What is Simple Analytics?
Privacy-first web analytics with no cookies.
Who is Simple Analytics best for?
Simple Analytics is best for site owners who want cookieless traffic numbers without showing a consent banner.
Sites that want no cookie banner
It sets no cookies and stores no IP addresses or visitor IDs, so analytics can run without asking visitors for consent under GDPR and ePrivacy rules.
Teams filling gaps in GA4
Run next to Google Analytics 4, it counts the visits GA4 loses when people reject consent, giving an independent baseline to compare.
Hobby sites and side projects
The free plan covers up to 5 websites with no pageview cap under fair use, as long as you accept 30 days of history and a badge.
Companies that need data kept in the EU
Visitor data is stored in the Netherlands and not shared with third parties, which suits organisations with strict data rules.
How much does Simple Analytics cost?
Simple Analytics is free for hobby sites, with 5 websites and 30 days of history, and its paid Simple plan starts at $20 a month for 100,000 pageviews, rising with traffic to $120 a month for 2.5 million.
- 1 user and up to 5 websites
- Keeps only the last 30 days of data
- Simple Analytics badge required on your site
- 10 websites and 3 years of data
- Goals, events and the Stats API
- 1 user included, $20 a month per extra user
The Simple plan's price follows your traffic: $30 a month for 250,000 pageviews, $40 for 500,000, $60 for 1 million and $120 for 2.5 million. Paying yearly gives 2 months free, from $200 a year for 100,000 pageviews to $1,200 a year for 2.5 million. New accounts get a 14-day trial of the paid features with no card, then choose a plan or drop to Free. Enterprise, built to run next to GA4 with export APIs, Looker Studio, ad-blocker bypass and priority support, is priced on request after a free 30-day proof of concept. You can pay in US dollars, euros or pounds. Full pricing on simpleanalytics.com. We checked these prices on .
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What are the best Simple Analytics alternatives?
Three tools on Recaply do Simple Analytics's job. All three are open source, so you can run them on your own server.
PostHogOpen SourceChoose it when you want web analytics alongside session replay, product analytics and feature flags in one tool, with a self-hosted option
UmamiOpen SourceChoose it when you want cookie-free analytics on your own server, with every event in your own database and no subscription to pay
Plausible AnalyticsOpen SourceChoose it when you want cookie-free traffic stats that you can also run on your own server at no cost
Questions about Simple Analytics
What is Simple Analytics?
Privacy-first web analytics with no cookies.
Who is Simple Analytics for?
Simple Analytics is best for site owners who want cookieless traffic numbers without showing a consent banner.
Is Simple Analytics free?
Yes. Simple Analytics has a free plan with no end date for 1 user and up to 5 websites, but it keeps only the last 30 days of data and needs its badge on your site. New accounts also get a 14-day trial of the paid features with no card.
How much does Simple Analytics cost?
Simple Analytics's paid plans are Simple at $20 per month for 100,000 pageviews.
Is there an open source alternative to Simple Analytics?
Yes. PostHog, Umami, Plausible Analytics and Matomo and 8 more are open source tools that do the same job, so you can run your own.
What are the best Simple Analytics alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are PostHog, Umami and Plausible Analytics.
Where can I try Simple Analytics?
On its official website, simpleanalytics.com.
How does Simple Analytics charge when my traffic grows?
Simple Analytics sets the monthly fee from your usage, first from the last month and then from the average of the previous three, so a traffic spike raises the next bill only a little. On yearly billing it emails you when you pass your limit and raises it for you after a week.
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