Business Intelligence · head to head
Cabin vs Namespace
Cabin
Business Intelligence
Cookieless web analytics that also reports the carbon footprint of your website
- From
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes
Namespace
Developer Tools
The dev platform for the next 100 billion commits
- From
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes
The short version
- Cabin is a privacy-first analytics tool; Namespace is a developer infrastructure platform.
- Free plans on both; paid from $14/mo and $100/mo.
- Only Cabin lists cookieless tracking; only Namespace lists GitHub Actions runners.
- Where Namespace falls short: developer plan is pay-as-you-go only; minimum usage unclear.
- Prices and features on this page were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cabin and Namespace actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes).
Not yet recorded: pricing model for Namespace.
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Cabin
- Cookieless tracking
- Carbon reporting
- 1.2kb script
- Custom events
- Ad-blocker bypass
- MCP access
- Branded dashboards
- EU data storage
Only in Namespace
- Devboxes
- GitHub Actions runners
- Docker builds
- Cross-invocation caching
- NVMe storage
- High-speed networking
- Multiple OS support
- Bazel and Turborepo support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cabin
- Replacing Google Analytics on a site where a cookie consent banner is hurting conversion and you do not need behavioural advertising datanot Namespace
- An organisation with a published sustainability commitment that needs a reportable figure for its website emissionsnot Namespace
- An agency managing many client sites that wants unlimited domains and branded client dashboards for a flat $45 a monthnot Namespace
- A developer who wants to query site analytics conversationally through an MCP-connected assistant rather than reading a dashboardnot Namespace
Namespace
- Providing AI coding agents with cloud-based development environmentsnot Cabin
- Accelerating CI builds with faster GitHub Actions runnersnot Cabin
- Distributing builds across teams with managed infrastructurenot Cabin
- Scaling development velocity for monorepo organizationsnot Cabin
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Cabin
- The analytics are deliberately shallow: no funnels, no cohort retention, no session replay and no user-level journeys, so anything beyond traffic and event counts requires a second tool
- Carbon figures are modelled from bytes transferred using CO2.js assumptions about grid intensity and device energy, not measured, so they are directionally useful and should never be presented as audited emissions data
- Cabin is a product of Normally, a design studio, rather than a company whose sole business is analytics, which puts a reasonable question mark over long-term roadmap investment and support depth
- The 30-day retention on the free tier and 12 months on Plus mean year-on-year comparison needs the $45 Scale plan, which is a large jump for a small site that only wanted longer history
- Because it does not use cookies or cross-site identifiers, returning-visitor and multi-session attribution are approximations, which matters if anyone in the business is trying to reconcile it with an ad platform's numbers
Namespace
- Developer plan is pay-as-you-go only; minimum usage unclear
- Team plan $100/mo is competitive but usage limits may be tight
- Devbox pricing separate at $0.004/minute could add up quickly
- Enterprise plan requires custom sales conversation
Pricing, plan by plan
Cabin
Free- FreeFree
- 1 domain
- 10,000 pageviews per month
- 30-day data retention
- Plus$14/mo
- Up to 10 domains
- 100,000 pageviews per month
- 12-month retention
- Scale$45/mo
- Unlimited domains
- 5,000,000 pageviews per month
- Unlimited retention
Namespace
Free- DeveloperFree
- Pay-as-you-go
- On-demand compute
- Docker builds
- Team$100/mo
- 100,000 unit minutes
- 1,000 Docker builds
- Everything in Developer
- Business$250/mo
- 250,000 unit minutes
- 2,500 Docker builds
- Everything in Team
- EnterpriseOn request
- Custom compute/Docker build limits
- Audit log export
- Enterprise SSO
Which should you pick?
Choose Cabin if
- You need cookieless tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want carbon reporting.
Choose Namespace if
- You need devboxes.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux.
- You also want github actions runners.
Questions people ask
- Is Cabin or Namespace better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cabin starts at Free and Namespace at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cabin or Namespace?
- Cabin starts at Free and Namespace at Free.
- Does Cabin or Namespace run on more platforms?
- Cabin runs on Web. Namespace runs on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux.
- Can I use Cabin for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Cabin best used for?
- Cabin is most often used for replacing google analytics on a site where a cookie consent banner is hurting conversion and you do not need behavioural advertising data, an organisation with a published sustainability commitment that needs a reportable figure for its website emissions, an agency managing many client sites that wants unlimited domains and branded client dashboards for a flat $45 a month, a developer who wants to query site analytics conversationally through an mcp-connected assistant rather than reading a dashboard. Of those, replacing google analytics on a site where a cookie consent banner is hurting conversion and you do not need behavioural advertising data and an organisation with a published sustainability commitment that needs a reportable figure for its website emissions are not what Namespace is typically brought in for.
- What can Cabin do that Namespace cannot?
- Cabin covers Cookieless tracking, Carbon reporting, 1.2kb script, Custom events. Namespace covers Devboxes, GitHub Actions runners, Docker builds, Cross-invocation caching.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Cabin: Do I need a cookie consent banner with Cabin?
No. It sets no cookies and collects no cross-site identifiers, and data is stored in the EU, which is the specific reason most buyers switch to it.
Namespace: How is compute usage metered on the Developer plan?
Developer plan uses pay-as-you-go billing. Devboxes bill at $0.004 per minute. Storage and caching services have separate usage-based fees. A 30-day free trial is available to test usage patterns.
SourceCabin: How accurate is the carbon measurement?
It is an estimate derived from data transfer using the CO2.js model. It is reliable for tracking change over time on your own site and unsuitable as an audited emissions figure.
Namespace: What is the difference between Team and Business plans?
Team ($100/mo) includes 100,000 unit minutes and 1,000 Docker builds with email support. Business ($250/mo) includes 250,000 unit minutes, 2,500 Docker builds, and high concurrency with a dedicated Slack channel.
SourceCabin: Who makes Cabin?
It was built at Normally, a research and design studio in London, out of work on data, privacy and the carbon footprint of digital products.
Namespace: Can Namespace support AI coding agents?
Yes, Namespace Devboxes are specifically designed as feature-rich development environments for AI coding agents, with full tooling and performance optimization.
SourceCabin: Can it replace Google Analytics entirely?
For traffic, referrer and event reporting, yes. For advertising attribution, audience building and funnel analysis, no.
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