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Plausible Analytics vs Simple Analytics: catalog facts
Plausible Analytics	Simple Analytics
Freemium Cloud is a paid subscription with a free trial; the community edition is free to…	Paid Paid service; a free 30-day proof of concept can be arranged through a demo.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
Clear single-page dashboard No cookies or personal data stored	No cookies, personal data or visitor IDs Data hosted in the EU by an EU-owned company
Hosted cloud requires a paid subscription after the trial Less detailed than full analytics suites such as Matomo	Hosted only, with no self-hosted option mentioned Website pushes demo bookings rather than showing prices up front
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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