The self-hosted core is free if you run the server yourself; Umami Cloud is a paid product. MetriXs is a managed cloud with a free-forever plan (1 site, 5k pageviews/mo), so you get the managed experience without paying or maintaining anything.

Does Umami have an MCP server or uptime monitoring?

No. Umami has no MCP support and no uptime monitoring. MetriXs ships a first-party read-only MCP server on every plan (ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor can query your stats directly) and pings your site every 5 minutes with email alerts on downtime.

Does Umami have more features than MetriXs?

On-site instrumentation, yes: recent Umami releases added session replays, heatmaps, custom boards and real-user web vitals, which MetriXs deliberately doesn’t do. MetriXs covers the other direction: GEO/SEO, security and performance audits plus uptime monitoring, none of which Umami offers.

Yes. Umami sets no cookies and needs no consent banner, like MetriXs. Both are privacy-first and GDPR-friendly.

Should I self-host Umami or use MetriXs?

If you want full data control, enjoy running infrastructure, or need replays and heatmaps, self-hosted Umami is a solid choice. If you want analytics plus audits, uptime monitoring and AI access without maintaining anything, MetriXs is the better fit, with a free tier to try it on.

MetriXs

MetriXs vs

Umami

Umami has grown up: recent releases added session replays, heatmaps, custom dashboards and revenue reports, and it remains open source and self-hostable. The trade is still the same though: you run it, patch it and back it up, or pay for Umami Cloud. MetriXs is the managed alternative: an EU cloud with a real free tier, flat pricing, plus site audits (GEO/SEO, security, performance), uptime monitoring and a first-party MCP server that Umami doesn’t have.

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Managed cloud, zero ops

Self-hosting Umami means updates, backups, capacity planning and a server that never sleeps. Umami Cloud removes the ops but is a paid product. MetriXs is managed from day one, EU-hosted, with a free-forever tier (1 site, 5k pageviews/mo) and flat pricing from €6/mo.

Site audits Umami doesn’t run

Umami shows you what happened; MetriXs also tells you what to fix. The GEO-readiness audit checks whether AI engines can find, read and cite your site, the SEO audit catches on-page issues, and the security and performance audits cover HTTPS, headers, cookies and delivery. Umami has no equivalent.

Uptime monitoring included

MetriXs pings your site every 5 minutes and emails your team the moment it goes down (opt-in, all plans). Umami has no uptime monitoring, so analytics and availability need two tools.

AI-ready, out of the box

MetriXs tracks AI referrals (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot) on every plan and ships a first-party read-only MCP server, so AI assistants can query your stats directly. Umami has neither: no AI-referral panel and no MCP support.

Side-by-side

Umami features checked from umami.is docs and release notes (Sep 2026, v3.1/3.2). Umami Cloud pricing is not published consistently, so no figure is stated here.

	MetriXs	Umami
Hosting model	Managed EU cloud	Self-host free, or Umami Cloud (paid)
Free plan	Yes, 5k pv, 1 site, 1mo	Self-host free; cloud trial
Pricing model	Flat (sites + members)	Cloud tiered
AI referral tracking	Yes, all plans (dedicated panel)	No
MCP server (AI access to stats)	Yes, built-in, all plans	No
GEO/SEO audits	Yes (Team & Pro)	No
Security audit (HTTPS, headers, cookies)	Yes (Team & Pro)	No
Performance audit (TTFB, caching)	Yes (Team & Pro)	No
Uptime monitoring	Yes, all plans (5-min checks, email alerts)	No
Heatmaps & session replay	No	Yes (v3.1+)
Real-user web vitals	No (lab audit instead)	Yes (v3.1+)
Revenue tracking	Yes, incl. Shopify app	Yes (revenue reports)
Custom dashboards	One focused screen	Yes (custom boards)
Team members	Included in plan	Self-host: unlimited; cloud: by tier
Cookies	None	None
Cookie banner needed	No	No
GDPR compliant	By design	Yes
Open source	No	Yes (core)
Data retention	1–24 months (by plan)	Self-host: unlimited

Both are cookieless and GDPR-friendly. Umami is open source, and recent versions added session replays, heatmaps, real-user web vitals and revenue reports, genuinely more on-site instrumentation than MetriXs offers. MetriXs wins on management, audits, uptime and AI access; Umami wins if you want self-hosting or replays.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Umami free?: The self-hosted core is free if you run the server yourself; Umami Cloud is a paid product. MetriXs is a managed cloud with a free-forever plan (1 site, 5k pageviews/mo), so you get the managed experience without paying or maintaining anything.
Does Umami have an MCP server or uptime monitoring?: No. Umami has no MCP support and no uptime monitoring. MetriXs ships a first-party read-only MCP server on every plan (ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor can query your stats directly) and pings your site every 5 minutes with email alerts on downtime.
Does Umami have more features than MetriXs?: On-site instrumentation, yes: recent Umami releases added session replays, heatmaps, custom boards and real-user web vitals, which MetriXs deliberately doesn’t do. MetriXs covers the other direction: GEO/SEO, security and performance audits plus uptime monitoring, none of which Umami offers.
Is Umami cookieless?: Yes. Umami sets no cookies and needs no consent banner, like MetriXs. Both are privacy-first and GDPR-friendly.
Should I self-host Umami or use MetriXs?: If you want full data control, enjoy running infrastructure, or need replays and heatmaps, self-hosted Umami is a solid choice. If you want analytics plus audits, uptime monitoring and AI access without maintaining anything, MetriXs is the better fit, with a free tier to try it on.