[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":535},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-35539476":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":27,"sentiment":28,"stance_mix":29,"scored_comments":33,"aspects":34,"strip":42,"post_text":44,"what":45,"said":76,"maker_in_thread":222,"shape":232,"grid":236,"attempts":497,"same_week":498,"maker_shows":352,"maker_hidden":527,"reader_version":528,"card":529},"35539476","Beam Analytics","Google Analytics alternative with the most generous free tier","title","Show HN: Google Analytics alternative with the most generous free tier","https:\u002F\u002Fbeamanalytics.io\u002F","beamanalytics.io","flurly",1681306812,2023,124,94,504,3109,17,"notable","web_saas","web analytics","web_app",[24,21,25,26],"google analytics alternative","cookieless analytics","gdpr analytics","mixed",-0.243,{"positive":30,"neutral":31,"mixed":32,"critical":18},5,12,2,36,{"design":35,"privacy":37,"pricing":39,"execution":40,"idea":41},{"positive":36,"critical":32},1,{"positive":38,"critical":31},0,{"positive":32,"critical":36},{"positive":38,"critical":38},{"positive":36,"critical":36},[38,38,38,38,36,38,38,38,38,36,38,38,38,43,38,38,38,30,36,30,36,43,30,36,38,38,36,43,43,30,36,36,43,36,36,38,36,38,38,36],3,null,{"problem":46,"audience":53,"pricing":57,"motivation":64,"time_to_build":44,"stack":68,"openness":73,"stage":74,"team_size":75},{"value":47,"source":48,"evidence":49},"Replacing Google Analytics after the switch to GA4 without paying high prices","maker",[50],{"id":51,"by":11,"text":52},"35539481","Hi HN, As an indie hacker, the new Google Analytics (GA4) coming motivated me to look for a straightforward alternative that would also be affordable. 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