Fathom Analytics vs Simple Analytics
SEPT 2026 auditA comparison of Fathom Analytics and Simple Analytics built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
Choose Fathom Analytics if…
Many sites under one bill. Every plan includes 50 sites and the price moves only with page views, so the $15 entry band covers a portfolio as easily as a single domain — and no cookie banner is required on any of them.
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…
- Fathom Analytics: Your traffic is small. $15 buys 100,000 monthly page views, where Pirsch asks $6 for 10,000 and Plausible $9 — for a site well under the first band you are paying for headroom you will not use.
- 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.
Fathom Analytics 0
Simple Analytics 0
At a glance.
| Criterion | Fathom Analytics | Simple Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Entry paid plan | $15/month for up to 100,000 monthly page views — the first band. It rises to $25 at 200,000, $45 at 500,000 and $60 at one million. | $20/month at 100,000 monthly pageviews on the self-serve plan, which includes one user. Extra users are $20/month each. |
| Pricing model | Fixed bands by average monthly page views rather than a per-view rate: eight published steps from 100,000 views at $15 to 15 million at $290. | 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. |
| Compliance | ||
| Works without cookies | Supported | Supported |
Where they differ.
Free tier
- Fathom Analytics
- No
- Simple Analytics
- Yes
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Fathom Analytics Pricing ↗
“Start with a 7-day free trial of Fathom and then pay a fair and sustainable monthly price based on your average monthly page views.”
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
- Fathom Analytics
- $15/month for up to 100,000 monthly page views — the first band. It rises to $25 at 200,000, $45 at 500,000 and $60 at one million.
- 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 ↓
- Fathom Analytics Pricing ↗
“$15/m Up to 100,000 monthly page views $25/m Up to 200,000 monthly page views $45/m Up to 500,000 monthly page views $60/m Up to 1,000,000 monthly page views”
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
- Fathom Analytics
- Fixed bands by average monthly page views rather than a per-view rate: eight published steps from 100,000 views at $15 to 15 million at $290.
- 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 ↓
- Fathom Analytics Pricing ↗
“pay a fair and sustainable monthly price based on your average monthly page views. $15/m Up to 100,000 monthly page views [...] $290/m Up to 15,000,000 monthly page views”
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: Fathom Analytics or Simple Analytics?
Fathom Analytics: $15/month for up to 100,000 monthly page views — the first band. It rises to $25 at 200,000, $45 at 500,000 and $60 at one million.
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: Fathom Analytics or Simple Analytics?
Fathom Analytics: No
Simple Analytics: Yes
Should I choose Fathom Analytics or Simple Analytics?
Pick Fathom Analytics if Many sites under one bill. Every plan includes 50 sites and the price moves only with page views, so the $15 entry band covers a portfolio as easily as a single domain — and no cookie banner is required on any of them.
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.