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Comparison

Plausible Analytics vs Simple Analytics

No leader: the top candidate Plausible Analytics has only 0.30 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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Plausible Analytics61
Simple Analytics56
Score
vioscaleAI score
Plausible Analytics61 / 100low · 30%
Simple Analytics56 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Plausible Analytics✗
Simple Analytics✓
Model
Plausible Analyticscommercial
Simple Analyticsfreemium
Price level
Plausible Analyticsunknown
Simple Analyticsmid
Starting price
Plausible Analytics–
Simple Analytics£20
Transparent
Plausible Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Integrations
Count
Plausible Analytics2
Simple Analytics3
Security
Certifications
Plausible Analytics–
Simple AnalyticsSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
Plausible Analytics✓
Simple Analytics–
Gdpr
Plausible Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Soc2
Plausible Analytics–
Simple Analytics✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Plausible Analytics99.99
Simple Analytics–
Status page
Plausible Analytics✓
Simple Analytics–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Plausible Analytics6 items
Simple Analytics7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Plausible Analytics

A web analytics tool designed to track website performance while respecting visitor privacy through cookieless tracking and data minimization, fully compliant with GDPR and CCPA regulations.

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.

Plausible Analytics

Subscription30-day trial
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
Plausible Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Plausible Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✓
Self-hosted
Plausible Analytics✓
Simple Analytics✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Google Analytics

Plausible Analytics

3 total - 2 not shared
  • Slack
  • Google Search Console
Independently observed

Simple Analytics

15 total - 14 not shared
  • Wix
  • Ghost
  • Cloudflare
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Google Looker Studio
  • Power BI
  • Chartbrew
  • Dailytics
  • CloudQuery
  • Google BigQuery
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Adobe Analytics
  • Looker Studio
  • GA4
Independently observed
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Plausible Analytics or Simple Analytics: which one depends on you

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