
Plausible Analytics
GDPR CompliantLightweight, open-source, cookie-free web analytics. Fully GDPR compliant with EU data hosting.

About Plausible Analytics
Why Plausible?
Plausible Analytics is a lightweight, open-source web analytics tool built as a privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics. It's designed to give you all the essential insights about your website traffic without compromising visitor privacy.
Key Highlights
- No cookies, no consent banners — Plausible doesn't use cookies or collect personal data, so you don't need an annoying cookie consent banner
- Lightweight script — The tracking script is under 1KB, making it 45x smaller than Google Analytics. Your site stays fast
- Open-source — Fully transparent codebase. You can audit every line of code on GitHub or self-host it on your own infrastructure
- EU-owned and hosted — The company is registered in Estonia and all data is processed on EU-owned infrastructure (Hetzner, Germany)
Built for GDPR Compliance
Plausible was designed from the ground up to be compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and PECR. It has been approved by several EU Data Protection Authorities as a privacy-friendly analytics solution that doesn't require cookie consent.
Who is it for?
Plausible is ideal for bloggers, startups, and businesses that want simple, actionable analytics without the complexity of Google Analytics. If you care about your visitors' privacy and want a clean, fast dashboard — Plausible is the tool for you.
Key Features
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Pros & Cons
Pricing
Growth
- Up to 10K monthly pageviews
- Unlimited websites
- Unlimited team members
- Email reports
Business
Popular- Up to 100K monthly pageviews
- Everything in Growth
- Custom events & goals
- Revenue tracking
Enterprise
- 10M+ monthly pageviews
- Priority support
- Custom configuration
- SLA available
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GDPR Compliance Data
| GDPR Status | GDPR Compliant |
| HQ Country | Estonia |
| Data Hosting Location | European Union |
| EU Servers Available | |
| DPA Available | |
| Schrems II Risk | Low Risk |
| SCCs in Place | |
| Last Verified | 19 March 2026 |
| Notes | Open-source, EU-hosted, no cookies, no personal data collection. |
Company Info
| Founded | 2018 |
| Team Size | 11-50 |
“We switched from Google Analytics to Plausible and couldn't be happier. The dashboard is clean, fast, and we no longer need a cookie banner.”
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