Fomo

YES

Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent.

Shows small notifications of recent activity — someone just signed up, someone just bought — pulled from your own systems, as social proof.

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Build activity notifications from your own data.

STACK
- One endpoint reading your own database, a script under 2KB

THE RULE THAT MATTERS MOST
- Only show real events. Fabricated activity is a lie to your visitors and it is the reason this category has a bad name
- If there is not enough real activity, show nothing

THE FEED
- A cached endpoint returning the last N real events: action, a first name or a city, a relative time
- Never a full name, never an email, never anything identifying

DISPLAY
- One at a time, bottom corner, five seconds, thirty seconds apart, then stop after four
- Dismissible, and the dismissal is remembered
- Respect prefers-reduced-motion: fade rather than slide

Include the feed endpoint, the privacy rules and the display schedule.

What you lose

Connectors that read recent orders and signups from a dozen platforms
Display rules and rate limiting already tuned
Templates that look credible rather than desperate

If you would rather not build

Your own recent-orders query plus a script
A static testimonial, which is honest and permanent
Nothing at all, which many sites find performs the same

The escape hatch

open source · no votes, no paid placement

Umami

If you want the events measured as well as shown.

umami-software/umamifree · open source

Astro

Renders the proof server-side so no client script is needed at all.

withastro/astrofree · open source

Why this verdict

our own opinion · changed only by a person

88/100

Verdict yes at 88. It is a cached query and a small script. The only thing worth insisting on is that the events are real.

History

tracked since 10 Aug 2026 · nothing is ever overwritten

Interest · last 30 days

Nothing recorded yet. This chart fills in once the page has visitors, votes or prompt copies — it will not draw a flat line to look busy.

Questions about Fomo

answered from the record above

Is Fomo free?

No — the plan we track is $25 a month. From around $25/month billed monthly, priced on notifications shown.

Can you replace Fomo by building your own?

YES. Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent. Replacement score 88 out of 100, build time one session. Read what you lose before you decide.

How much does Fomo cost?

$25 a month on Starter — $300 a year. Recorded 10 Aug 2026.

What do you lose by replacing Fomo?

Connectors that read recent orders and signups from a dozen platforms; Display rules and rate limiting already tuned; Templates that look credible rather than desperate. If any of those carry weight for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Fomo?

Yes: Umami, Astro. The prompt on this page is for when you want it your way instead.

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