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Freshpaint Event Tracker vs Raccoon

Both stand on event tracking software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Freshpaint Event Tracker

Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

Choose Freshpaint Event Tracker if your organization needs event collection, routing, and privacy controls for healthcare use cases. The three sales-led plans differ in included features and support, so teams should compare those offerings with their needs before choosing.

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Raccoon

Free plan APISelf-hosted

Choose Raccoon if you need a free, Apache 2.0-licensed service to route events from web, mobile or other sources into message queues. Look elsewhere, or plan supporting infrastructure, if you need the ingestion service itself to provide application-level HTTPS or authentication.

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The facts

Freshpaint Event TrackerRaccoon
Free planNoYes
Open sourceNot publishedNot published
Runs onAndroid, API, iPhone, WebAPI, Self-hosted
Lowest paid planFree or on requestNot published
Plans published3None
MakerNot publishedNot published
Websitefreshpaint.ioraystack.github.io
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Freshpaint Event Tracker: what it does well

  • Autotrack collects website interactions without predefined events.
  • Client-side and server-side SDKs support explicit event tracking.
  • Time Machine can analyze historical first-party data.
  • Event controls include allowlists and Event Verification.
  • Freshpaint says it integrates with more than 100 platforms.

What to know first

  • There is no free plan.
  • Pricing requires a conversation with sales.
  • Complex or bespoke setups may need engineering involvement.
  • Comply excludes DSPs from its core integrations.

Raccoon: what it does well

  • Accepts events over WebSocket, REST and gRPC.
  • Routes varied event schemas using event metadata.
  • Kafka is a stable message-queue destination.
  • Monitoring covers latency and active connections.
  • Docker and Kubernetes deployment paths are documented.

What to know first

  • Application-level HTTPS and authentication are not provided.
  • Pub/Sub and Kinesis destinations are marked alpha.

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