Simple Analytics is 100% cheaper
than Plausible Analytics
$0/mo (Free) vs Plausible Analytics Starter at $9/mo — covering 67% of the 6 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Starter plan at $9/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
Plausible Analytics costs $9/mo on the Starter plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 6 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Simple Analytics covers 67% of the 6 capabilities compared against Plausible Analytics. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Simple Analytics | Plausible Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Revenue attribution | ✗ | ✓ |
| Privacy-focused analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cookie-free analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Analytics API | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Plausible Analytics has that Simple Analytics lacks.
- Revenue attribution — Link revenue back to the marketing source that generated it.Missing from Simple Analytics.
- Analytics API — Pull analytics data programmatically via an API.Missing from Simple Analytics.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Self-serve | $20/mo |
| Starter | $9/mo |
| Growth | $14/mo |
| Business | $19/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Simple Analytics than Plausible Analytics?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $9/mo on Starter. That is $108 a year.
What does Simple Analytics lack compared with Plausible Analytics?
Revenue attribution, Analytics API — 2 of the 6 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Plausible Analytics: 2026-08-26; Simple Analytics: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://plausible.io/#pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- Simple Analytics data last verified 2026-09-07