Minilytics is 100% cheaper
than Simple Analytics
$0/mo (Self-hosted (open source)) vs Simple Analytics Self-serve at $20/mo — covering 40% 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.
Self-hosted (open source): 0 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
Minilytics covers 40% of the 5 capabilities compared against Simple Analytics. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Minilytics | Simple Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Privacy-focused analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cookie-free analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Analytics API | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Simple 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.
- Analytics API — Pull analytics data programmatically via an API.Missing from Minilytics.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Simple Analytics | Minilytics |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 pageviews or events/month | $20/moSelf-serve | $0/mocheaperSelf-hosted · open source |
| 50,000 pageviews or events/month | $20/moSelf-serve | $0/mocheaperSelf-hosted · open source |
| 250,000 pageviews or events/month | $30/moSelf-serve · 250k | $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 |
| 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 Minilytics than Simple Analytics?
100% cheaper in our scenario (50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing): $0/mo on Self-hosted (open source) vs $20/mo on Self-serve. That is $240 a year.
What does Minilytics lack compared with Simple Analytics?
Privacy-focused analytics, Cookie-free analytics, Analytics API — 3 of the 5 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Simple 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://www.simpleanalytics.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-28)
- Minilytics data last verified 2026-10-28