DataFast vs Simple Analytics
SEPT 2026 auditA comparison of DataFast and Simple Analytics built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
inetGeek runs DataFast. It is the analytics on the page you are reading, alongside Google Analytics, and this record was written by the people who pay for it. Nothing below is sourced differently because of that — the figures come from DataFast's own pricing page like every other record here, and the entry price is recorded as unreadable because it is, which is the least flattering thing on this page and is here anyway.
The short answer
Choose DataFast if…
Tying revenue back to the channel that produced it. DataFast connects a payment provider per website and reports revenue per visitor rather than pageviews alone, which is a different question from the one the rest of this category answers.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Choose Simple Analytics if…
A one-page dashboard nobody has to be taught, EU-hosted and cookie-free, with a free hobby tier to start on before the $20 self-serve plan at 100,000 pageviews.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- DataFast: You need to know the price before signing up. The pricing block lists what each plan contains and never renders the figure — it prints an empty amount and a literal NaN — so the only way to learn the cost is to start the trial.
- Simple Analytics: More than one person needs to log in. Extra users are $20 a month each, doubling the entry price for a second seat — where Pirsch and Fathom charge for page views and let the team in free.
3 sourced criteria separate them — see where, with sources, below.
Pick the criteria you care about. The chart counts how many of them lean toward each provider — the same read as scanning the bars below, just totalled for the ones you chose.
DataFast 0
Simple Analytics 0
At a glance.
| Criterion | DataFast | Simple Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Entry paid plan | Not readable. The pricing block renders its plan contents in full and then prints "$ /month" with an empty figure and "Save $NaN" — in a headless browser, after twenty seconds, on every extraction tier this site has. | $20/month at 100,000 monthly pageviews on the self-serve plan, which includes one user. Extra users are $20/month each. |
| Pricing model | Traffic-based plans metered in monthly events rather than pageviews, from 10,000 to over 10 million, monthly or yearly with two months free on yearly. | Two axes: a pageview slider from 100,000 to 2.5 million, and $20 a month per user on top of the first one. Monthly or annual, with two months free on annual. |
Where they differ.
Free tier
- DataFast
- No
- Simple Analytics
- Yes
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- DataFast ↗
“Add my website 14 -day free trial. No card required”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
- Simple Analytics Pricing ↗
“Start for free Includes 1 user +$20/mo per extra user Free for hobby”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
Entry paid plan
- DataFast
- Not readable. The pricing block renders its plan contents in full and then prints "$ /month" with an empty figure and "Save $NaN" — in a headless browser, after twenty seconds, on every extraction tier this site has.
- Simple Analytics
- $20/month at 100,000 monthly pageviews on the self-serve plan, which includes one user. Extra users are $20/month each.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- DataFast ↗
“Traffic-based plans to match your growth”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
- Simple Analytics Pricing ↗
“A simple dashboard to understand your website traffic $20 /month Estimate your monthly pageviews 100k 100k 100k pageviews 2.5M [...] Includes 1 user +$20/mo per extra user”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
Pricing model
- DataFast
- Traffic-based plans metered in monthly events rather than pageviews, from 10,000 to over 10 million, monthly or yearly with two months free on yearly.
- Simple Analytics
- Two axes: a pageview slider from 100,000 to 2.5 million, and $20 a month per user on top of the first one. Monthly or annual, with two months free on annual.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- DataFast ↗
“Traffic-based plans to match your growth”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
- Simple Analytics Pricing ↗
“Payment frequency Monthly Annually 2 months free A simple dashboard to understand your website traffic $20 /month Estimate your monthly pageviews 100k 100k 100k pageviews 2.5M”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
When these numbers change, hear about it. Sources are re-checked monthly; a repricing goes out as a short note.
Documented by only one.
These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.
Questions this comparison answers.
Entry paid plan: DataFast or Simple Analytics?
DataFast: Not readable. The pricing block renders its plan contents in full and then prints "$ /month" with an empty figure and "Save $NaN" — in a headless browser, after twenty seconds, on every extraction tier this site has.
Simple Analytics: $20/month at 100,000 monthly pageviews on the self-serve plan, which includes one user. Extra users are $20/month each.
Free tier: DataFast or Simple Analytics?
DataFast: No
Simple Analytics: Yes
Should I choose DataFast or Simple Analytics?
Pick DataFast if Tying revenue back to the channel that produced it. DataFast connects a payment provider per website and reports revenue per visitor rather than pageviews alone, which is a different question from the one the rest of this category answers.
Pick Simple Analytics if A one-page dashboard nobody has to be taught, EU-hosted and cookie-free, with a free hobby tier to start on before the $20 self-serve plan at 100,000 pageviews.