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Plausible vs TabQuest
Focuses on privacy-friendly web analytics rather than a browser dashboard
PlausiblePrivacy-friendly, open-source web analytics
TabQuestThe Open Source command center for your browser.Which to pick
Pick Plausible if you want…
- Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
- Privacy-first analytics
- Integrations with Data Studio Connector or NPM package (on Plausible's list, not TabQuest's)
Pick TabQuest if you want…
- Local-only productivity hub
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with React, Vite or Tailwind CSS (on TabQuest's list, not Plausible's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Plausible:Plausible is a lightweight, privacy-first web analytics service that provides simple, real-time insights without cookies.
- TabQuest:TabQuest is an open-source, local-first browser new-tab dashboard that combines bookmarks, tasks, notes and search in one fast, privacy-focused interface.
- Best for
- Plausible:Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
- TabQuest:Local-only productivity hub
- Who it’s for
- Plausible:Website owners, marketers and developers who need easy, GDPR-compliant analytics.
- TabQuest:Developers, power users, students and anyone wanting a private, unified browser start page
- Pricing
- Plausible:Freemium
- TabQuest:Free
- Open source
- Plausible:Yes, 29,274 GitHub stars
- TabQuest:Yes, 0 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Plausible:Data Studio Connector, NPM package
- TabQuest:React, Vite, Tailwind CSS, DuckDuckGo, Bing
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.
TabQuest features
- Smart Bookmarks. Visual manager for project-specific links stored locally.
- Focused Tasks. Integrated to-do list with progress tracking that never leaves the device.
- Quick Notes. Editor for code snippets and text with syntax highlighting, saved in browser storage.
- Multi-Engine Search. Switch instantly between Google, DuckDuckGo and Bing from a single bar.
- Progress Visualization. Daily and yearly progress bars give visual feedback on goals.
- Dark Mode & Glassmorphism UI. Native dark theme with lightweight glass-style design.
Plausible vs TabQuest FAQ
Is Plausible or TabQuest free?+
Plausible has a free plan and paid plans. TabQuest is free.
Is Plausible or TabQuest open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Plausible (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license) and TabQuest (tabquest/tabquest on GitHub, MIT license).
Do Plausible and TabQuest integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Plausible lists Data Studio Connector and NPM package; TabQuest lists React, Vite, Tailwind CSS, DuckDuckGo and 1 more.
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