Plausible Analytics vs Simple Analytics
SEPT 2026 auditA comparison of Plausible 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 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 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…
- 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.
- 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.
4 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.
Plausible Analytics 0
Simple Analytics 0
At a glance.
| Criterion | Plausible Analytics | Simple Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| 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. | $20/month at 100,000 monthly pageviews on the self-serve plan, which includes one user. Extra users are $20/month each. |
| 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. | 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 |
| GDPR / data residency | Made and hosted in the EU on what Plausible describes as European-owned infrastructure. | EU-hosted, described by Simple Analytics as compliant by design and collecting no personal data. |
Where they differ.
Free tier
- Plausible Analytics
- No
- Simple Analytics
- Yes
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Plausible Analytics ↗
“Starter /year /month $9 /month Custom Start free trial One site 3 years of data retention”
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
- 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.
- 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 ↓
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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 ↓
- Plausible Analytics ↗
“Up to 10k monthly pageviews 10k 10k 10M+ Starter /year /month $9 /month Custom”
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
GDPR / data residency
- Plausible Analytics
- Made and hosted in the EU on what Plausible describes as European-owned infrastructure.
- Simple Analytics
- EU-hosted, described by Simple Analytics as compliant by design and collecting no personal data.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Plausible Analytics ↗
“Made and hosted in the EU, powered by European-owned infrastructure.”
Read 2026-09-15 · official site
- Simple Analytics Pricing ↗
“No cookies, no consent banners, no personal data EU-hosted and compliant by design”
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: Plausible Analytics or Simple 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.
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: Plausible Analytics or Simple Analytics?
Plausible Analytics: No
Simple Analytics: Yes
Should I choose Plausible Analytics or Simple 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 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.