Pirsch Analytics vs Simple Analytics comparison

Compare pricing, deployment, product fit, integrations, and capabilities side by side.

Which platform fits your needs?

Choose Pirsch Analytics if

Privacy-conscious site owners, SaaS teams, and agencies that need compact traffic and conversion analytics without session replay

Capabilities only listed for Pirsch Analytics

Self-hosted Open source Behavior analytics Revenue tracking A/B testing Data ownership Integrations Custom reports Enterprise Web analytics SEO research

Important considerations: There is no permanent cloud free plan. Self-hosting is an Enterprise license rather than the standard open-source deployment path, and pageviews, events, and session extensions count toward usage.

Choose Simple Analytics if

Website owners who prioritize privacy and simplicity

Capabilities only listed for Simple Analytics

CCPA compliant Free plan AI insights Audience insights

Important considerations: Free accounts retain only one month of history and require a public badge; paid price varies with data-point volume and extra users.

Shared capabilities

Privacy-first Cookieless GDPR compliant Real-time data E-commerce tracking Event tracking Funnels User segments Goals Data export

Attribute	Pirsch Analytics	Simple Analytics
Overview	A privacy-friendly web analytics service with cookieless visitor measurement, events, goals, session analysis, funnels, revenue metrics, Search Console data, A/B testing, APIs, and an Enterprise self-hosting option.	A privacy-first analytics platform built around straightforward traffic reporting, lightweight event tracking, and GDPR-friendly measurement with minimal setup.
Pricing	30-day trial; Standard starts at $6/month and Plus at $12/month for 10,000 monthly pageviews; Enterprise and self-hosted deployment use custom pricing	Free hobby plan with one month of history; paid self-serve pricing starts at €20/month for 100K monthly pageviews; Enterprise is custom
Deployment	Self-hosted and hosted options	Vendor-hosted cloud
Best for	Privacy-conscious site owners, SaaS teams, and agencies that need compact traffic and conversion analytics without session replay	Website owners who prioritize privacy and simplicity
Operator	Emvi Software GmbH Independent private company	Simple Analytics B.V. Independent private company
Company base	Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany · European Union	Amsterdam, Netherlands · European Union
Organization scale	1 employees · operator, as of 30 Dec 2025	3 team members · operator, as of 13 Aug 2026
Recent direction	marketing attribution Recent official evidence shows a focus on marketing attribution.	AI-assisted analysis Recent official evidence shows a focus on AI-assisted analysis.
Key features	Cookieless web analytics Events and conversion goals Session analysis Funnels and segmentation E-commerce revenue metrics A/B testing Google Search Console plugin Imports from major analytics tools REST API, SDKs, and webhooks Enterprise on-premise deployment	Cookieless traffic dashboard Real-time reporting Events and goals Ecommerce tracking AI-assisted analysis Automated reports Raw data export Lightweight tracking script
Important considerations	There is no permanent cloud free plan. Self-hosting is an Enterprise license rather than the standard open-source deployment path, and pageviews, events, and session extensions count toward usage.	Free accounts retain only one month of history and require a public badge; paid price varies with data-point volume and extra users.
Integrations	Google Search Console, WordPress, REST API, Webhooks, JavaScript and server SDKs	Ghost, WordPress
Fact check	We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-09.	We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08.

Capability matrix

This matrix shows capabilities recorded in our catalog. Not listed means we have not confirmed the capability here. Check the linked vendor sources for plan, deployment, and usage limits.

Attribute	Pirsch Analytics	Simple Analytics
A/B testing	Listed	Not listed
AI insights	Not listed	Listed
Audience insights	Not listed	Listed
Behavior analytics	Listed	Not listed
CCPA compliant	Not listed	Listed
Cookieless	Listed	Listed
Custom reports	Listed	Not listed
Data export	Listed	Listed
Data ownership	Listed	Not listed
E-commerce tracking	Listed	Listed
Enterprise	Listed	Not listed
Event tracking	Listed	Listed
Free plan	Not listed	Listed
Funnels	Listed	Listed
GDPR compliant	Listed	Listed
Goals	Listed	Listed
Integrations	Listed	Not listed
Open source	Listed	Not listed
Privacy-first	Listed	Listed
Real-time data	Listed	Listed
Revenue tracking	Listed	Not listed
Self-hosted	Listed	Not listed
SEO research	Listed	Not listed
User segments	Listed	Listed
Web analytics	Listed	Not listed

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