OpenWebAnalytics leads in popularity with 2,681 stars vs 1,104 stars for Swetrix. The 143% higher star count indicates stronger community adoption. In terms of developer contributions, OpenWebAnalytics has 489 forks, indicating moderate developer engagement.

Both projects show recent activity, with OpenWebAnalytics last updated 16 hours ago and Swetrix 2 days ago.

Both tools share common technology foundations, being built with JavaScript, CSS. However, they differ in their additional technology choices: OpenWebAnalytics uses PHP while Swetrix leverages Bash, Typescript, JSX, NestJS.

OpenWebAnalytics has been in development longer, starting 14 years ago, compared to Swetrix which began 5 years ago. This 9.1-year head start suggests OpenWebAnalytics may have more mature features and established processes.

The projects use different licenses: OpenWebAnalytics is licensed under GPL-2.0 while Swetrix uses AGPL-3.0. Consider the licensing requirements when choosing for your project.

Both tools serve similar use cases in Web Analytics.

Both OpenWebAnalytics and Swetrix offer self-hosting capabilities, giving you full control over your data and infrastructure.