Plausible vs Simple Analytics
Two web analytics tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Plausible costs less for a six-person team.- Plausible fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, agency or studio, trades or contractor.
Simple Analytics: No cookie banner needed.
| Compare | PlausiblePlausible Insights | Simple AnalyticsSimple Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | One-page analytics with no cookie banner needed | Privacy-first analytics on one page, no cookie banner needed |
| Starting price | From $7.50/mo | From $16.67/mo + $16.67/extra person |
| Six-person team | $7.50/mo | $16.67/mo |
| Plans | Starter $7.50/mo billed yearly, $9 monthly (10k pageviews, 1 site); Growth $11.67/mo; Business $15.83/mo; higher tiers priced by pageviews | Free for hobby sites (badge required, 1 month history); Simple plan $200/yr ($16.67/mo) or $20/mo (100k pageviews, 1 user), rising with pageviews; extra users $200/yr or $20/mo each; 30-day trial |
| Pricing model | Free trial | Free tier |
| Free trial | 30 days | 14 days |
| Users | Varies by plan | 1; extra users $200/yr or $20/mo |
| Integrations | Google Search Console, WordPress, Shopify, Zapier | WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Google Tag Manager |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | None listed | None listed |
| Live chat | None listed | None listed |
| Support hours | Not published | Not published |
| Incidents posted | Plausible Insights has a public status page. Status page | Simple Analytics has a public status page. Status page |
| Capterra score | 4.6 / 5 from 8 reviews (few reviews) | 4.8 / 5 from 46 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | 3.2 / 5 from 8 reviews (few reviews) | Not listed |
| Fit: Retail shop | 65 | 50 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 65 | 45 |
| Fit: Service business | 85 | 70 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 85 | 75 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 70 | 45 |
| Fit: Online store | 65 | 65 |
| Why people pick it |
|
|
| Where it falls short |
|
|
| Visit Plausible | Visit Simple Analytics |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
More comparisons with Plausible or Simple Analytics
Google Analytics 4 vs PlausibleGoogle Analytics 4 vs Simple AnalyticsPlausible vs Fathom AnalyticsPlausible vs Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar)Plausible vs Microsoft ClarityPlausible vs UmamiPlausible vs PirschPlausible vs PostHogPlausible vs CabinPlausible vs ClickyPlausible vs DataboxFathom Analytics vs Simple AnalyticsContentsquare (formerly Hotjar) vs Simple AnalyticsMicrosoft Clarity vs Simple AnalyticsSimple Analytics vs UmamiSimple Analytics vs PirschSimple Analytics vs PostHogSimple Analytics vs CabinSimple Analytics vs ClickySimple Analytics vs Databox