Alternatives to Simple Analytics
Clean privacy-first analytics from the Netherlands
Simple Analytics ranks #6 of 10 in Web analytics, with an Alt Score of 78. It is proprietary, freemium from €20/month and available on the web. 10 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Website owners, agencies, and privacy-conscious organizations (including enterprises and government bodies) who want traffic analytics without cookie consent banners or GDPR compliance headaches.
A privacy-first, cookie-free analytics dashboard showing pageviews, visitors, and traffic sources, hosted on EU infrastructure. It captures traffic that cookie-based tools miss because no consent banner is required. It's GDPR-compliant by design and can run standalone or alongside Google Analytics.
Sign up and add a lightweight tracking script to your site, no sales call or consent popup needed. Data starts flowing into the dashboard within minutes, showing visitor and pageview stats without collecting IP addresses or using persistent tracking.
Where Simple Analytics stands out
Verified capabilities most alternatives don't have.
Why people leave Simple Analytics
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Ranked alternatives
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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 Simple Analytics is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-11
Simple Analytics is free forever
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Platforms Web verified 2026-07-11
Simple, privacy-friendly analytics
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-11
Simple Analytics is not open source and only has paid options (based on a yearly plan)
https://www.simpleanalytics.com/blog/why-simple-analytics-is-a-great-alternative-to-plausible -
Starts at €20/month verified 2026-07-11
€20/month
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Status active verified 2026-07-11
your 14-day free trial (no credit card required) starts
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Cookieless / no consent banner Yes verified 2026-07-11
We do not use cookies or similar tracking technologies.
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Script size Yes verified 2026-07-11
1.9 KB
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Event tracking Yes verified 2026-07-11
click_signup");"
The sa_event-function is the function you'll need to use to create events. To track an event it's as simple as this: sa_event(
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Funnels Yes verified 2026-07-11
Create multi-step funnels to see where visitors drop off in your conversion flow.
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Data ownership / export Yes verified 2026-07-11
Your data belongs to you
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EU hosting option Yes verified 2026-07-11
Your website data never leaves the Netherlands and, therefore, the EU
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Real-time dashboard Yes verified 2026-07-11
Display live visitor stats on your website.
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Free tier limits Yes verified 2026-07-11
Simple Analytics is free forever
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API access Yes verified 2026-07-11
Depending on the public settings of a website you'll need to authenticate
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Open source No verified 2026-07-11
Simple Analytics is not open source and only has paid options (based on a yearly plan)
https://www.simpleanalytics.com/blog/why-simple-analytics-is-a-great-alternative-to-plausible
FAQ
Yes. Mixpanel, Microsoft Clarity and Google Analytics have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Umami, Plausible and PostHog — every license claim links its source.