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Plausible Analytics vs Pirsch Analytics

OCT 2026 audit

A comparison of Plausible Analytics and Pirsch Analytics built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.

Reviewed by Palash BagchiUpdated 12 criteria comparedSources last checked

The short answer

Choose 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.

Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved

Choose Pirsch Analytics if…

The cheapest way into this category that still gives you everything: $6 a month for 10,000 page views, with 50 websites, unlimited team members and unlimited data retention at that price rather than three tiers up.

Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved

Consider something else if…

  • 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.
  • Pirsch Analytics: You need somewhere other than Germany. Pirsch is made and hosted there, which is the point for European buyers and a constraint for anyone with a residency requirement pointing elsewhere.

Neither quite fits? Every other option, ranked by iScore: Plausible Analytics alternatives · Pirsch Analytics alternatives

6 sourced criteria separate them — see where, with sources, below.

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01.

At a glance.

CriterionPlausible AnalyticsPirsch Analytics
Pricing
Free tierNoNo
Kind of free offerFree trialFree trial
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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.
$6/month for 10,000 monthly page views on Standard, which includes 50 websites, unlimited members and unlimited data retention.
Pricing modelBanded 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.By monthly page views only. Websites, team members and data retention are not metered — 50 sites, unlimited members and unlimited retention come with the $6 entry plan.
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.
50 websites on Standard, the $6 entry plan, alongside unlimited team members — neither is metered by tier.
Observability
Revenue attribution from a payment providerLimitedLimited
AI and search crawler trackingNot supported — Counts AI-assistant referral visits as a channel; crawler requests are excludedNot supported — Counts AI-assistant referral visits as a channel; direct AI requests are ignored
Retention windowThree years of data retention, stated on the entry Starter plan.Unlimited data retention on Standard, the $6 entry plan.
Compliance
Works without cookiesSupportedSupported
GDPR / data residencyMade and hosted in the EU on what Plausible describes as European-owned infrastructure.Made and hosted in Germany, and described as fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA and PECR. The entry plan lists GDPR compliance and 100% data ownership among its included features.

Only criteria both providers publish appear here; a tinted cell marks a real difference. Criteria only one of them documents are listed below, and an absence there means we found no source — not that the feature is missing. How we source this.

The small bar above a value is inetGeek's own lean toward that side — computed from the same facts shown, never a number the provider published. See the picker below "The short answer" to weigh only the criteria you care about.

02.

Where they differ.

When the free offer ends

Plausible Analytics
Sign up for 30-day free trial.
Pirsch Analytics
Discover the benefits of the best Google Analytics alternative with a free 30-day trial with no credit card required.
Sources (2) →

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.
Pirsch Analytics
$6/month for 10,000 monthly page views on Standard, which includes 50 websites, unlimited members and unlimited data retention.
Sources (2) →
  • Plausible Analytics ↗

    “Up to 10k monthly pageviews 10k 10k 10M+ Starter /year /month $9 /month Custom Start free trial One site 3 years of data retention Intuitive, fast and privacy-friendly dashboard”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing · Report a correction

  • Pirsch Analytics Pricing ↗

    “Starting at only $6 per month for 10,000 monthly page views. 10,000 Monthly Page Views Monthly Annually Standard $ 6 /month /year You save per year! 50 Websites Unlimited Members Unlimited Data Retention”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing · Report a correction

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.
Pirsch Analytics
By monthly page views only. Websites, team members and data retention are not metered — 50 sites, unlimited members and unlimited retention come with the $6 entry plan.
Sources (2) →
  • Plausible Analytics ↗

    “Up to 10k monthly pageviews 10k 10k 10M+ Starter /year /month $9 /month Custom”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing · Report a correction

  • Pirsch Analytics Pricing ↗

    “10,000 Monthly Page Views Monthly Annually Standard $ 6 /month /year You save per year! 50 Websites Unlimited Members Unlimited Data Retention Events & Conversion Goals Session Analysis Built-In URL Shortener RESTful API & SDKs GDPR Compliance 100% Data Ownership”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing · Report a correction

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.

Pirsch Analytics

50 websites on Standard, the $6 entry plan, alongside unlimited team members — neither is metered by tier.

Sources (2) →
  • Plausible Analytics ↗

    “Start free trial One site 3 years of data retention Intuitive, fast and privacy-friendly dashboard Email/Slack reports Google Analytics import Goals and custom events Saved Segments Annotations Growth /year /month $14 /month Custom Start free trial Everything in Starter Up to 3 sites Up to 3 team members”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing · Report a correction

  • Pirsch Analytics Pricing ↗

    “Standard $ 6 /month /year You save per year! 50 Websites Unlimited Members Unlimited Data Retention Events & Conversion Goals”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing · Report a correction

Retention window

Plausible Analytics
Three years of data retention, stated on the entry Starter plan.
Pirsch Analytics
Unlimited data retention on Standard, the $6 entry plan.
Sources (2) →

GDPR / data residency

Plausible Analytics
Made and hosted in the EU on what Plausible describes as European-owned infrastructure.
Pirsch Analytics
Made and hosted in Germany, and described as fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA and PECR. The entry plan lists GDPR compliance and 100% data ownership among its included features.
Sources (2) →

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03.

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 — except where we say we read the other provider's own page on a given date and it does not state it. Those rows lean, and the provider can correct them with a link.

Credit card to startPirsch Analytics: No
04.

Questions this comparison answers.

Entry paid plan: Plausible Analytics or Pirsch 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.

Pirsch Analytics: $6/month for 10,000 monthly page views on Standard, which includes 50 websites, unlimited members and unlimited data retention.

Should I choose Plausible Analytics or Pirsch 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 Pirsch Analytics if The cheapest way into this category that still gives you everything: $6 a month for 10,000 page views, with 50 websites, unlimited team members and unlimited data retention at that price rather than three tiers up.

Provider pages

Plausible AnalyticsLightweight, open-source website analytics hosted in the EU, with a single-page dashboard and no cookies.Pirsch AnalyticsCookie-free analytics from Germany, priced by monthly page views with unlimited team members and unlimited data retention on every plan.

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Comments

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