Grain vs Rybbit
Rybbit is for teams who want lightweight, privacy-first, self-hostable analytics. Grain is for teams who want an AI analyst that investigates revenue leaks across web and mobile.
A lightweight, open-source, self-hostable analytics tool with strong privacy defaults. You're comfortable in dashboards and write your own SQL.
An AI analyst that proactively surfaces what's broken in your funnels, generates investigation reports without a data team, and covers heatmaps, session replay, and mobile alongside web.
They overlap on: Cookieless tracking, EU privacy compliance, modern UI, no-credit-card trial.
Feature matrix
What each tool ships today. No roadmap wishes.
When Rybbit is the better choice
- Open source matters more than features.
- You're a privacy purist. Grain ships session replay, which some teams don't want.
- You want a single-binary self-hosted deploy.
- You don't want AI in your analytics.
- You're a side project with no revenue to optimize.
When Grain is the better choice
- You don't have a data team.
- You need to find revenue leaks, not just measure traffic.
- You want web + mobile + heatmaps + session replay in one tool.
- You're on WordPress or WooCommerce.
- You want an AI assistant that can also be private (BYOK).
Run both, no commitment
Already on Rybbit? Run both for 30 days — the scripts coexist. Compare what each one shows you. Trying both? Email eray@grainql.com for a 90-day Growth-tier trial. Email eray@grainql.com for a 90-day Growth-tier trial.
FAQ
No, not in the next 12 months. Self-hosting is available on enterprise tier.
No. No cross-site tracking, no fingerprinting, no third-party cookies.
Yes. CSV from every view, plus the Grain Connector (in development).