, including ARM. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What are the alternatives to Fathom Lite?

Close alternatives in the Web analytics category include Plausible, Ackee, GoAccess.