Plausible vs SearXNG

Plausible focuses on privacy-friendly web analytics, not search.

Which to pick

Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
Privacy-first analytics
Integrations with Data Studio Connector or NPM package (on Plausible's list, not SearXNG's)

Self-hosted private web search
A free, open-source tool
Integrations with Tor or Administration API (on SearXNG's list, not Plausible's)

What it is: Plausible:Plausible is a lightweight, privacy-first web analytics service that provides simple, real-time insights without cookies.; SearXNG:SearXNG is a self-hosted metasearch engine that aggregates results without tracking users.
Best for: Plausible:Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics; SearXNG:Self-hosted private web search
Who it’s for: Plausible:Website owners, marketers and developers who need easy, GDPR-compliant analytics.; SearXNG:Developers and privacy-conscious users who want a searchable web without profiling.
Pricing: Plausible:Freemium; SearXNG:Open source
Open source: Plausible:Yes, 29,274 GitHub stars; SearXNG:Yes, 38,081 GitHub stars
Works with: Plausible:Data Studio Connector, NPM package; SearXNG:Tor, Administration API

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.

Meta-search aggregation. Combines results from up to 261 search services into a single query.
No tracking or profiling. Never stores user queries or personal data.
Tor support. Can be accessed over Tor for added anonymity.
Self-hosting. Installable via scripts, containers, or package managers on your own server.
Plugin system. Extend functionality with custom plugins and answerers.
Administration API. Manage settings and instances programmatically.

Is Plausible or SearXNG free?+

Plausible has a free plan and paid plans. SearXNG is free and open source.

Is Plausible or SearXNG open source?+

Yes, both are open source: Plausible (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license) and SearXNG (searxng/searxng on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license).

Do Plausible and SearXNG integrate with the same tools?+

Their integration lists don't overlap: Plausible lists Data Studio Connector and NPM package; SearXNG lists Tor and Administration API.

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