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Plausible Analytics

Lightweight cookie-free web analytics, data in the EU; open source

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Choose it for simple, private site statistics; skip it if you need deep attribution with Google Ads.

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Home page of plausible.io on November 9, 2026. The service interface changes, and the name and logo belong to their owner.

About this service

Plausible shows traffic, sources and goals on one simple screen without cookies or personal identifiers. Per the site, processing runs only on servers of European companies, and the code is open and can be self-hosted. Price depends on pageview volume.

What you can do with it

  • simple traffic overview with no setup and no cookie banner
  • goal tracking, for example button clicks
  • traffic source report for a client

Who it suits

  • small business
  • blogs
  • EU sites

Strengths

  • Simple interface, learned in minutes
  • No cookie banner needed (per the service's claim)

Limitations

  • Fewer features than GA4
  • No free plan

Integrations

  • Google Search Console
  • Slack
  • API

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