# Plausible Analytics

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/analytics/plausible/

Lightweight, open-source website analytics hosted in the EU, with a single-page dashboard and no cookies.

## Who it suits

A site that wants one clear dashboard, no cookie banner and its data in the EU, at $9 a month for the first 10,000 pageviews — the cheapest EU-hosted option here that is a product rather than a favour.

Consider something else if You run more than one site on the entry plan. Starter is one site; three costs $14. Pirsch includes 50 websites at $6 and Fathom 50 at $15, both without raising the price to add the second.

## What the documentation says

### Pricing

- Free tier: No ([source](https://plausible.io/), read 2026-09-15)
- Kind of free offer: Free trial ([source](https://plausible.io/), read 2026-09-15)
- Entry paid plan: $9/month for Starter at up to 10,000 monthly pageviews: one site and three years of data retention. Growth is $14/month for up to three sites. ([source](https://plausible.io/), read 2026-09-15)
- Pricing model: Banded by monthly pageviews, with a slider from 10,000 to 10 million and above; site and team-member counts rise with the tier. The page picks its currency in JavaScript, so the figures are origin-dependent and $9 is the default. ([source](https://plausible.io/), read 2026-09-15)

### Limits

- Sites or apps included: One site on Starter, the $9 entry plan. Growth raises it to three sites and three team members for $14. ([source](https://plausible.io/), read 2026-09-15)

### Observability

- Retention window: Three years of data retention, stated on the entry Starter plan. ([source](https://plausible.io/), read 2026-09-15)

### Compliance

- Works without cookies: Supported ([source](https://plausible.io/), read 2026-09-15)
- GDPR / data residency: Made and hosted in the EU on what Plausible describes as European-owned infrastructure. ([source](https://plausible.io/), read 2026-09-15)

## Compared with

- [Plausible Analytics vs Fathom Analytics](https://inetgeek.com/compare/plausible-vs-fathom-analytics/)
- [Plausible Analytics vs Simple Analytics](https://inetgeek.com/compare/plausible-vs-simple-analytics/)
- [Plausible Analytics vs Pirsch Analytics](https://inetgeek.com/compare/plausible-vs-pirsch/)
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