# Plausible Analytics

> Plausible Analytics is an open-source web analytics tool that shows website traffic without cookies or personal data for site owners.

- Page: https://www.toolzhunt.com/tools/plausible/
- Website: https://plausible.io
- Category: [Web & product analytics](https://www.toolzhunt.com/category/analytics/)
- Pricing model: Paid
- Free plan: No
- Open source: Yes
- Made by: Not confirmed by the team yet
- Listing status: Listed by Toolz Hunt editors from public information; not yet confirmed by the tool team
- Facts checked: 2026-10-15

## Summary

As of Oct 2026, Plausible Analytics has no free plan and paid plans start at $9/mo (source: plausible.io).

Plausible counts visits without cookies and keeps cloud data on EU-owned servers. The cloud service is paid after a 30-day free trial. A free, self-hosted Community Edition is released under AGPL, without some premium features.

Best for: Site owners who want simple traffic stats and GDPR compliance without a cookie banner.

## Key features

- **Real-time dashboard**: Live traffic with the same metrics as the main dashboard, updated every 30 seconds.
- **Codeless goals**: Track file downloads, form completions and outbound clicks without code; add custom events.
- **Funnels and user journeys**: Measure drop-off across steps and see the paths visitors take. Business plan and up.
- **Search Console integration**: See search queries and organic performance inside the Plausible dashboard.
- **Bot filtering**: Excludes bots, referrer spam and data-centre traffic so stats reflect human visits.
- **Community Edition**: Free AGPL-licensed version you host and maintain on your own server.

## Pricing (checked Oct 2026)

| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $9/mo | up to 10k monthly pageviews, one site; price rises with pageviews |
| Growth | $14/mo | up to 10k monthly pageviews, up to 3 sites |
| Business | $19/mo | up to 10k monthly pageviews, up to 10 sites |
| Enterprise | Custom | contact sales |

Full pricing: https://www.toolzhunt.com/tools/plausible/pricing/

## Alternatives

- [Fathom Analytics](https://www.toolzhunt.com/tools/fathom-analytics/): Fathom Analytics is a privacy-first web analytics tool that shows website traffic and conversions without cookies for site owners and businesses.
- [Umami](https://www.toolzhunt.com/tools/umami/): Umami is an open-source web analytics tool that tracks traffic, events, funnels and retention without cookies for website and product teams.
- [PostHog](https://www.toolzhunt.com/tools/posthog/): PostHog is a product analytics platform that combines analytics, session replay, feature flags, error tracking and a data warehouse for software teams.

All Plausible Analytics alternatives: https://www.toolzhunt.com/tools/plausible/alternatives/

## Comparisons

- [Plausible Analytics vs Fathom Analytics](https://www.toolzhunt.com/compare/fathom-analytics-vs-plausible/)
- [Plausible Analytics vs Umami](https://www.toolzhunt.com/compare/plausible-vs-umami/)
- [Plausible Analytics vs PostHog](https://www.toolzhunt.com/compare/plausible-vs-posthog/)

## Sources

- definition: https://plausible.io/
- pricing: https://plausible.io/
- features: https://plausible.io/
- open source: https://plausible.io/self-hosted-web-analytics
- open source: https://github.com/plausible/analytics
- social links: https://plausible.io/

Corrections: https://www.toolzhunt.com/data-and-corrections/?tool=plausible
Publisher: Toolz Hunt (https://www.toolzhunt.com/)