Any good open source alternatives to Google Analytics?

It has less features, but Plausible[1] is pretty good at basics.

[1] https://plausible.io

Matomo is open source. They have a comparison with Google Analytics: https://matomo.org/matomo-vs-google-analytics-comparison/

Pirsch analytics is a great one https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch

Not open source but I'd highly recommend: https://usefathom.com/

Countly is an open source alternative. Here is comparison with Google Analytics: https://countly.com/google-analytics-alternative

I’m looking for even a good free or nearly alternative!

I’ve clients, myself included, that just want to know how much traffic we get and where from if possible.

Is that too much to ask!?

Google have lost the plot and assume the entire world is obsessed with customer journey metrics and tracking very single micro action on a website or App.

Gawd. GA4 is just kinda annoying and too try hard.

I am trying to build something different: a self-hosted premium (as in paid) analytics platform [0].

[0]: https://uxwizz.com

I would suggest you take a look at Wide Angle Analytics https://wideangle.co

(disclaimer: our product)

It is paid, but we offer free accounts for selected FOSS projects :)

I wrote about Plausible Analytics (popular GA alternative) a little while ago <https://medium.com/scoutflo/the-google-analytics-alternative...>

It's open source!