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Google Analytics vs Clicky

Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 Google Analytics with the European alternative 🇪🇺 Clicky on the things that actually decide who can read your data.

🇺🇸 Google Analyticsvs🇪🇺 Clicky

Verdict

  • Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?

    Clicky — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.

  • Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?

    Neither ships full E2E by default — check the table for nuance.

  • Which one tracks you for ads?

    Google Analytics relies on ad tracking. Clicky doesn't.

  • Which one is open source?

    Clicky is not fully open source — check details.

Side-by-side

Google Analytics vs Clicky — full comparison

Criteria
🇪🇺 Clicky
🇺🇸 Google Analytics
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Mountain View, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
United Kingdom
Global, US-controlled
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Independent
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Founded
2007
2005

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