Software · head to head
Countly vs June
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Countly the private cloud plan starts at $175 a month and is described as usage based without stating the unit; June the pricing page lists a single all-in-one plan with no price, no minimum and no named cost driver
- They diverge on capability: Countly covers Event tracking, June covers B2B analytics.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Countly and June actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Countly
- Event tracking
- Crash reporting
- Analytics dashboard
- User retention
- Open-source
- On-premise deployment
- Mobile support
- Api support
Only in June
- B2B analytics
- Account tracking
- Cohort analysis
- Dashboards
- Slack
- Segment
- GDPR
- English language support
Both cover
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Countly
- Product analytics for mobile and web applicationsnot June
- Self hosting analytics where data cannot leave the organisationnot June
June
- Company-level product analytics for B2B SaaSnot Countly
- Spotting churn risk from account usage patternsnot Countly
- Pushing product usage data into Salesforce, HubSpot or Attionot Countly
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Countly
- The private cloud plan starts at $175 a month and is described as usage based without stating the unit
- No event cap, data point limit or user limit is published for either paid plan
- The self hosted Enterprise edition is custom priced and billed annually
- Adaptivity and intelligence features are separately priced add ons on the cheaper plan
June
- The pricing page lists a single all-in-one plan with no price, no minimum and no named cost driver
- There is no startup plan; the vendor states June is a fit for companies with at least $1M of ARR
- Setup fees are charged separately and the vendor states they vary based on implementation complexity
- The vendor states June is a poor fit for products with a large user base but low revenue per user
Pricing, plan by plan
Countly
Free- Open SourceFree
- Open-source
- Self-hosted
- Full features
June
Free- FreeFree
- Basic analytics
- 1 user
- 30 days retention
Which should you pick?
Choose Countly if
- You need event tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
- You also want crash reporting.
Choose June if
- You need b2b analytics.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want account tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Countly or June better?
- Neither clearly leads. Countly starts at Free and June at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Countly or June?
- Countly starts at Free and June at Free.
- Does Countly or June run on more platforms?
- Countly runs on Web, Mobile, Api. June runs on Web.
- Can I use Countly for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Countly best used for?
- Countly is most often used for product analytics for mobile and web applications, self hosting analytics where data cannot leave the organisation. Of those, product analytics for mobile and web applications and self hosting analytics where data cannot leave the organisation are not what June is typically brought in for.
- What can Countly do that June cannot?
- Countly covers Event tracking, Crash reporting, Analytics dashboard, User retention. June covers B2B analytics, Account tracking, Cohort analysis, Dashboards. Both handle Cloud deployment, Web support.