Plausible
Plausible is lightweight, privacy-first website analytics without cookies and built for compliance.
Verified against: plausible.ioplausible.ioplausible.io as of 2026-08-31
Quick verdict: Our verdict on Plausible: 4.2/5. Strong on ease of use, but weigh collaboration features for larger teams before committing — evidence details below.
- Our rating: 4.2/5
- Strongest dimension: Usability (5/5, verified against official sources)
- Weakest dimension: Collaboration (2/5, verified against official sources)
- Pricing: 30-day free trial · $9/mo
- Verification: Checked against the official site and pricing pages (2 evidence files), last checked 2026-08-31. Sources: plausible.io, plausible.io, plausible.io
Plausible pricing details
- 30-day free trial
- paid plans from $9/mo
Starter $9/mo (10k pageviews; $14 Growth 100k, $19 Business 1M); yearly = 10x monthly (2 months free); 30-day trial; free self-hosted edition (AGPL)
In our index: 30-day free trial, no free plan; paid from $9/mo
How Plausible scores across our 6 index dimensions
- Functionality: 4/5 (verified against official sources)
- Usability: 5/5 (verified against official sources)
- Stability: 5/5 (verified against official sources)
- Collaboration: 2/5 (verified against official sources)
- Localization: 3/5 (verified against official sources)
- Value: 4/5 (verified against official sources)
Score rationale: Lightweight, privacy-first web analytics, no cookies, compliance-friendly; no zh/ja entry (probe confirms English-only); privacy positioning; $9 low price + open-source self-hosting.
What Plausible does well
- Best dimension: Ease of use at 5/5 — backed by verification against the official site & pricing.
- Second strong point: Stability at 5/5.
- Pricing: paid-only, paid from $9/mo — Starter (10k pageviews); yearly = 10x monthly; free self-hosted edition (AGPL)
- Positioning: Plausible is lightweight, privacy-first website analytics without cookies and built for compliance.
- Source check: Lightweight, privacy-first web analytics, no cookies, compliance-friendly; no zh/ja entry (probe confirms English-only); privacy positioning; $9 low price + open-source self-hosting.
Where Plausible falls short
- Weakest dimension: Collaboration at 2/5.
- No free tier — budget teams must plan around the paid entry.
- Weigh collaboration features for larger teams before committing.
How Plausible compares to other Analytics tools
Our index tracks 5 Analytics tools. Plausible sits at 4.2/5, with paid plans from $9/mo. Here are the 4 closest alternatives we hold pricing and scoring evidence for.
- Mixpanel — 4.1/5 · Free plan · $24/mo
Mixpanel is product analytics built around events and funnels, with a free plan sized for early teams. - Amplitude — 4.0/5 · Free plan · Usage-based
Amplitude is enterprise product analytics with behavioral cohorts and path analysis, and a capable free version. - PostHog — 4.0/5 · Free plan · Usage-based
PostHog is an open-source product analytics suite with session replay, feature flags and self-hosting. - Hotjar — 3.9/5 · Free plan · $39/mo
Hotjar is the behaviour-analytics layer — heatmaps, session replays, funnels and surveys — now sold and billed by Contentsquare, with the category's largest free session allowance.
Frequently asked questions about Plausible
How much does Plausible cost?
30-day free trial; paid plans from $9/mo. Billing detail: Starter $9/mo (10k pageviews; $14 Growth 100k, $19 Business 1M); yearly = 10x monthly (2 months free); 30-day trial; free self-hosted edition (AGPL). Figures verified 2026-08-31.
Does Plausible have a free plan?
No free plan is listed for Plausible, but a trial is offered (30-day free trial). Paid plans start at $9/mo.
What is Plausible rated in our index?
Plausible sits at 4.2/5 in our index, strongest on usability (5/5, verified against official sources) and weakest on collaboration (2/5, verified against official sources). Our verdict on Plausible: 4.2/5. Strong on ease of use, but weigh collaboration features for larger teams before committing — evidence details below.
What are the drawbacks of Plausible?
Weakest dimension: Collaboration at 2/5 No free tier — budget teams must plan around the paid entry Weigh collaboration features for larger teams before committing.
What does Plausible do well?
Best dimension: Ease of use at 5/5 — backed by verification against the official site & pricing Second strong point: Stability at 5/5 Pricing: paid-only, paid from $9/mo — Starter (10k pageviews); yearly = 10x monthly; free self-hosted edition (AGPL) Positioning: Plausible is lightweight, privacy-first website analytics without cookies and built for compliance Source check: Lightweight, privacy-first web analytics, no cookies, compliance-friendly; no zh/ja entry (probe confirms English-only); privacy positioning; $9 low price + open-source self-hosting.
How was Plausible verified?
Checked against the official site and pricing pages (2 evidence files), last checked 2026-08-31. Sources: plausible.io, plausible.io, plausible.io.
What are the alternatives to Plausible?
We track Mixpanel, Amplitude, PostHog, Hotjar as the closest alternatives in our Analytics index, and 4 head-to-head comparisons against Plausible are available.