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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.

Fathom Analytics full profile →Simple Analytics full profile →
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Fathom Analytics61
Simple Analytics50
Score
Vioscale score
Fathom Analytics61 / 100low · 26%
Simple Analytics50 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Fathom Analytics✗
Simple Analytics✓
Model
Fathom Analyticscommercial
Simple Analyticsfreemium
Price level
Fathom Analyticsmid
Simple Analyticslow
Starting price
Fathom Analytics$45
Simple Analytics–
Transparent
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✗
Integrations
Count
Fathom Analytics38
Simple Analytics11
Security
Gdpr
Fathom Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Soc2
Fathom Analytics–
Simple Analytics✓
Market
Availability

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 lightweight analytics platform designed for privacy compliance that replaces complex tools with straightforward traffic reporting. Built to protect visitor privacy while providing essential website performance metrics, with full data retention and GDPR compliance.

Independently observed

Simple Analytics

Analytics platform for understanding visitor behavior and site performance while maintaining strict privacy standards through the elimination of cookies and personal identifiers.

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 $45/moSubscription7-day trial

From $15/month. 7-day free trial. No discounts offered.

  • Up to 500k pageviews$45/month for 500k pageviews, 50 sites included
    • Forever data retention
    • Saved dashboard views
    • Shared dashboards
    • Ecommerce and event tracking
    • UTM campaign tracking
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Simple Analytics

freemiumFree tier

Free tier available with paid plans for premium features

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✓
iOS
Fathom Analytics✗
Simple Analytics✓
macOS
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 (2)
  • Ghost
  • Google Tag Manager

Fathom Analytics

11 total - 9 not shared
  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • Gatsby
  • Next.js
  • Webflow
  • Angular
  • Google Search Console
  • Google Analytics Importer
  • Go High Level
Independently observed

Simple Analytics

11 total - 9 not shared
  • Wix
  • Cloudflare
  • Google Looker Studio
  • Power BI
  • Chartbrew
  • Dailytics
  • CloudQuery
  • Google BigQuery
  • Google Analytics
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.