Open Web Analytics

Open Web Analytics (OWA) is an open-source web analytics tool that functions in a similar way to Google Analytics – with one key difference: all visitor data remains on your own server. You can see which pages are being visited, where the traffic is coming from and how users navigate your website; heatmaps and click tracking also show exactly where on a page users are actually clicking. With Managed Open Web Analytics Hosting from OpenHosting, you receive these analytics as a fully managed service – without any data being sent to a US corporation.

The advantage over free cloud services is that you pay with money rather than with your visitors’ data. OWA can be configured to comply with data protection regulations, there is no vendor lock-in, and you can analyse as many of your own domains as you like.

Who is Open Web Analytics suitable for?

OWA is suitable for Swiss SMEs and organisations that wish to collect their website statistics in compliance with data protection regulations. Agencies can analyse their clients’ websites without having to enter into new tracking agreements with US providers for each domain. Fiduciary firms, law firms and medical practices, whose website visitors are particularly sensitive to tracking, receive key performance indicators without any data being transferred. Online shops also benefit from the e-commerce integration, whilst clubs and associations can measure the usage of their services whilst retaining full control over the data.

Open Web Analytics Hosting in Switzerland

OpenHosting operates your OWA instance on a fully managed basis in Swiss data centres in the Zurich region. The visitor data collected – which also constitutes personal data – therefore remains in Switzerland in compliance with the nDSG. Daily 3-2-1 backups (hourly in the Business Plan), updates, monitoring and support are included in the price. All you need to do is embed the tracking code on your website; we take care of the operation and maintenance of the analytics platform.

If you’re switching from Google Analytics, we’ll help you set up tracking and configure your reports. Managed Open Web Analytics Hosting is available from CHF 19 per month with unlimited domains – the Business Plan includes custom event tracking and full API access for your own reports and integrations.