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Keyword Analytics vs Plausible
Short answer: Pick Keyword Analytics if you want consolidated GSC keyword rankings; pick Plausible if you want simple, privacy-friendly web analytics. Keyword Analytics is free; Plausible has a free plan.
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Keyword AnalyticsAll your keyword rankings. All your sites. One clear view.
PlausiblePrivacy-friendly, open-source web analyticsWhich to pick
Pick Keyword Analytics if you want…
- Consolidated GSC keyword rankings
- A free tool
- Integrations with Google Search Console (on Keyword Analytics' list, not Plausible's)
Pick Plausible if you want…
- Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
- Open-source code (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license)
- Integrations with Data Studio Connector or NPM package (on Plausible's list, not Keyword Analytics')
Side by side
- What it is
- Keyword Analytics:Keyword Analytics provides a unified dashboard to track Google Search Console keyword rankings across multiple sites.
- Plausible:Plausible is a lightweight, privacy-first web analytics service that provides simple, real-time insights without cookies.
- Best for
- Keyword Analytics:Consolidated GSC keyword rankings
- Plausible:Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
- Who it’s for
- Keyword Analytics:Agencies, freelancers and indie founders managing SEO for several projects.
- Plausible:Website owners, marketers and developers who need easy, GDPR-compliant analytics.
- Pricing
- Keyword Analytics:Free
- Plausible:Freemium
- Starting price
- Keyword Analytics:Free
- Plausible:—
- Free plan or trial
- Keyword Analytics:Free to use
- Plausible:Free trial
- Open source
- Keyword Analytics:—
- Plausible:Yes, 29,274 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Keyword Analytics:Google Search Console
- Plausible:Data Studio Connector, NPM package
Keyword Analytics features
- Unified GSC view. Aggregates keyword data from multiple Google Search Console properties into one dashboard.
- Ranking drop alerts. Instantly notifies you of ranking declines to prevent traffic loss.
- Quick win identification. Highlights page-2 keywords and low-CTR queries for fast SEO improvements.
- Trend comparison. Shows week-over-week and month-over-month SEO progress.
- CSV export. Exports clean CSV reports that clients can easily understand.
Plausible features
- Automatic scroll depth tracking. Tracks scroll depth from 1-100% on every page without any setup.
- AI traffic analytics. Identifies visits from AI assistants like ChatGPT and measures their conversions.
- SEO performance dashboard. Integrates Search Console data to show queries and organic traffic in the dashboard.
- Real-time dashboard. Updates traffic metrics every 30 seconds without needing a page refresh.
- Codeless goals & revenue tracking. Turns any page, download or link click into a goal and tracks revenue automatically.
- Built-in bot filtering. Excludes bots, referrer spam and data-center traffic out of the box.
Keyword Analytics vs Plausible FAQ
What is the difference between Keyword Analytics and Plausible?+
Plausible: Provides privacy-focused web analytics, not keyword ranking aggregation.
Should I use Keyword Analytics or Plausible?+
Pick Keyword Analytics if you want consolidated GSC keyword rankings, a free tool or integrations with Google Search Console (on Keyword Analytics' list, not Plausible's). Pick Plausible if you want simple, privacy-friendly web analytics, open-source code (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license) or integrations with Data Studio Connector or NPM package (on Plausible's list, not Keyword Analytics').
Is Keyword Analytics or Plausible free?+
Keyword Analytics is free. Plausible has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Keyword Analytics or Plausible open source?+
Plausible is open source (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Keyword Analytics.
Do Keyword Analytics and Plausible integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Keyword Analytics lists Google Search Console; Plausible lists Data Studio Connector and NPM package.
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