Baremetrics vs Plausible
Pricing
Baremetrics: From $108/mo
Plausible: From $9/mo, or self-hosted free
Description
Baremetrics: Revenue and subscription analytics for SaaS
Plausible: Lightweight, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative that does not need cookie consent
Pros
- Real-time MRR, churn, LTV metrics
- Cancellation insights
- Benchmarks against other SaaS
- Script is under 1KB: it does not slow your site down at all
- No cookies means no GDPR consent banner needed
- Self-host for free if you have the technical skills
Cons
- Gets expensive as you scale
- Stripe/Recurly/Braintree only
- No free hosted plan: $9/month minimum
- No funnels, cohorts, or advanced analysis
- Self-hosting requires server maintenance
Details
Baremetrics gives you all the subscription metrics you need (MRR, ARR, LTV, churn) pulled directly from your payment processor. Founded by Josh Pigford who famously made all their metrics public. Great for founders who want a clear picture of their SaaS health without spreadsheet gymnastics.
Plausible gives you clean website analytics in a script that weighs less than 1KB. No cookies, no consent banners, no complex setup. It is fully GDPR, CCPA, and PECR compliant out of the box because it does not collect personal data.
The dashboard shows visitors, page views, referrers, and top pages, the metrics you actually check. If you need user-level tracking, funnels, or A/B testing, this is not the tool. If you want to know “is my content working?” without the guilt of tracking your visitors, Plausible is the cleanest option. Self-hosting is free if you are comfortable managing a server; the hosted service starts at $9/month.
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