📊 Analytics & Monitoring Comparison
Fathom Analytics vs Pirsch Analytics
A detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs.
Last updated: 2026-02-03
Fathom Analytics
From $14/mo
Strengths
- + No cookies means no cookie consent banner — one less annoyance for visitors
- + Single dashboard shows everything you need in one screen
- + Script loads in under 1KB, so it does not slow your site down
Weaknesses
- − No free tier — $14/month minimum is a real cost for pre-revenue founders
- − Far fewer features than Google Analytics 4 (no funnels, no cohorts, no custom reports)
- − No event tracking on the lowest plan
Pirsch Analytics
From €5/mo, generous limits
Strengths
- + GDPR compliant, no cookies
- + Very affordable
- + Server-side tracking option
Weaknesses
- − Smaller feature set
- − Less known than alternatives
The verdict
Which one is right for you?
Choose Fathom Analytics if you want
- → No cookies means no cookie consent banner — one less annoyance for visitors
- → Single dashboard shows everything you need in one screen
Choose Pirsch Analytics if you want
- → GDPR compliant, no cookies
- → Very affordable
In depth
About each tool
Fathom Analytics
Privacy-focused website analytics — no cookies, no banners, one simple dashboard
Fathom gives you the analytics you actually look at — visitors, page views, top pages, referrers — and nothing else. No cookie consent banners (because there are no cookies), no complex custom reports, no spending an hour configuring dashboards. Open it, see your numbers, close it.
Founded by Jack Ellis and Paul Jarvis (of Company of One fame). At $14/month with no free tier, you are paying for simplicity and privacy. If you need funnels, cohort analysis, or event tracking, PostHog or even GA4 gives you more. If you just want to know “how many people visited and where did they come from,” Fathom respects both your time and your visitors’ privacy.
Pirsch Analytics
Privacy-friendly analytics from Germany
Pirsch offers privacy-friendly web analytics with cookie-free tracking. Based in Germany with full GDPR compliance built in.
Bootstrapped to $100k ARR by Marvin Blum and Daniel Schramm. A two-person indie startup competing with VC-backed alternatives.
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