# Plausible Analytics vs Fathom Analytics

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Every value below is read from Plausible Analytics's and Fathom Analytics's own documentation. See https://inetgeek.com/methodology/ for how.

## At a glance

| Criterion | Plausible Analytics | Fathom Analytics |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Kind of free offer | Free trial | Free trial |
| 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. | $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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Sites or apps included | One site on Starter, the $9 entry plan. Growth raises it to three sites and three team members for $14. | 50 sites on every plan, including the $15 entry band — the count does not rise with the price, only the page-view allowance does. |
| Retention window | Three years of data retention, stated on the entry Starter plan. | Full analytics history for as long as the subscription runs, on every plan including the $15 entry band. No period is stated because none is applied. |
| Works without cookies | Supported | Supported |

## Where they differ

### Entry paid plan

- Plausible Analytics: $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/))
- 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. ([source](https://usefathom.com/pricing))

### Pricing model

- Plausible Analytics: 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/))
- 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. ([source](https://usefathom.com/pricing))

### Sites or apps included

- Plausible Analytics: One site on Starter, the $9 entry plan. Growth raises it to three sites and three team members for $14. ([source](https://plausible.io/))
- Fathom Analytics: 50 sites on every plan, including the $15 entry band — the count does not rise with the price, only the page-view allowance does. ([source](https://usefathom.com/pricing))

### Retention window

- Plausible Analytics: Three years of data retention, stated on the entry Starter plan. ([source](https://plausible.io/))
- Fathom Analytics: Full analytics history for as long as the subscription runs, on every plan including the $15 entry band. No period is stated because none is applied. ([source](https://usefathom.com/pricing))

## Which should you choose?

Pick Plausible Analytics if 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.

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.

Consider something else: Plausible Analytics — 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.

Consider something else: 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.

## Documented by only one

- GDPR / data residency: Plausible Analytics: Made and hosted in the EU on what Plausible describes as European-owned infrastructure.

## Questions this comparison answers

**Entry paid plan: Plausible Analytics or Fathom Analytics?**

Plausible Analytics: $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.
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.

**Should I choose Plausible Analytics or Fathom Analytics?**

Pick Plausible Analytics if 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.
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.