Plausible Analytics

Self-hosted Community Edition is free. Cloud plans from $9/month for 10K pageviews.

About Plausible Analytics

Plausible is an open-source, lightweight web analytics tool that provides essential website metrics without cookies or personal data collection. The script is under 1KB, making it 45x smaller than Google Analytics. It is fully GDPR, CCPA, and PECR compliant out of the box. Self-hosting is free via the Community Edition; cloud plans start at $9/month for 10K pageviews.

Highlights

• ✓ Script under 1KB — 45x smaller than Google Analytics
• ✓ No cookies, fully GDPR/CCPA/PECR compliant without consent banners
• ✓ Simple, intuitive dashboard with all essential metrics

Limitations

• ✗ No product analytics features like funnels or cohorts
• ✗ Limited event tracking compared to Mixpanel or Amplitude
• ✗ Cloud pricing scales with pageviews which can get expensive at high volume

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