Umami is open source, self-hostable and genuinely free if you already have somewhere to put it. For a side project or a privacy-conscious team with spare infrastructure, that is very hard to argue with.
Nohmo is a different trade: hosted, priced, and considerably broader — mobile apps, crash monitoring and silent failure detection alongside the web analytics.
Nohmo vs Umami, feature by feature
| Capability | nohmo | Umami |
|---|---|---|
| Free when self-hosted | Not included | Included |
| Open source | Partial | Included |
| Nothing to operate | Included | Not included |
| Native mobile SDK | Included | Not included |
| Crash monitoring | Included | Not included |
| Funnels and retention | Included | Partial |
| Rage-click / silent failure detection | Included | Not included |
Which one should you pick?
Choose Umami if…
- •Budget is zero and you are happy self-hosting.
- •You want full ownership of the data and the code.
- •Web-only, and basic traffic analytics is sufficient.
Choose Nohmo if…
- •You do not want to operate a database to get analytics.
- •You ship a mobile app.
- •You want crashes and friction in the same place as the funnel.
Where Nohmo falls short today
- •Umami is free and open source. Nohmo is neither.
- •Self-hosting gives complete data ownership; we cannot match that.
- •For a simple website, Umami is very likely the more sensible choice.
Why teams choose Nohmo
No database to keep alive
No Postgres to back up, patch or scale when a post does well.
Mobile included
React Native installs, retention, app versions and native crashes — none of which Umami covers.
One tool instead of three
Analytics, errors and friction in one SDK rather than Umami plus a crash reporter plus something else.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nohmo open source?+
The SDK is MIT-licensed. The backend is not.
What justifies paying?+
Mobile SDKs, crash monitoring, silent failure detection and nothing to operate. If you do not need those, Umami is the better value.
The verdict
Umami is excellent and free for web analytics you host yourself. Nohmo earns its price only if you need mobile, crashes or friction detection.
Comparison reflects our understanding of Umami as of 2026; third-party products change — check their site for current details.