Alternatives to Plausible
Lightweight cookieless analytics from the EU
Plausible ranks #2 of 10 in Web analytics, with an Alt Score of 89. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0, open source with paid hosting from $9/month and available on the web. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Website owners, indie developers, and businesses (from freelancers to enterprises) who want Google Analytics-level traffic insight without cookie consent banners or user tracking, including teams that prefer to self-host their analytics.
A single-page dashboard showing pageviews, traffic sources, top pages, and goal/conversion tracking without personal data collection or cookies. The tracking script is dramatically lighter than Google Analytics, so it barely affects page load. The product is open source, with both a hosted cloud version and a self-hosted option, and all EU cloud data stays on European servers.
Add a small JavaScript snippet to your site (or self-host the platform) to start collecting anonymous, aggregated visit data automatically. Traffic and conversion stats then appear on a real-time dashboard without needing custom event setup for basic use.
Where Plausible stands out
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Web analytics checklist (16 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for Plausible is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Starts at $9/month verified 2026-07-11
$9 /month
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Platforms Web verified 2026-07-11
Lightweight web analytics built for fast-loading websites
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License AGPL-3.0 verified 2026-07-11
GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 19 November 2007
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Pricing model OSS + paid hosting verified 2026-07-11
Plausible Community Edition (CE) is the free, self-hosted, AGPL-licensed release: you run it on your own server and manage everything yourself.
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Status active verified 2026-07-11
You can now break down the Top Pages, Entry Pages and Exit Pages reports by full URL
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Cookieless / no consent banner Yes verified 2026-07-11
Because Plausible doesn't use cookies or collect personal data, you don't need a GDPR cookie consent banner.
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Self-hostable Yes verified 2026-07-11
Plausible Community Edition (CE) is the free, self-hosted, AGPL-licensed release: you run it on your own server and manage everything yourself.
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Script size Yes verified 2026-07-11
The Plausible tracking script is 2.5KB, which is 54 times smaller.
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Event tracking Yes verified 2026-07-11
Custom events let you measure button clicks, subscription signups or any other action you want visitors to take.
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Funnels Yes verified 2026-07-11
Define a sequence of steps and measure how many visitors complete each one. Use funnel analysis to find where people drop off and improve your conversion rate.
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Session replay No verified 2026-07-11
Plausible does not record individual visitor sessions. There are no mouse movement recordings, rage click detection or heatmaps.
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Data ownership / export Yes verified 2026-07-11
export and import data to and from the cloud
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EU hosting option Yes verified 2026-07-11
All visitor data is securely processed and stored in the EU on infrastructure owned by European companies.
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Real-time dashboard Yes verified 2026-07-11
Plausible Analytics features a realtime view that tells you what's happening on your site live at that moment.
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Free tier limits Partial verified 2026-07-11
30-day free trial, no credit card required.
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API access Yes verified 2026-07-11
Plausible Stats API is a powerful single endpoint HTTP interface to view historical and real-time stats.
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Open source Yes verified 2026-07-11
Plausible Community Edition is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPLv3) or any later version.
https://plausible.io/self-hosted-web-analytics
FAQ
Yes. Simple Analytics, Mixpanel and Microsoft Clarity have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Umami, PostHog and Pirsch — every license claim links its source.