Comparison

Simple Analytics vs Umami

No leader: the top candidate Umami has only 0.17 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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Simple Analytics56
Umami62
Score
vioscaleAI score
Simple Analytics56 / 100medium · 55%
Umami62 / 100low · 17%
Pricing
Free tier
Simple Analytics✓
Umami✓
Model
Simple Analyticsfreemium
Price level
Simple Analyticsmid
Umamimid
Starting price
Simple Analytics£20
Umami$20
Transparent
Simple Analytics✓
Umami✓
Integrations
Count
Simple Analytics3
Umami–
Security
Certifications
Simple AnalyticsSOC 2 Type II
Umami–
Disclosure policy
Simple Analytics–
Umami✓
Gdpr
Simple Analytics✓
Umami✓
Soc2
Simple Analytics✓
Umami–
Content
Faq
Simple Analytics7 items
Umami6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Umami

Umami is an anonymized analytics platform that tracks website visitors without cookies or cross-site tracking, remaining GDPR and CCPA compliant by default. It provides real-time insights, custom events, and session replays while respecting user privacy.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Umami

from $20/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

From $20/month (Pro). Free Hobby tier with 100K events/month. 14-day free trial on Pro.

  • HobbyFree
    • Up to 100K events per month
    • 1 website
    • 6 month data retention
    • Community support
  • Pro$20/month with 14-day free trial
    • 1 million events per month included
    • $0.00003 per additional event
    • Up to 20 websites
    • Up to 10 team members
    • 2 year data retention
    • +3 more
  • Business$200/month
    • 10 million events per month included
    • $0.00002 per additional event
    • Unlimited websites
    • Unlimited team members
    • 5 year data retention
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Business, plus:
    • Single sign-on (SAML SSO)
    • Onboarding support
    • Uptime SLA
    • Custom pricing
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Simple Analytics✓
Umami✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Simple Analytics✓
Umami✓
Self-hosted
Simple Analytics✗
Umami✓

Integrations

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

Simple Analytics

15 total
  • Wix
  • Ghost
  • Cloudflare
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Google Looker Studio
  • Power BI
  • Chartbrew
  • Dailytics
  • CloudQuery
  • Google BigQuery
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Adobe Analytics
  • Looker Studio
  • GA4
Independently observed

Umami

Not documented yet.

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Simple Analytics or Umami: which one depends on you

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