DataFast is 5% cheaper
than Simple Analytics
$19/mo (Starter · 100k) vs Simple Analytics Self-serve at $20/mo — covering 60% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
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.
Starter · 100k: 19 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
DataFast covers 60% of the 5 capabilities compared against Simple Analytics. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | DataFast | Simple Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Privacy-focused analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cookie-free analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Analytics API | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Simple Analytics has that DataFast lacks.
- Privacy-focused analytics — Track visitors without using personally identifying data.Missing from DataFast.
- Cookie-free analytics — Track visitors without setting cookies.Missing from DataFast.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Simple Analytics | DataFast |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 pageviews or events/month | $20/moSelf-serve | $9/mocheaperStarter |
| 50,000 pageviews or events/month | $20/moSelf-serve | $19/mocheaperStarter · 100k |
| 250,000 pageviews or events/month | $30/moSelf-serve · 250k | $49/mocosts moreStarter · 500k |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Starter | $9/mo |
| Starter · 100k | $19/mo |
| Starter · 200k | $29/mo |
| Starter · 500k | $49/mo |
| Growth | $19/mo |
| Growth · 100k | $39/mo |
| Growth · 200k | $59/mo |
| Growth · 500k | $99/mo |
| 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 DataFast than Simple Analytics?
5% cheaper in our scenario (50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing): $19/mo on Starter · 100k vs $20/mo on Self-serve. That is $12 a year.
What does DataFast lack compared with Simple Analytics?
Privacy-focused analytics, Cookie-free analytics — 2 of the 5 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Simple Analytics: 2026-10-29; DataFast: 2026-10-28 — 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)
- DataFast data last verified 2026-10-28