GoatCounter vs Plausible Analytics
No leader: the top candidate Plausible Analytics has only 0.29 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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for web analytics. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
GoatCounter
Not documented yet.
Plausible Analytics
A privacy-first analytics platform that measures website usage through anonymous data collection without storing personal identifiers or enabling cross-site tracking. Hosted on EU infrastructure to ensure GDPR compliance.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
GoatCounter
Free hosted service; self-hosted version also available
- GoatCounter.comFree
- Privacy-aware tracking without unique user identifiers
- Fine-grained data collection control
- JavaScript or tracking pixel integration
- REST API access
- Logfile parsing from web servers
Plausible Analytics
Traffic-based subscription plans with 30-day free trial, no credit card required
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
GoatCounter
- nginx
- Apache
- Caddy
- CloudFront
Plausible Analytics
- Google Analytics
- Slack
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.