Pick Plausible if
indie / small-site teams who will start the 30-day Cloud trial (no card) and land on Starter at $9/month (10k pageviews, 1 site, 3-year retention) — or self-host when they will run the script themselves.
Read the Plausible pagePlausible vs Simple Analytics
Our take
Pick Plausible if indie / small-site teams who will start the 30-day Cloud trial (no card) and land on Starter at $9/month (10k pageviews, 1 site, 3-year retention) — or self-host when they will run the script themselves. Pick Simple Analytics if site owners who will stay on Free hobby (5 websites, 1-month history, badge) or pay $20/month at 100k pageviews while they open a first Top Lists, then raise the pageview
Best for
Plausible Pageviews you start at $9/month (10k, 1 site)
Simple Analytics A traffic list you start at a public $
Free plan
Plausible $0 · to run. You host it in the EU or wherever you deploy
Simple Analytics No free plan
Lowest paid
Plausible Growth $14
Simple Analytics Self-serve paid $20/mo
Next step up
Plausible Business $19
Simple Analytics
Runs where
Plausible Local; you host it
Simple Analytics desktop, mobile; hosted
Watch out
Plausible $9 is 10k pageviews and 1 site
Simple Analytics Free history is 1 month and the badge stays on
Last checked
Plausible 2026-10-22 · plausible.io
Simple Analytics 2026-10-23 · simpleanalytics.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Simple Analytics if
site owners who will stay on Free hobby (5 websites, 1-month history, badge) or pay $20/month at 100k pageviews while they open a first Top Lists, then raise the pageview slider or add +$20/user when a second seat is required.
Read the Simple Analytics page