DataFast alternatives
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DataFast is a web analytics tool focused on revenue attribution, showing which marketing channels drive paying customers.
Switching to Minilytics, which covers 63% of the compared capabilities.
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Top DataFast alternatives
We compared 16 products and found 9 cheaper options (6 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs DataFast Starter · 100k at $19/mo · scenario: 50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing, USD.
DataFast costs $19/mo on the Starter · 100k plan at 50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing. We found 9 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 2 of them cover at least 75% of the 8 compared capabilities. The cheapest option that covers everything we compared is DataBull at $9/mo (Hosted Starter (beta) plan), 53% less.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK DataBull Hosted Starter (beta) plan | 100% | $9/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 53% cheaper | |
Pirsch Analytics Standard · 100k plan · missing: Realtime visitor view, MCP server for AI agents | 75% | $12/mo how? ⓘ | $84 / year 37% cheaper | |
Fathom Analytics Base plan · missing: Revenue attribution, Funnels, Traffic alerts, MCP server for AI agents | 50% | $15/mo how? ⓘ | $48 / year 21% cheaper |
Which DataFast alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best full coverage
- DataBull — $9/mo (Hosted Starter (beta) plan) · covers 100%
- Best free plan
- Minilytics — $0/mo (Self-hosted (open source) plan) · covers 63%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- DataBull — $9/mo (Hosted Starter (beta) plan) · covers 100%
- Best paid drop-in
- DataBull — $9/mo (Hosted Starter (beta) plan) · covers 100%
- Need pageview analytics, event tracking, revenue attribution, funnels or realtime visitor view?
- Minilytics — from $0/mo (Self-hosted (open source) plan)
- Need analytics API or MCP server for AI agents?
- Mixpanel — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need traffic alerts?
- DataBull — from $9/mo (Hosted Starter (beta) plan)
What you give up
Capabilities DataFast has that the top alternatives lack.
- Revenue attribution — Link revenue back to the marketing source that generated it.Missing from Mixpanel, PostHog, Amplitude.
- Funnels — See where visitors drop off across a multi-step process.Missing from PostHog, Amplitude.
- Analytics API — Pull analytics data programmatically via an API.Missing from Minilytics, Amplitude.
- Realtime visitor view — See visitors on the site right now (live or last-minutes view).Missing from Mixpanel, Amplitude.
- Traffic alerts — Get notified (email, Slack, Telegram…) when traffic spikes or drops, or a metric crosses a threshold.Missing from Minilytics, Mixpanel, PostHog, Amplitude.
- MCP server for AI agents — Official MCP server so AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT…) can query your analytics.Missing from Minilytics.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | DataFast | Cheapest assessed alternative |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 pageviews or events/month | $9/moStarter | $0/mocheaperMinilytics · Self-hosted · open source |
| 50,000 pageviews or events/month | $19/moStarter · 100k | $0/mocheaperMinilytics · Self-hosted · open source |
| 250,000 pageviews or events/month | $49/moStarter · 500k | $0/mocheaperMinilytics · Self-hosted · open source |
Feature comparison
DataFast vs the top alternatives, on the 8 compared capabilities.
| Capability | DataFast | Minilytics | Mixpanel | PostHog | Amplitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event tracking from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Revenue attribution from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Funnels from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Analytics API from Starter | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Realtime visitor view | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Traffic alerts | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| MCP server for AI agents | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $19/mo Starter · 100k | $0/mo Self-hosted (open source) | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What DataFast covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Pageview analytics — from Starter
- ✓ Event tracking — from Starter
- ✓ Revenue attribution — from Starter
- ✓ Funnels — from Starter
- ✓ Analytics API — from Starter
- ✓ Realtime visitor view
- ✓ Traffic alerts
- ✓ MCP server for AI agents
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
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
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://datafa.st (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://datafa.st/#pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-28)
Frequently asked
How much does DataFast cost?
DataFast's Starter · 100k plan costs $19/mo in our scenario (50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing).
Is there a free DataFast alternative?
Yes. Minilytics has a free plan that covers 63% of the 8 capabilities we compared against DataFast.
What is the cheapest DataFast alternative?
In our scenario (50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing), Minilytics is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Self-hosted (open source) plan).
What is the cheapest DataFast alternative with Traffic alerts?
DataBull covers Traffic alerts and costs $9/mo (Hosted Starter (beta) plan) in our scenario.
Does DataFast have a free plan?
No. DataFast has no free plan on its official pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.