Pirsch Analytics vs Plausible
Pricing
Pirsch Analytics: From €5/mo, generous limits
Plausible: From $9/mo, or self-hosted free
Description
Pirsch Analytics: Privacy-friendly analytics from Germany
Plausible: Lightweight, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative that does not need cookie consent
Pros
- GDPR compliant, no cookies
- Very affordable
- Server-side tracking option
- 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
- Smaller feature set
- Less known than alternatives
- No free hosted plan: $9/month minimum
- No funnels, cohorts, or advanced analysis
- Self-hosting requires server maintenance
Details
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.
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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