# Plausible Analytics vs Simple Analytics

| Attribute | Plausible Analytics | Simple Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 62.9 (29% (low)) | 50.4 (54% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Analytics platform for understanding visitor behavior and site performance while maintaining strict privacy standards through the elimination of cookies and personal identifiers. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"api_data_export":true,"ga4_import_tool":true,"sampled_reporting":false,"self_hosted_option":false,"cookieless_tracking":true,"custom_events_goals":true,"gdpr_ccpa_by_design":true,"real_time_dashboard":true,"funnel_conversion_tracking":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 11 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"Slack"}]` | `[{"name":"Wix"},{"name":"Ghost"},{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Google Tag Manager"},{"name":"Google Looker Studio"},{"name":"Power BI"},{"name":"Chartbrew"},{"name":"Dailytics"},{"name":"CloudQuery"},{"name":"Google BigQuery"},{"name":"Google Analytics"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"NL","primaryMarkets":["NL","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Traffic-based subscription plans with 30-day free trial, no credit card required","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://plausible.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T22:49:16.292Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"freemium","summary":"Free tier available with paid plans for premium features","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.simpleanalytics.com/blog/google-analytics-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T15:46:08.323Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Web Analytics)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:43:04.368Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*