Pirsch Analytics
Web Analytics · pirsch.io
Pirsch is a privacy-friendly, cookieless web analytics service positioned as a Google Analytics alternative, hosted in Germany.
Switching to Matomo, which covers 86% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Pirsch Analytics alternatives
We compared 14 products and found 8 cheaper alternatives · vs Pirsch Analytics Standard at $6/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Pirsch Analytics costs $6/mo on the Standard plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 8 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 7 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK Matomo On-Premise Community plan · missing: Cookie-free analytics | 86% | Free paid from $25.66/mo how? ⓘ | $72 / year 100% cheaper | |
Simple Analytics Free plan · missing: Revenue attribution, Data export, Analytics API | 57% | Free paid from $20/mo how? ⓘ | $72 / year 100% cheaper | |
Google Analytics Google Analytics plan · missing: Event tracking, Privacy-focused analytics, Cookie-free analytics | 57% | Free how? ⓘ | $72 / year 100% cheaper | |
PostHog Free plan · missing: Revenue attribution, Privacy-focused analytics, Cookie-free analytics product analytics — adjacent | 57% | Free how? ⓘ | $72 / year 100% cheaper | |
Mixpanel Free plan · missing: Revenue attribution, Privacy-focused analytics, Cookie-free analytics product analytics — adjacent | 57% | Free how? ⓘ | $72 / year 100% cheaper | |
Umami Hobby plan · missing: Revenue attribution, Cookie-free analytics, Data export | 57% | Free paid from $20/mo how? ⓘ | $72 / year 100% cheaper | |
Amplitude Free plan · missing: Revenue attribution, Privacy-focused analytics, Cookie-free analytics, Data export product analytics — adjacent | 43% | Free how? ⓘ | $72 / year 100% cheaper | |
Heap Free plan · missing: Revenue attribution, Privacy-focused analytics, Cookie-free analytics, Data export product analytics — adjacent | 43% | Free how? ⓘ | $72 / year 100% cheaper |
Which Pirsch Analytics 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 86%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Matomo — $0/mo (On-Premise Community plan) · covers 86%
- Need pageview analytics, event tracking, revenue attribution, privacy-focused analytics, data export or analytics API?
- Matomo — from $0/mo (On-Premise Community plan)
- Need cookie-free analytics?
- Simple Analytics — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Pirsch Analytics 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 Simple Analytics, PostHog.
- Privacy-focused analytics — Track visitors without using personally identifying data.Missing from Google Analytics, PostHog.
- Cookie-free analytics — Track visitors without setting cookies.Missing from Matomo, Google Analytics, PostHog.
- Data export — Export raw analytics data for use in other tools.Missing from Simple Analytics.
- Analytics API — Pull analytics data programmatically via an API.Missing from Simple Analytics.
Feature comparison
Pirsch Analytics vs the top alternatives, on the 7 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Pirsch Analytics | Matomo | Simple Analytics | Google Analytics | PostHog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics from Standard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event tracking from Standard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Revenue attribution from Standard | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Privacy-focused analytics from Standard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Cookie-free analytics from Standard | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Data export from Standard | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Analytics API from Standard | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $6/mo Standard | $0/mo On-Premise Community | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Google Analytics | $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 Pirsch Analytics covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Pageview analytics — from Standard
- ✓ Event tracking — from Standard
- ✓ Revenue attribution — from Standard
- ✓ Privacy-focused analytics — from Standard
- ✓ Cookie-free analytics — from Standard
- ✓ Data export — from Standard
- ✓ Analytics API — from Standard
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://pirsch.io/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
Frequently asked
How much does Pirsch Analytics cost?
Pirsch Analytics's Standard plan costs $6/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing).
Is there a free Pirsch Analytics alternative?
Yes. Matomo has a free plan that covers 86% of the 7 capabilities we compared against Pirsch Analytics.
What is the cheapest Pirsch Analytics 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 Pirsch Analytics alternative with Cookie-free analytics?
Simple Analytics covers Cookie-free analytics and costs $0/mo (Free plan) in our scenario.
Does Pirsch Analytics have a free plan?
No. Pirsch Analytics 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.