[croon]

> Collecting user usage data is the basic step to actually understanding how your users use your website so you can improve it.

You can do that without a cookie prompt if you don't send it off to a third-party.

I rather like knowing which companies do and don't.

[aurareturn]

Most websites can’t afford to roll their own backend analytics.

[croon]

OpenPanel, Plausible, Umami, Matamo.

But we're digressing. The point is the regulation is very good for data integrity and the general public.

[aurareturn]

Check out the outrageous pricing on Matmo: https://matomo.org/pricing/

Holy cow. 1m views = $204.

You have to be kidding me right? This is not an alternative.

[croon]

1. You're looking at their hosted offering.

2. You've chosen to ignore all other valid arguments in all other threads.