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Fathom Analytics vs Plausible

Reviewed byRoman K
Tagline
Fathom Analytics: Simple, privacy-first website analytics
Plausible: Privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative
Pricing Model
Fathom Analytics: paid
Plausible: paid
Starting Price
Fathom Analytics: $15/mo
Plausible: $9/mo
Free Plan
Fathom Analytics: No
Plausible: No
GitHub Stars
Fathom Analytics: —
Plausible: 27.4k
npm Downloads/wk
Fathom Analytics: 36.0k
Plausible: 35.0k
GitHub Forks
Fathom Analytics: —
Plausible: 1.7k
Open Issues
Fathom Analytics: —
Plausible: 75
Tags
Fathom Analytics: privacy, gdpr, lightweight
Plausible: privacy, open-source, gdpr, lightweight

Fathom Analytics vs Plausible: which to choose

Plausible has the larger community with 27.4k GitHub stars against — for Fathom Analytics, which usually means more integrations, examples and third-party help when you get stuck.

Both charge from day one, but Plausible starts lower at $9/mo versus $15/mo for Fathom Analytics.

Choose Fathom Analytics if you lean toward privacy and gdpr; choose Plausible if privacy and open-source matters more for your stack. All figures above are pulled from live GitHub and pricing data, not vendor marketing.

Frequently asked questions

Is Fathom Analytics or Plausible better?▾

It depends on your priorities. Fathom Analytics has — GitHub stars and uses a paid pricing model, while Plausible has 27.4k stars and uses a paid model.

Is Fathom Analytics cheaper than Plausible?▾

Fathom Analytics starts at $15/mo while Plausible starts at $9/mo.

What are the main differences between Fathom Analytics and Plausible?▾

Fathom Analytics is tagged as privacy, gdpr, lightweight while Plausible is tagged as privacy, open-source, gdpr. Fathom Analytics uses a paid pricing model. Plausible uses a paid model with 27.4k GitHub stars.

Does Fathom Analytics or Plausible have a free plan?▾

Neither Fathom Analytics nor Plausible currently offers a free plan.

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