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Tinylytics vs Countly
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Tinylytics and Countly — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Tinylytics vs Countly: at a glance
What is Tinylytics?
Tinylytics adds ten interface languages and keeps SEO audits on monitoring-only sites.
Tinylytics now offers ten more interface languages plus British English, keeps SEO audits running on monitoring-only sites and cleans up its content checks. Last week brought account-wide IP ignore rules and the monitoring-only mode, and October added a simpler embed script, cloud and Tor traffic exclusion and an AI-ranked SEO audit for Ultra.
What is Countly?
Countly 25.03.59 defaults to Node 26, supports MongoDB 9 and tightens app scoping.
Countly 25.03.59 on November 13 is a large LTS patch. Clean installs and Docker images move to Node.js 26 and MongoDB 9.0, with older versions still working, and arm64 Docker images arrive. Security fixes tighten which apps a scoped token or member can reach across exports, dashboards, alerts and data tools, and wrong two-factor codes now count toward lockout.
Tinylytics vs Countly: editorial side-by-side
Tinylytics
5.0ANALYTICS
Tinylytics adds ten interface languages and keeps SEO audits on monitoring-only sites.
◆ Current state
Tinylytics now offers ten more interface languages plus British English, keeps SEO audits running on monitoring-only sites and cleans up its content checks. Last week brought account-wide IP ignore rules and the monitoring-only mode, and October added a simpler embed script, cloud and Tor traffic exclusion and an AI-ranked SEO audit for Ultra.
◆ Where it's heading
The weekly cadence continues, alternating data-quality fixes with features that let one account cover more sites and more users. Localisation is the first sign of a push beyond English-speaking indie site owners.
◆ Prediction
Expect further work on monitoring-only sites and the SEO audit, the two features the last two releases built on.
Countly
5.0ANALYTICS
Countly 25.03.59 defaults to Node 26, supports MongoDB 9 and tightens app scoping.
◆ Current state
Countly 25.03.59 on November 13 is a large LTS patch. Clean installs and Docker images move to Node.js 26 and MongoDB 9.0, with older versions still working, and arm64 Docker images arrive. Security fixes tighten which apps a scoped token or member can reach across exports, dashboards, alerts and data tools, and wrong two-factor codes now count toward lockout.
◆ Where it's heading
Countly is still mostly hardening access control, carrying the token-scoping work from 25.03.58 into every plugin that reads or changes app data. At the same time it keeps the self-hosted stack on current runtimes.
◆ Prediction
Expect a 24.05 patch that backports these scoping fixes, as 24.05.55 did after 25.03.58.
Alternatives to Tinylytics and Countly
Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Tinylytics or Countly.
Dovetail
Dovetail lets admins choose which connectors members can plug into the workspace.
Dagster
Dagster drops Python 3.10 and lets agents run schedules and sensors through MCP.
OpenHouse
OpenHouse adds time-zone-aware retention and per-database table caps.
Kubecost
Kubecost cuts three 3.3.2 release candidates in two days, still without notes.
RStudio
RStudio opens the 2026.11 train with another NOTICE file update.
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Recent activity from Tinylytics and Countly
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 16h agoCountlyCountly 25.03.59: Node 26, MongoDB 9, app scoping fixes
- 4d agoTinylyticsTen new languages, SEO audits on monitoring-only sites, and cleaner content checks
- 9d agoTinylyticsAccount-wide IP ignore rules, monitoring-only sites and new embed options
- 14d agoCountlyCountly 24.05.55: token rules backported, Node 22 move
- 17d agoCountlyCountly 25.03.58: token scoping, revocation and access fixes
- 18d agoTinylyticsA simpler embed script, cleaner stats and archiving that keeps your history
- 19d agoCountlyCountly 25.03.57-LTS distrusts emSign roots, fixes A/B setup
- 21d agoCountlyCountly 25.03.56-LTS: Node CVE patch, licence overdue banner
- 24d agoTinylyticsAn SEO audit with a ranked fix list, page names, and imports that keep their dates
- 29d agoTinylyticsAutomatic form tracking, a Direct row in Referrers, and more countries in email reports
- 1mo agoCountlyCountly 25.03.55: throttled active-user refresh, explicit DB names
- 1mo agoTinylyticsStat cards, new widget looks, Developer mode, and achievements
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Tinylytics and Countly?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Tinylytics and Countly are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Tinylytics better than Countly?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Tinylytics and Countly are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Tinylytics?
Top Tinylytics alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Tinylytics alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/tinylytics for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Countly?
Top Countly alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Countly alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/countly-server for the full list with editorial commentary on each.