Software · head to head
Plausible vs Simple Analytics
Simple Analytics
Software
Privacy-friendly analytics without cookies
- From
- $20/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Plausible there is no free tier, only a 30 day trial; Simple Analytics the free plan requires a Simple Analytics badge on your site and is limited to 1 user, 5 websites and 30 days of history
- They diverge on capability: Plausible covers Outbound link click tracking, Simple Analytics covers GDPR compliant.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Plausible and Simple Analytics actually diverge.
| Attribute | Plausible | Simple Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $9/month | $20/month |
| Founded | 2018 | 2016 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Plausible
- Outbound link click tracking
- No cookies
- 20+ languages language support
Only in Simple Analytics
- GDPR compliant
- English language support
Both cover
- Page view tracking
- Goal tracking
- Real-time analytics
- Privacy-focused
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Plausible
- Privacy-focused web analytics without cookies or personal datanot Simple Analytics
- A Google Analytics replacement that needs no consent bannernot Simple Analytics
- Self-hosted analytics on your own infrastructurenot Simple Analytics
- EU-hosted measurement for data residency requirementsnot Simple Analytics
Simple Analytics
- Cookie-free website analytics that avoids a consent bannernot Plausible
- Keeping visitor data hosted in the EU for GDPR purposesnot Plausible
- Replacing or running alongside Google Analytics with a single-page dashboardnot Plausible
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Plausible
- There is no free tier, only a 30 day trial
- Paid plans are metered on monthly pageviews, so a traffic spike moves you up a plan
- Self-hosting is possible but means running and updating the service yourself
- Deliberately simple, so there are no user-level profiles or funnel-by-individual reports the way a cookie-based analytics tool provides
Simple Analytics
- The free plan requires a Simple Analytics badge on your site and is limited to 1 user, 5 websites and 30 days of history
- Data older than 30 days is automatically deleted on the free plan
- The paid plan starts at $20 per month for 100,000 pageviews and includes only 1 user, with each extra user costing another $20 per month
- Single Sign-On, role-based access, SOC 2 documentation, an SLA and raw data export are Enterprise features quoted only by demo request
- On yearly plans, exceeding your estimated limit gives you one week to raise it before Simple Analytics raises it for you
- Paying by Bitcoin adds 10% and is only offered on yearly billing
- Bank transfer is only available for bills from $500 and adds 10% in banking and service fees
- Unlimited pageviews on the free plan are subject to a fair use policy rather than a stated number
Pricing, plan by plan
Plausible
$9/month- Starter$9/month
- Up to 10k monthly page views
- 30 days retention
- Basic analytics
Simple Analytics
$20/month- Standard$20/month
- Up to 100k page views
- Real-time analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Simple Analytics if
- You need gdpr compliant.
- You also want english language support.
Questions people ask
- Is Plausible or Simple Analytics better?
- Neither clearly leads. Plausible starts at $9/month and Simple Analytics at $20/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Plausible or Simple Analytics?
- Plausible starts at $9/month and Simple Analytics at $20/month.
- Does Plausible or Simple Analytics run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Plausible best used for?
- Plausible is most often used for privacy-focused web analytics without cookies or personal data, a google analytics replacement that needs no consent banner, self-hosted analytics on your own infrastructure, eu-hosted measurement for data residency requirements. Of those, privacy-focused web analytics without cookies or personal data and a google analytics replacement that needs no consent banner are not what Simple Analytics is typically brought in for.
- What can Plausible do that Simple Analytics cannot?
- Plausible covers Outbound link click tracking, No cookies, 20+ languages language support. Simple Analytics covers GDPR compliant, English language support. Both handle Page view tracking, Goal tracking, Real-time analytics, Privacy-focused.
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