Fathom Analytics is 21% cheaper
than DataFast
$15/mo (Base) vs DataFast Starter · 100k at $19/mo — covering 50% of the 8 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.
Starter · 100k plan at $19/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Base: 15 USD/monthly.
DataFast costs $19/mo on the Starter · 100k 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 8 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Fathom Analytics covers 50% of the 8 capabilities compared against DataFast. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Fathom Analytics | DataFast |
|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Revenue attribution | ✗ | ✓ |
| Funnels | ✗ | ✓ |
| Analytics API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Realtime visitor view | ✓ | ✓ |
| Traffic alerts | ✗ | ✓ |
| MCP server for AI agents | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities DataFast has that Fathom Analytics lacks.
- Revenue attribution — Link revenue back to the marketing source that generated it.Missing from Fathom Analytics.
- Funnels — See where visitors drop off across a multi-step process.Missing from Fathom Analytics.
- Traffic alerts — Get notified (email, Slack, Telegram…) when traffic spikes or drops, or a metric crosses a threshold.Missing from Fathom Analytics.
- MCP server for AI agents — Official MCP server so AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT…) can query your analytics.Missing from Fathom Analytics.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | DataFast | Fathom Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 pageviews or events/month | $9/moStarter | $15/mocosts moreBase |
| 50,000 pageviews or events/month | $19/moStarter · 100k | $15/mocheaperBase |
| 250,000 pageviews or events/month | $49/moStarter · 500k | $45/mocheaperBase · 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.
| Base | $15/mo |
| Base · 200k | $25/mo |
| Base · 500k | $45/mo |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Fathom Analytics than DataFast?
21% cheaper in our scenario (50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing): $15/mo on Base vs $19/mo on Starter · 100k. That is $48 a year.
What does Fathom Analytics lack compared with DataFast?
Revenue attribution, Funnels, Traffic alerts, MCP server for AI agents — 4 of the 8 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
DataFast: 2026-10-28; Fathom Analytics: 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://datafa.st/#pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://datafa.st (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Fathom Analytics data last verified 2026-10-28