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ANALOG vs Plausible Analytics

A side-by-side comparison of ANALOG and Plausible Analytics — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.

ANALOG
github.com

A minimal analytics tool. Tracks events in a span of 10-30 days.

Plausible Analytics
plausible.io

Simple, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly web analytics.

FeatureANALOGPlausible Analytics
PricingFreeFree
ModelOpen-sourceOpen-source
LicenseCC-BY-SA-3.0CC-BY-SA-3.0
DeploymentSelf-hostedSelf-hosted
CategoryAnalyticsAnalytics
Self-hosted✓Yes✓Yes
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes

Pick ANALOG if…

  • ✓You prefer ANALOG's feature set or ecosystem fit.

Pick Plausible Analytics if…

  • ✓You prefer Plausible Analytics's feature set or ecosystem fit.

Switch from ANALOG → Plausible Analytics

4–24hhigh risk

Treat as a project — 4-24 engineering hours plus user training and parallel-run period.

Export from ANALOG: JSON, CSV
2 things to watch
  • ⚠Snippets on every page must swap
  • ⚠Historical data won't backfill

Switch from Plausible Analytics → ANALOG

4–28hhigh risk

Treat as a project — 4-28 engineering hours plus user training and parallel-run period.

Export from Plausible Analytics: JSON, CSV
3 things to watch
  • ⚠Snippets on every page must swap
  • ⚠Historical data won't backfill
  • ⚠Fewer tutorials online for ANALOG — expect more trial-and-error