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Plausible Analytics vs Google Analytics: catalog facts
Plausible Analytics	Google Analytics
Freemium Cloud is a paid subscription with a free trial; the community edition is free to…	Free Free of charge with a Google account.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
Clear single-page dashboard No cookies or personal data stored	Free of charge Covers both websites and apps
Hosted cloud requires a paid subscription after the trial Less detailed than full analytics suites such as Matomo	Data is processed by Google Consent requirements can leave gaps in reported traffic
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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