Comparison

Fathom Analytics vs Simple Analytics

No leader: the top candidate Fathom Analytics has only 0.26 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Fathom Analytics56
Simple Analytics56
Score
vioscaleAI score
Fathom Analytics56 / 100low · 26%
Simple Analytics56 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Fathom Analytics✗
Simple Analytics✓
Model
Fathom Analyticscommercial
Simple Analyticsfreemium
Price level
Fathom Analyticsmid
Simple Analyticsmid
Starting price
Fathom Analytics$15
Simple Analytics£20
Transparent
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Integrations
Count
Fathom Analytics10
Simple Analytics3
Security
Certifications
Fathom Analytics–
Simple AnalyticsSOC 2 Type II
Gdpr
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Soc2
Fathom Analytics–
Simple Analytics✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Fathom Analytics7 items
Simple Analytics7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for web analytics. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Cookieless tracking
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
GDPR CCPA by design
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Self hosted option
Fathom Analytics✗
Simple Analytics✗
Real time dashboard
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Custom events goals
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Ecommerce tracking
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics-
Funnel conversion tracking
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Sampled reporting
Fathom Analytics-
Simple Analytics✗
API data export
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Ga4 import tool
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Open source
Fathom Analytics✗
Simple Analytics-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Fathom Analytics

A privacy-focused analytics platform that serves as an alternative to Google Analytics, allowing website owners to understand visitor behavior and track conversions while maintaining compliance with privacy regulations including GDPR and CCPA.

Independently observed

Simple Analytics

A European-hosted analytics service designed to measure website traffic while complying with privacy regulations by collecting only non-personal data and avoiding visitor fingerprinting entirely.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Fathom Analytics

from $15/moSubscription7-day trial

From $15/month with 7-day free trial. Yearly billing includes 2 months free.

  • Up to 100k pageviews$15/month for up to 100,000 monthly pageviews
    • 50 sites included
    • No cookie banners required
    • Full analytics history while subscribed
    • Event and revenue tracking
    • UTM campaign tracking
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Simple Analytics

from £20/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free tier available. Paid plans from £20/month. Annual billing offers 2 months free.

  • FreeFree
    • One-page dashboard
    • No cookies
    • No consent banners
    • No personal data collection
    • 30-day history limit
  • Standard£20/month base + £20/month per additional user (2 months free when billed annually)
    • One-page dashboard
    • No configuration required
    • EU-hosted
    • API access
    • Real-time data loading
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)
  • Ghost
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Google Analytics

Fathom Analytics

15 total - 12 not shared
  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • Gatsby
  • Next.js
  • Webflow
  • Angular
  • Google Search Console
  • Google Analytics Importer
  • Go High Level
  • Nuxt
  • GoHighLevel
  • Hugo
Independently observed

Simple Analytics

15 total - 12 not shared
  • Wix
  • Cloudflare
  • Google Looker Studio
  • Power BI
  • Chartbrew
  • Dailytics
  • CloudQuery
  • Google BigQuery
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Adobe Analytics
  • Looker Studio
  • GA4
Independently observed
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