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Julius vs Umami

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Julius

Influencer Marketing

AI-powered influencer marketing analytics

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Umami logo

Umami

Marketing

Open source, cookie-free web analytics you can self-host for the cost of a database

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Umami has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Julius julius is owned by Triller, with the site footer reading JuliusWorks, LLC, A Triller Company; Umami there is no cohort analysis, retention curve, session replay or multi-touch attribution, so a marketing team that needs to justify channel spend will still buy a second tool and Umami becomes a supplementary dashboard.
  • They diverge on capability: Julius covers AI-powered analytics, Umami covers Cookie-free tracking.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Julius and Umami actually diverge.

Attributes where Julius and Umami differ
AttributeJuliusUmami
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer month by event count
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, ApiWeb, Linux
CategoryInfluencer MarketingMarketing
Founded2017Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Julius

  • AI-powered analytics
  • Creator recommendations
  • Audience insights
  • Campaign analysis
  • Performance tracking
  • Competitive benchmarking
  • Report generation
  • Predictive analytics

Only in Umami

  • Cookie-free tracking
  • Self-hosting
  • Small tracking script
  • Custom events
  • Funnels and goals
  • Multi-site and teams
  • Public dashboards
  • API access

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Julius

  • Searching influencer profiles across eight social networksnot Umami
  • Managing influencer campaigns for brands and agencies in one placenot Umami

Umami

  • A developer who wants traffic numbers on a personal or client site without adding a consent bannernot Julius
  • An organisation whose legal or procurement team has ruled out sending visitor data to a US advertising companynot Julius
  • A high-traffic site where hosted analytics priced by pageview band has become expensive and self-hosting removes the ceiling entirelynot Julius
  • A team that wants analytics data in a database they already control so they can query and join it themselvesnot Julius

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Julius

  • Julius is owned by Triller, with the site footer reading JuliusWorks, LLC, A Triller Company
  • Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, tier or minimum published; the site offers only a demo request or sign in

Umami

  • There is no cohort analysis, retention curve, session replay or multi-touch attribution, so a marketing team that needs to justify channel spend will still buy a second tool and Umami becomes a supplementary dashboard.
  • Self-hosting is only free in licence terms; you own the database, the upgrades, the backups and the query performance at scale, and a busy site's events table grows quickly enough to need real attention.
  • Because it stores no persistent identifier, it cannot follow a user across devices or sessions in any meaningful way, which makes returning-visitor and lifetime-value questions unanswerable by design rather than by omission.
  • Cloud overage is billed per event beyond the plan allowance, so a traffic spike or a badly instrumented custom event can produce a bill materially above the $20 or $200 headline before anyone notices.
  • It is maintained by a small team, so the pace of new capability is modest and enterprise expectations such as SSO, granular role permissions and formal support agreements are limited compared with commercial analytics vendors.

Pricing, plan by plan

Julius

On request
  • Professional$undefined/month
    • AI analytics
    • Creator recommendations
    • Campaign insights

Umami

Free
  • Self-hostedFree
    • MIT licensed, no licence fee
    • No event limit imposed by the software
    • Unlimited websites and users
  • Cloud HobbyFree
    • Up to 100,000 events per month
    • 3 websites
    • 6 months data retention
  • Cloud Pro$20/month
    • Up to 1,000,000 events per month
    • Unlimited websites
    • Unlimited team members
  • Cloud Business$200/month
    • Up to 10,000,000 events per month
    • All Pro features
    • Higher volume overage rate

Which should you pick?

Choose Julius if

  • You need ai-powered analytics.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want creator recommendations.
Julius review

Choose Umami if

  • You need cookie-free tracking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Linux.
  • You also want self-hosting.
Umami review

Questions people ask

Is Julius or Umami better?
Neither clearly leads. Julius starts at On request and Umami at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Julius or Umami?
Umami has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Julius and Free for Umami.
Does Julius or Umami run on more platforms?
Julius runs on Web, Api. Umami runs on Web, Linux.
Can I use Umami for free?
Yes. Umami has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Julius starts at On request.
What is Julius best used for?
Julius is most often used for searching influencer profiles across eight social networks, managing influencer campaigns for brands and agencies in one place. Of those, searching influencer profiles across eight social networks and managing influencer campaigns for brands and agencies in one place are not what Umami is typically brought in for.
What can Julius do that Umami cannot?
Julius covers AI-powered analytics, Creator recommendations, Audience insights, Campaign analysis. Umami covers Cookie-free tracking, Self-hosting, Small tracking script, Custom events.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Umami: Is Umami really free?

Self-hosted, yes; it is MIT licensed with no event cap. You pay for the server and database. Umami Cloud has a free tier at 100,000 events a month and paid tiers from $20.

Umami: Do I need a cookie consent banner?

For Umami analytics specifically, generally no, because it sets no cookies and stores no personal data. Other tags on your site may still require one.

Umami: Can it replace Google Analytics?

For traffic, referrers and event counts, yes. For attribution modelling, audiences and advertising integration, no.

Umami: What does it need to run?

A container and a PostgreSQL or MySQL database. Most people deploy it on infrastructure they already pay for.

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