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Web Analytics
Simple Analytics pricing, features & alternatives
Cookie-free EU-hosted web analytics with a one-page dashboard, free hobby tier and paid traffic plans.
- Price checked
- Verified on vendor site
- Confidence: High
Choose it if
Small websites and teams wanting uncomplicated aggregate analytics without cookies or consent banners
Skip it if
Product teams needing person-level behavioural analysis, long free retention or several paid users at low cost
Starting price
Free for hobby sites; paid self-serve €20/month at 100,000 pageviews
Free hobby plan and 14-day full-feature trial
Simple Analytics overview
Decision checklist
- Buying consideration: Annual billing gives two months free. Paid pricing varies with pageviews. Enterprise is custom.
- Operational fit: Cloud / SaaS; support: Documentation and support; enterprise offers assisted proof of concept.
- Evidence context: Verified on vendor site, with facts checked 26 Sep 2026.
What it does
Cookie-free EU-hosted web analytics with a one-page dashboard, free hobby tier and paid traffic plans.
CompareCrest verdict
Simple Analytics stands out by offering a genuine hobby plan and a clear privacy-first dashboard without configuration overhead. The free tier is deliberately limited to one month of history and requires a badge, while paid self-serve pricing includes only one user before a sizeable per-user add-on.
Best for
Small websites and teams wanting uncomplicated aggregate analytics without cookies or consent banners
Pricing snapshot
Free for hobby sites; paid self-serve €20/month at 100,000 pageviews. Annual billing gives two months free. Paid pricing varies with pageviews. Enterprise is custom.
Simple Analytics pricing
Official pricing page (opens in a new tab)Starting price: Free for hobby sites; paid self-serve €20/month at 100,000 pageviews. Model: Traffic-based subscription plus paid additional users.
Worked exampleA two-user paid account at the 100,000-pageview selection costs €40 per month because the base €20 includes one user and the extra user costs €20.
Self-serve
€20/month at 100k pageviews
Full paid dashboard, 1 user; extra users €20/month each
Enterprise
Contact sales
GA4 comparison, API and BI access, assisted setup
Annual billing gives two months free. Paid pricing varies with pageviews. Enterprise is custom.
Key features
- One-page dashboard
- Cookie-free tracking
- Traffic sources
- Events
- API
- Exports
- EU hosting
- GA4 comparison proof of concept
Simple Analytics pros and cons
Strengths
- Free hobby tier
- No cookies
- EU-hosted and simple to configure
Limitations
- Free plan keeps only one month
- Badge required on Free
- Extra paid users are expensive
Biggest limitation: Paid self-serve includes one user and charges another €20/month for each additional user
Simple Analytics at a glance
- Pricing model
- Traffic-based subscription plus paid additional users
- Free access
- Free hobby plan and 14-day full-feature trial
- Support
- Documentation and support; enterprise offers assisted proof of concept
- India readiness
- Available in India; EUR billing applies and data is hosted in the Netherlands
- Deployment
- Cloud / SaaS
- Use cases
- Cookie-free analytics, GA4 comparison, Traffic reporting
- Industries
- Public Sector, Publishing, SaaS, Small business
Simple Analytics alternatives
Closest alternative: Plausible Analytics. Here is how the shortlist compares on price and fit.
| Compare | Simple Analytics |  Plausible Analytics |
 Fathom Analytics |
 Matomo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Small websites and teams wanting uncomplicated aggregate analytics without cookies or consent banners | Publishers, SaaS teams and small businesses wanting simple privacy-friendly traffic and conversion reporting | Agencies and privacy-conscious organisations monitoring many sites with a simple common dashboard | Organisations that need detailed website measurement and a deliberate choice between managed hosting and their own infrastructure |
| Starting price | Free for hobby sites; paid self-serve €20/month at 100,000 pageviews | US$9/month for Starter at up to 10,000 monthly pageviews | US$15/month for up to 100,000 monthly pageviews | Free self-hosted Community; Cloud Business from EUR22/month for 50,000 hits |
| Free plan / trial | Free hobby plan and 14-day full-feature trial | 30-day free trial; open-source self-hosting available separately | 7-day card-required trial; no free plan | Free self-hosted Community software; 21-day Cloud trial |
| Biggest limitation | Paid self-serve includes one user and charges another €20/month for each additional user | The hosted Starter plan covers only one site, and advanced funnels, API and multi-site controls require higher tiers | Custom events count against the same monthly allowance as pageviews | Deployment choice changes the real cost: self-hosted core requires infrastructure and maintenance, while premium functionality can require paid bundles or plugins. |
Prices are taken from each vendor's own pricing page on the dates shown. Taxes and add-ons may apply; confirm before you buy.
Simple Analytics FAQs
Is the hobby plan free forever?
Yes, but it is limited and requires the Simple Analytics badge.
How much history does Free retain?
One month.
Does the paid price include multiple users?
The displayed self-serve price includes one user; each additional user costs €20/month.
Is there a credit card requirement for the trial?
No, the 14-day self-serve trial does not require one.
Where is website data hosted?
The vendor says data remains in the Netherlands and the EU.
Does Simple Analytics use cookies?
No. The vendor states it collects non-personal data without cookies or fingerprinting.
Sources and how we checked
We read pricing and plan limits from Simple Analytics's own pages (listed above) on the dates above. Where a vendor does not publish a price we can verify, we say so rather than estimate. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
Profile updated · facts checked 26 Sep 2026
Simple AnalyticsFree for hobby sites; paid self-serve €20/month at 100,000 pageviews
