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Simple Analytics vs Statcounter comparison

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

Catalog capabilities may require a paid plan, add-on or hosted edition. “Not listed” means unverified here, not unavailable. Confirm the exact edition, usage limits and privacy settings.

Starting prices use different billing periods and usage units. Compare the same traffic, events, retention and seats.

Which platform fits your needs?

Choose Statcounter if

Small businesses and bloggers needing simple web analytics

Capabilities listed only for Statcounter in this selection

Behavior analytics Integrations Session recordings Heatmaps

Important considerations: Free history is limited to 14 days; session replay is a separate allowance and heatmaps require Premium Plus.

Shared capabilities

Free plan Real-time data Event tracking Goals Data export

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Attribute Simple Analytics Statcounter
Overview A privacy-first analytics platform built around straightforward traffic reporting, lightweight event tracking, and GDPR-friendly measurement with minimal setup.A hosted web analytics service centered on real-time visitor feeds, traffic trends, landing-page and paid-traffic analysis, conversions, session replay, and higher-tier heatmaps.
Pricing Free hobby plan with one month of history; paid self-serve pricing starts at €20/month for 100K monthly pageviews; Enterprise is customBasic is free for 5,000 sessions/month with 14-day retention; Premium starts at €9/month and Premium Plus at €19/month for 20,000 sessions
Deployment Vendor-hosted cloudVendor-hosted cloud
Best for Website owners who prioritize privacy and simplicitySmall businesses and bloggers needing simple web analytics
Operator Simple Analytics B.V.
Independent private company		StatCounter
Independent private company
Company base Amsterdam, Netherlands · European UnionDublin, Ireland · European Union
Organization scale 3 team members · operator, as of 13 Aug 2026No comparable official organization-size figure was publicly disclosed.
Recent direction AI-assisted analysis
Recent official evidence shows a focus on AI-assisted analysis.		operational reliability
Recent official evidence shows a focus on operational reliability.
Key features
  • Cookieless traffic dashboard
  • Real-time reporting
  • Events and goals
  • Ecommerce tracking
  • AI-assisted analysis
  • Automated reports
  • Raw data export
  • Lightweight tracking script
  • Real-time visitor feeds
  • Traffic trend charts
  • Visitor paths
  • Landing-page analysis
  • Conversion tracking
  • Paid-traffic analysis
  • Session replay
  • Heatmaps on Premium Plus
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.Free history is limited to 14 days; session replay is a separate allowance and heatmaps require Premium Plus.
Integrations Ghost, WordPressWordPress, Shopify
Fact check We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08. We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08.

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.

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AttributeSimple AnalyticsStatcounter
AI insights Listed Not listed
Audience insights Listed Not listed
Behavior analytics Not listed Listed
CCPA compliant Listed Not listed
Cookieless Listed Not listed
Data export Listed Listed
E-commerce tracking Listed Not listed
Event tracking Listed Listed
Free plan Listed Listed
Funnels Listed Not listed
GDPR compliant Listed Not listed
Goals Listed Listed
Heatmaps Not listed Listed
Integrations Not listed Listed
Privacy-first Listed Not listed
Real-time data Listed Listed
Session recordings Not listed Listed
User segments Listed Not listed
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