DataFast
Web Analytics · datafa.st
DataFast is a web analytics tool focused on revenue attribution, showing which marketing channels drive paying customers.
Switching to Matomo, which covers 80% of the compared capabilities.
Find my alternative
Way less money.
Top DataFast alternatives
We compared 14 products and found 9 cheaper alternatives · vs DataFast Starter at $9/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
DataFast costs $9/mo on the Starter plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 9 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 3 of them cover at least 75% of the 5 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK Pirsch Analytics Standard plan · missing: Funnels | 80% | $6/mo how? ⓘ | $36 / year 33% cheaper |
Which DataFast alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Matomo — $0/mo (On-Premise Community plan) · covers 80%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Matomo — $0/mo (On-Premise Community plan) · covers 80%
- Best paid drop-in
- Pirsch Analytics — $6/mo (Standard plan) · covers 80%
- Need pageview analytics, event tracking, revenue attribution or analytics API?
- Matomo — from $0/mo (On-Premise Community plan)
- Need funnels?
- Google Analytics — from $0/mo (Google Analytics plan)
What you give up
Capabilities DataFast has that the top alternatives lack.
- Event tracking — Track specific user actions like clicks or sign-ups.Missing from Google Analytics.
- Revenue attribution — Link revenue back to the marketing source that generated it.Missing from PostHog, Mixpanel.
- Funnels — See where visitors drop off across a multi-step process.Missing from Matomo, PostHog, Mixpanel.
Feature comparison
DataFast vs the top alternatives, on the 5 compared capabilities.
| Capability | DataFast | Matomo | Google Analytics | PostHog | Mixpanel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event tracking from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Revenue attribution from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Funnels from Starter | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Analytics API from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $9/mo Starter | $0/mo On-Premise Community | $0/mo Google Analytics | $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
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://datafa.st (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-31)
Frequently asked
How much does DataFast cost?
DataFast's Starter plan costs $9/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing).
Is there a free DataFast alternative?
Yes. Matomo has a free plan that covers 80% of the 5 capabilities we compared against DataFast.
What is the cheapest DataFast alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Matomo is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (On-Premise Community plan).
What is the cheapest DataFast alternative with Funnels?
Google Analytics covers Funnels and costs $0/mo (Google Analytics 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 2026-08-25 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.