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Alternatives to Simple Analytics
20 marketing & analytics tools sit alongside Simple Analytics in this directory. Below is what separates each from Simple Analytics on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 7
- Cheaper to start
- 6
- Simple Analytics starts at
- $20/month
Why people look past Simple Analytics
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Simple Analytics entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Simple Analytics carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 7 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Simple Analytics publishes a single plan, Standard at $20/month. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Free behaviour analytics tool with session recordings, heatmaps, and AI insights
- Can be used without paying; Simple Analytics cannot.
- Starts $20 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a free model rather than subscription.
B2B revenue attribution platform
- Can be used without paying; Simple Analytics cannot.
- Starts $730 a month dearer, at $750/month.
A/B testing for Google Analytics
- Can be used without paying; Simple Analytics cannot.
- Starts $20 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Product analytics for mobile and web
- Can be used without paying; Simple Analytics cannot.
- Starts $20 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
All-in-one conversion optimization
- Can be used without paying; Simple Analytics cannot.
- Starts $12 a month dearer, at $32/month.
- 5 tiers to Simple Analytics's 1.
B2B product analytics
- Can be used without paying; Simple Analytics cannot.
- Starts $20 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Every Simple Analytics alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Simple Analytics badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (7)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Microsoft Clarity , Free
- Dreamdata , Free, then $750/month
- Google Optimize , Free
- Countly , Free
- Lucky Orange , Free, then $32/month
- June , Free
- Matomo , Free
Cheaper than Simple Analytics (6)
Entry price under Simple Analytics's $20/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Microsoft Clarity , Free
- Google Optimize , Free
- Countly , Free
- June , Free
- Matomo , Free
- Fathom Analytics , $14/month
What you would be giving up
Simple Analytics is most often brought in for cookie-free website analytics that avoids a consent banner, keeping visitor data hosted in the eu for gdpr purposes, replacing or running alongside google analytics with a single-page dashboard. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Simple Analytics is broadly right and the question is cost, the Simple Analytics pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Marketing & Analytics category lists everything the directory holds, and best marketing & analytics tools ranks them.
Simple Analytics runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Simple Analytics alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Simple Analytics?
- 20 other marketing & analytics tools are listed in this directory, led by Microsoft Clarity, Dreamdata, Google Optimize, Countly. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Simple Analytics?
- 7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Microsoft Clarity, Dreamdata, Google Optimize, Countly, Lucky Orange.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Simple Analytics?
- Yes. 6 of the alternatives below start under Simple Analytics's $20/month: Microsoft Clarity at Free, Google Optimize at Free, Countly at Free, June at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Simple Analytics?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Simple Analytics?
- Simple Analytics is most often brought in for cookie-free website analytics that avoids a consent banner, keeping visitor data hosted in the eu for gdpr purposes, replacing or running alongside google analytics with a single-page dashboard. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Simple Analytics?
- None of the marketing & analytics tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Simple Analytics alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Marketing & Analytics, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Simple Analytics against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Simple Analytics covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every marketing & analytics tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Marketing & Analytics category, 20 tools beside Simple Analytics. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.