Amplitude is cheaper, but covers only 2 of 5 compared capabilities
$0/mo (Free) vs Simple Analytics Self-serve at $20/mo — covering 40% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Cheaper. Not the same job.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Self-serve plan at $20/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
Simple Analytics costs $20/mo on the Self-serve plan at 50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Amplitude covers 40% of the 5 capabilities compared against Simple Analytics. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Amplitude | Simple Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Privacy-focused analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cookie-free analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Analytics API | ↑ Growth | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Simple Analytics has that Amplitude lacks.
- Privacy-focused analytics — Track visitors without using personally identifying data.Missing from Amplitude.
- Cookie-free analytics — Track visitors without setting cookies.Missing from Amplitude.
- Analytics API — Pull analytics data programmatically via an API.Missing from Amplitude.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Simple Analytics | Amplitude |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 pageviews or events/month | $20/moSelf-serve | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 50,000 pageviews or events/month | $20/moSelf-serve | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 250,000 pageviews or events/month | $30/moSelf-serve · 250k | $0/mocheaperFree |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Plus | Contact sales |
| Growth | Contact sales |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Self-serve | $20/mo |
| Self-serve · 250k | $30/mo |
| Self-serve · 500k | $40/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Amplitude than Simple Analytics?
100% cheaper in our scenario (50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $20/mo on Self-serve. That is $240 a year. But it covers only 2 of 5 compared capabilities, so it isn't a like-for-like replacement.
What does Amplitude lack compared with Simple Analytics?
Privacy-focused analytics, Cookie-free analytics, Analytics API — 3 of the 5 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Simple Analytics: 2026-10-29; Amplitude: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.simpleanalytics.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
- Amplitude data last verified 2026-10-26