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Lookout vs Plausible
Short answer: Pick Lookout if you want cross-project Vercel analytics dashboard; pick Plausible if you want simple, privacy-friendly web analytics. Lookout is free; Plausible has a free plan.
LookoutVercel Web Analytics for every project, in one view
PlausiblePrivacy-friendly, open-source web analyticsWhich to pick
Pick Lookout if you want…
- Cross-project Vercel analytics dashboard
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Vercel, Claude or Cursor (on Lookout's list, not Plausible's)
Pick Plausible if you want…
- Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
- Integrations with Data Studio Connector or NPM package (on Plausible's list, not Lookout's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Lookout:Lookout aggregates Vercel Web Analytics across all your projects into a single board with traffic, vitals and conversion insights.
- Plausible:Plausible is a lightweight, privacy-first web analytics service that provides simple, real-time insights without cookies.
- Best for
- Lookout:Cross-project Vercel analytics dashboard
- Plausible:Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
- Who it’s for
- Lookout:Developers, agencies and product teams using Vercel who need multi-project analytics.
- Plausible:Website owners, marketers and developers who need easy, GDPR-compliant analytics.
- Pricing
- Lookout:Free
- Plausible:Freemium
- Starting price
- Lookout:Free
- Plausible:—
- Free plan or trial
- Lookout:Free to use
- Plausible:Free trial
- Plans
- Lookout:Free $0
- Plausible:—
- Open source
- Lookout:Yes, 0 GitHub stars
- Plausible:Yes, 29,274 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Lookout:Vercel, Claude, Cursor, REST API, MCP server
- Plausible:Data Studio Connector, NPM package
Lookout features
- Unified board. View visitors, page views, sources, Core Web Vitals and conversions for every Vercel project side-by-side.
- Project overlay. Overlay up to five projects indexed to 100 with deploy markers and notes for growth comparison.
- Scorecard & Fix list. A-D grade per landing page with reasons and AI-ready prompts for remediation.
- Read-only sharing. Generate password-protected, expiring links for clients or teammates without Vercel seats.
- Monitor mode. Full-screen TV dashboard that auto-rotates and refreshes every minute.
- Alerts & digest. Email alerts for spikes/drops, weekly digest and goal tracking per site.
- Mobile app. Installable home-screen app with push alerts and offline snapshot.
- API & MCP support. Read-only REST API, webhooks and open-source MCP server for Claude and Cursor.
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.
Lookout vs Plausible FAQ
What is the difference between Lookout and Plausible?+
Plausible is a standalone privacy-focused web analytics service, not a Vercel-specific aggregator.
Should I use Lookout or Plausible?+
Pick Lookout if you want cross-project Vercel analytics dashboard, a free, open-source tool or integrations with Vercel, Claude or Cursor (on Lookout's list, not Plausible's). Pick Plausible if you want simple, privacy-friendly web analytics or integrations with Data Studio Connector or NPM package (on Plausible's list, not Lookout's).
Is Lookout or Plausible free?+
Lookout is free. Plausible has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Lookout or Plausible open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Lookout (lookoutstats/lookout-mcp on GitHub, MIT license) and Plausible (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license).
Do Lookout and Plausible integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Lookout lists Vercel, Claude, Cursor, REST API and 1 more; Plausible lists Data Studio Connector and NPM package.
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