Pirsch Analytics alternatives
Web Analytics · pirsch.io
Pirsch is a privacy-friendly, cookieless web analytics service positioned as a Google Analytics alternative, hosted in Germany.
Switching to DataBull, which covers 89% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Pirsch Analytics alternatives
We compared 16 products and found 7 cheaper options (2 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs Pirsch Analytics Standard · 100k at $12/mo · scenario: 50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing, USD.
Pirsch Analytics costs $12/mo on the Standard · 100k plan at 50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing. We found 7 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 9 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK DataBull Hosted Starter (beta) plan · missing: Data export | 89% | $9/mo how? ⓘ | $36 / year 25% 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
- Minilytics — $0/mo (Self-hosted (open source) plan) · covers 44%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- DataBull — $9/mo (Hosted Starter (beta) plan) · covers 89%
- Best paid drop-in
- DataBull — $9/mo (Hosted Starter (beta) plan) · covers 89%
- Need pageview analytics, event tracking, data export, analytics API or funnels?
- Mixpanel — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need revenue attribution?
- Minilytics — from $0/mo (Self-hosted (open source) plan)
- Need privacy-focused analytics?
- Umami — from $0/mo (Hobby plan)
- Need cookie-free analytics?
- Simple Analytics — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need traffic alerts?
- DataBull — from $9/mo (Hosted Starter (beta) plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Pirsch Analytics has that the top alternatives lack.
- Revenue attribution — Link revenue back to the marketing source that generated it.Missing from Mixpanel, PostHog, Umami.
- Privacy-focused analytics — Track visitors without using personally identifying data.Missing from Mixpanel, Minilytics, PostHog.
- Cookie-free analytics — Track visitors without setting cookies.Missing from Mixpanel, Minilytics, PostHog, Umami.
- Data export — Export raw analytics data for use in other tools.Missing from Minilytics.
- Analytics API — Pull analytics data programmatically via an API.Missing from Minilytics, Umami.
- Funnels — See where visitors drop off across a multi-step process.Missing from PostHog, Umami.
- Traffic alerts — Get notified (email, Slack, Telegram…) when traffic spikes or drops, or a metric crosses a threshold.Missing from Mixpanel, Minilytics, PostHog, Umami.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Pirsch Analytics vs the top alternatives, on the 9 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Pirsch Analytics | Mixpanel | Minilytics | PostHog | Umami |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Funnels | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Traffic alerts | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $12/mo Standard · 100k | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Self-hosted (open source) | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Hobby |
✓ 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
- ✓ Funnels
- ✓ Traffic alerts
- ↑ Unlimited websites — only from Plus, not compared
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
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
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://pirsch.io/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-28)
Frequently asked
How much does Pirsch Analytics cost?
Pirsch Analytics's Standard · 100k plan costs $12/mo in our scenario (50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing).
Is there a free Pirsch Analytics alternative?
Yes. Minilytics has a free plan that covers 44% of the 9 capabilities we compared against Pirsch Analytics.
What is the cheapest Pirsch Analytics alternative?
In our scenario (50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing), Mixpanel is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free 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 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.