Minilytics is 100% cheaper
than Plausible Analytics
$0/mo (Self-hosted (open source)) vs Plausible Analytics 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.
Self-hosted (open source): 0 USD/monthly.
Plausible Analytics 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
Minilytics covers 50% of the 8 capabilities compared against Plausible Analytics. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Minilytics | Plausible Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Privacy-focused analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cookie-free analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Data export | ✗ | ✓ |
| Funnels | ✓ | ✓ |
| Realtime visitor view | ✓ | ✓ |
| Traffic alerts | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Plausible Analytics has that Minilytics lacks.
- Privacy-focused analytics — Track visitors without using personally identifying data.Missing from Minilytics.
- Cookie-free analytics — Track visitors without setting cookies.Missing from Minilytics.
- Data export — Export raw analytics data for use in other tools.Missing from Minilytics.
- Traffic alerts — Get notified (email, Slack, Telegram…) when traffic spikes or drops, or a metric crosses a threshold.Missing from Minilytics.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Plausible Analytics | Minilytics |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 pageviews or events/month | $9/moStarter | $0/mocheaperSelf-hosted · open source |
| 50,000 pageviews or events/month | $19/moStarter · 100k | $0/mocheaperSelf-hosted · open source |
| 250,000 pageviews or events/month | $49/moStarter · 500k | $0/mocheaperSelf-hosted · open source |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Self-hosted (open source) | Free |
| Lifetime | $49 one-time |
| Starter | $9/mo |
| Starter · 100k | $19/mo |
| Starter · 200k | $29/mo |
| Starter · 500k | $49/mo |
| Growth | $14/mo |
| Growth · 100k | $29/mo |
| Growth · 200k | $44/mo |
| Growth · 500k | $74/mo |
| Business | $19/mo |
| Business · 100k | $39/mo |
| Business · 200k | $59/mo |
| Business · 500k | $99/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Minilytics than Plausible Analytics?
100% cheaper in our scenario (50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing): $0/mo on Self-hosted (open source) vs $19/mo on Starter · 100k. That is $228 a year.
What does Minilytics lack compared with Plausible Analytics?
Privacy-focused analytics, Cookie-free analytics, Data export, Traffic alerts — 4 of the 8 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Plausible Analytics: 2026-10-28; Minilytics: 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://plausible.io/#pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://plausible.io (feature_page, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://plausible.io/docs/traffic-spikes (feature_page, checked 2026-10-28)
- Minilytics data last verified 2026-10-28