Plausible Analytics

Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics with an open-source core

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Websiteplausible.io

CategoryAnalytics

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Open sourceYes

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ABOUT

What is Plausible Analytics?

Plausible Analytics is a lightweight, privacy-friendly web analytics platform for pageviews, referrers, campaigns, goals and custom events. Its cloud service is hosted in the EU, while the open-source core can be self-hosted for full infrastructure control.

BEFORE YOU SIGN UP

What you should know

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Lightweight privacy-first trackingThe script is designed to load quickly and avoids cookies, persistent identifiers and personal data collection.

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Clear dashboard for web metricsPageviews, sources, campaigns, goals and conversions are presented in a focused dashboard instead of a large report tree.

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Self-hosted community editionThe open-source Community Edition can be run on your own infrastructure, but you must handle capacity, updates, backups and security.

Less depth than product analyticsPlausible is focused on web analytics, so teams needing user profiles, session replay or extensive product experimentation may need another tool.

COMMUNITY

From the forums

Reddit users often praise Plausible for its fast script, clear dashboard and privacy-first approach, especially when moving away from Google Analytics. Self-hosting users also report that the interface is easy to understand but the deployment and ClickHouse maintenance require more work than a managed service. Recent discussions also note that the product is intentionally simpler than full product analytics suites and that some advanced features are paid.

— Community sentiment · Reddit

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ABOUT US

Honest, independent, no fluff.

No paid placements. Just a clear look at what this does, what it costs, and what to know before you commit.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is Plausible Analytics free?＋

The hosted service has a 30-day free trial but no permanent cloud free tier. Plausible Community Edition is free to self-host, although you pay for your own infrastructure.

Does Plausible require a credit card?＋

No. Plausible does not ask for a credit card during its 30-day trial and does not charge automatically when the trial ends.

What is included in Plausible's 10,000 pageview plan?＋

The Starter plan starts at $9/month for up to 10,000 monthly pageviews and one site. Growth, Business and Enterprise plans add more sites, collaboration and advanced features.