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Plausible Analytics vs Smartlook comparison

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

Which platform fits your needs?

Choose Smartlook if

Existing Smartlook customers planning a move to another web or mobile behavior analytics platform

Capabilities only listed for Smartlook

Important considerations: Paid support ends August 31, 2027. Export required data before your paid plan expires: historical data does not migrate to Splunk automatically. The platform and remaining data are scheduled for removal on September 30, 2027.

Attribute Plausible Analytics Smartlook
Overview A privacy-first and open-source analytics platform focused on simple reporting, cookieless tracking, funnels, Search Console insights, and recent additions like scroll-depth tracking and AI-referral monitoring.A web and mobile behavior analytics product with session recordings, heatmaps, funnels, events, and crash reports. Smartlook reached end of sale on May 31, 2026 and is no longer available to new customers.
Pricing Cloud plans start at $9/month (Starter), $14/month (Growth), and $19/month (Business); Enterprise is custom and Community Edition is self-hostedNo new subscriptions since May 31, 2026. Renewals and expansions end August 31, 2026.
Deployment Self-hosted and hosted optionsVendor-hosted cloud
Best for Publishers, SaaS teams, and privacy-first site owners who want simple reporting without consent-banner complexityExisting Smartlook customers planning a move to another web or mobile behavior analytics platform
Operator Plausible Insights OÜ
Independent private company
Smartlook, s.r.o.
Subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.
Company base Tartu, Estonia · European UnionBrno, Czechia · European Union
Organization scale 10 team members · operator, as of 13 Aug 2026No comparable official organization-size figure was publicly disclosed.
Recent direction marketing attribution
Recent official evidence shows a focus on marketing attribution.
platform integration
Recent official evidence shows a focus on platform integration.
Key features
  • Cookieless tracking
  • Real-time analytics
  • Scroll depth tracking
  • Funnels
  • Search Console integration
  • Self-hosted option
  • Open source
  • Web and mobile session replay
  • Heatmaps
  • Funnels
  • Event analytics
  • Crash reports
  • User identification
  • Mobile app analytics
Important considerations Starter is limited to one site; funnels, revenue tracking, custom properties, and API access require the Business tier.Paid support ends August 31, 2027. Export required data before your paid plan expires: historical data does not migrate to Splunk automatically. The platform and remaining data are scheduled for removal on September 30, 2027.
Integrations WordPress, Shopify, ZapierShopify, WordPress
Fact check We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08. We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-27.

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.

AttributePlausible AnalyticsSmartlook
App analytics Not listed Listed
Audience insights Listed Not listed
Behavior analytics Not listed Listed
CCPA compliant Listed Not listed
Cookieless Listed Not listed
Cross-device tracking Not listed Listed
Data export Listed Listed
Error tracking Not listed Listed
Event tracking Listed Listed
Funnels Listed Listed
GDPR compliant Listed Not listed
Goals Listed Not listed
Heatmaps Not listed Listed
Integrations Listed Listed
Open source Listed Not listed
Privacy-first Listed Not listed
Real-time data Listed Not listed
Retention analytics Not listed Listed
Self-hosted Listed Not listed
Session recordings Not listed Listed
User segments Listed Listed
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