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Plausible Analytics vs Pirsch: catalog facts
Plausible AnalyticsPirsch
Freemium

Cloud is a paid subscription with a free trial; the community edition is free to…

Paid

Paid subscription with a free trial.

Web, Self-hosted Web
  • Clear single-page dashboard
  • No cookies or personal data stored
  • Server-side integration through an API, not only a script
  • Imports data from Plausible, Fathom and Google Analytics
  • Hosted cloud requires a paid subscription after the trial
  • Less detailed than full analytics suites such as Matomo
  • Only the core is open source; the hosted service is paid
  • No free plan beyond the trial is mentioned
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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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