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OpenSEO vs Plausible

Focuses on privacy-friendly web analytics, not full SEO suite

Which to pick

Pick OpenSEO if you want…

  • Self-hosted SEO suite with AI agent integration
  • A free, open-source tool
  • Integrations with ChatGPT, Claude or Claude Code (on OpenSEO'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 OpenSEO's)

Side by side

What it is
OpenSEO:OpenSEO is an open-source, self-hostable SEO suite offering keyword research, rank tracking, backlinks, site audits and AI visibility.
Plausible:Plausible is a lightweight, privacy-first web analytics service that provides simple, real-time insights without cookies.
Best for
OpenSEO:Self-hosted SEO suite with AI agent integration
Plausible:Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
Who it’s for
OpenSEO:Developers and SEO professionals who want full control over SEO data and tooling
Plausible:Website owners, marketers and developers who need easy, GDPR-compliant analytics.
Pricing
OpenSEO:Free
Plausible:Freemium
Plans
OpenSEO:Hosted $0 · Self-hosted $0
Plausible:—
Open source
OpenSEO:Yes, 25 GitHub stars
Plausible:Yes, 29,274 GitHub stars
Works with
OpenSEO:ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode
Plausible:Data Studio Connector, NPM package

OpenSEO features

  • Keyword research. Provides difficulty, volume, traffic potential, country data and live top-10 results in a single search.
  • Rank tracking. Tracks Google positions on desktop and mobile by country, city or coordinates with customizable schedules.
  • Backlink checker. Shows total backlinks, monthly history, strongest links and link intersect with competitors.
  • Site audit. Free crawler with 117 technical checks, scheduled audits and Lighthouse reports.
  • AI visibility checker. Queries multiple AI models (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity) with web search and shows citations and site mentions.
  • MCP server & REST API. Open-source server exposing 76 SEO tools for AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any MCP client.

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.

OpenSEO vs Plausible FAQ

Is OpenSEO or Plausible free?+

OpenSEO is free. Plausible has a free plan and paid plans.

Is OpenSEO or Plausible open source?+

Yes, both are open source: OpenSEO (duckduckdeploy/openseo on GitHub, MIT license) and Plausible (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license).

Do OpenSEO and Plausible integrate with the same tools?+

Their integration lists don't overlap: OpenSEO lists ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Cursor and 5 more; Plausible lists Data Studio Connector and NPM package.

On DevHunt

OpenSEO

1 upvote · Launching on DevHunt on Nov 10, 2026

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