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GoAccess

GoAccess is a real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal in *nix systems or through your browser.

WebsiteGitHubX
Data confidence82/100
Source coverage86/100
Publish confidence84/100
Evidence checkedJul 31, 2026
Score Breakdown

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These bars are a reader-facing view of the ToolVitals evidence model. They summarize maintenance, shipping, confidence, and decay signals.

Activity
Recent commits, releases, changelog, package, and product-motion signals.
Reliability
Maintenance posture from recency, release evidence, availability, and repo signals.
Adoption
Public footprint from GitHub stars, forks, and watchers when available.
Sustainability
Longer-term posture combining health, activity, adoption, confidence, and decay risk.
ToolVitals62/100Health64/100Shipping35/100Zombie Risk0/100
Overall Score62Warning
Activity35
Reliability64
Adoption86
Sustainability66

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About this tool

What ToolVitals knows about GoAccess

GoAccess is a real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal in *nix systems or through your browser.

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

The tool is still alive, but signs of slower momentum are visible.

Source-visible projectWeb AnalyticsOSI-approved OSSScored Intelligence
Repository

GitHub Activity

C
allinurl/goaccess
Stars20,734
Forks1,188
Watchers20,734
Open Issues454
Primary Language
C
Last Commit
10 days ago
Releases 90d
0
Default Branch
master
License
MIT
Repository Status
Active repository
Evidence

Signal Quality

Data Confidence82/100Good
Source Coverage86/100Strong
Publish Confidence84/100Good

ConfidenceHigh-confidence score from multiple public signals.

Zombie RiskNo meaningful zombie signal right now.

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License Evidence

Class
OSI-approved OSS
License
MIT

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Sources

Tracked Sources

Websitehttps://goaccess.ioGitHuballinurl/goaccessXhttps://x.com/goaccess
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Classification

Category
Analytics
Use Case
Web Analytics
Openness
OSI-approved OSS
License
MIT
Tool Mode
Source-visible project
Score Model
Open Source Maintenance
Score Visibility
Scored Intelligence
Status
Warning
Maintainers

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