Is Fathom Analytics or GemPages better?

Neither clearly leads. Fathom Analytics starts at $14/month and GemPages at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Fathom Analytics or GemPages?

GemPages has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $14/month for Fathom Analytics and Free for GemPages.

Does Fathom Analytics or GemPages run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

Can I use GemPages for free?

Yes. GemPages has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Fathom Analytics starts at $14/month.

What is Fathom Analytics best used for?

Fathom Analytics is most often used for privacy-focused web analytics without cookie banners, a lightweight google analytics replacement, tracking many sites from one account, long-term historical reporting while subscribed. Of those, privacy-focused web analytics without cookie banners and a lightweight google analytics replacement are not what GemPages is typically brought in for.

What can Fathom Analytics do that GemPages cannot?

Fathom Analytics covers Page view tracking, Goal tracking, Real-time analytics, Referrer tracking.

Marketing & Analytics · head to head

Fathom Analytics vs GemPages

Fathom Analytics

Marketing & Analytics

Website analytics made simple

From: $14/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

GemPages

Content Creation

Drag and drop page builder for Shopify

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only GemPages has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Fathom Analytics there is no free tier, only a 7 day trial; GemPages free plan is capped and the paid Basic tier still limits usage, with plans running from about $1 to $100 per month depending on page views and features

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fathom Analytics and GemPages actually diverge.

Attributes where Fathom Analytics and GemPages differ
Attribute	Fathom Analytics	GemPages
Starting price	$14/month	Free
Pricing model	subscription	freemium
Free tier	No	Yes
Category	Marketing & Analytics	Content Creation
Founded	2014	Unknown

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Fathom Analytics

Page view tracking
Goal tracking
Real-time analytics
Referrer tracking
Privacy-focused
GDPR compliant
Cloud deployment
Web support

Only in GemPages

Nothing recorded that Fathom Analytics does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Fathom Analytics

Privacy-focused web analytics without cookie bannersnot GemPages
A lightweight Google Analytics replacementnot GemPages
Tracking many sites from one accountnot GemPages
Long-term historical reporting while subscribednot GemPages

GemPages

No use cases recorded yet. See the GemPages review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Fathom Analytics

There is no free tier, only a 7 day trial
Priced on pageviews, from $45 a month at the 500,000 pageview level
Custom events count against the pageview allowance rather than being tracked separately
Site allowances come in packs, with additional 50-site packs at $10 a month
Data is retained forever only while the subscription is active

GemPages

Free plan is capped and the paid Basic tier still limits usage, with plans running from about $1 to $100 per month depending on page views and features

Pricing, plan by plan

Fathom Analytics

$14/month

Starter$14/month
- Unlimited page views
- 1 site
- Real-time analytics

GemPages

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the GemPages review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Fathom Analytics if

You need page view tracking.
You also want goal tracking.

Fathom Analytics review

Choose GemPages if

You want to start without paying.

GemPages review

Questions people ask

Is Fathom Analytics or GemPages better?: Neither clearly leads. Fathom Analytics starts at $14/month and GemPages at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fathom Analytics or GemPages?: GemPages has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $14/month for Fathom Analytics and Free for GemPages.
Does Fathom Analytics or GemPages run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use GemPages for free?: Yes. GemPages has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Fathom Analytics starts at $14/month.
What is Fathom Analytics best used for?: Fathom Analytics is most often used for privacy-focused web analytics without cookie banners, a lightweight google analytics replacement, tracking many sites from one account, long-term historical reporting while subscribed. Of those, privacy-focused web analytics without cookie banners and a lightweight google analytics replacement are not what GemPages is typically brought in for.
What can Fathom Analytics do that GemPages cannot?: Fathom Analytics covers Page view tracking, Goal tracking, Real-time analytics, Referrer tracking.

Fathom Analytics vs GemPages

Fathom Analytics

GemPages

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Fathom Analytics

Only in GemPages

What people use each for

Fathom Analytics

GemPages

Where each one falls short

Fathom Analytics

GemPages

Pricing, plan by plan

Fathom Analytics

GemPages

Which should you pick?

Choose Fathom Analytics if

Choose GemPages if

Questions people ask

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