[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":9},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-\u002Fblog\u002Frybbit":3},{"path":4,"title":5,"description":6,"date":7,"rawbody":8},"\u002Fblog\u002Frybbit","Kill Google Analytics","Privacy-friendly analytics that actually work.","2025-11-28","---\ntitle: 'Kill Google Analytics'\ndescription: 'Privacy-friendly analytics that actually work.'\ndate: '2025-11-28'\n---\n\nGA4 is a bloated mess. Trying to find a simple page view count feels like navigating a cockpit, and it likely violates GDPR by default.\n\nWe don't need \"data lakes\" for a personal blog or a SaaS MVP. We need to know if anyone is reading, without selling their soul to an ad network.\n\n> \"Data should be an asset, not a liability.\"\n> — The Internet\n\n[Rybbit](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Frybbit-io\u002Frybbit) is the open-source alternative. It gives you the metrics you actually care about—sessions, bounce rates, sources—without the surveillance capitalism baggage. It's clean, fast, and features a frog.\n\n### Why it works\n\n1. **Self-hostable:** `docker-compose up -d` and you own your data.\n2. **Session Replays:** Watch exactly how users rage-click on your broken buttons.\n3. **No Cookie Banners:** It's compliant by design. No more annoying pop-ups.\n\nSwitch to Rybbit, or keep pretending you understand your GA4 dashboard.\n",1783267423470]