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Plausible vs Throngwatch
Web-page analytics, not Discord-specific community insights
PlausiblePrivacy-friendly, open-source web analytics
ThrongwatchRead your Discord without reading it.Which to pick
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 Throngwatch's)
Pick Throngwatch if you want…
- Weekly Discord health briefs
- Integrations with Discord (on Throngwatch'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.
- Throngwatch:Throngwatch reads your Discord server weekly and returns a health score, plain-English verdict and actionable items.
- Best for
- Plausible:Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
- Throngwatch:Weekly Discord health briefs
- Who it’s for
- Plausible:Website owners, marketers and developers who need easy, GDPR-compliant analytics.
- Throngwatch:Community managers, trust-and-safety teams, and live-ops staff for gaming or streaming Discords.
- Pricing
- Plausible:Freemium
- Throngwatch:Freemium
- Plans
- Plausible:—
- Throngwatch:Free $0 · Starter $7 per month (billed annually) · Indie $49 per month (billed annually) · Studio $149 per month (billed annually) · Live-Service $399 per month (billed annually)
- Open source
- Plausible:Yes, 29,274 GitHub stars
- Throngwatch:—
- Works with
- Plausible:Data Studio Connector, NPM package
- Throngwatch:Discord
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.
Throngwatch features
- Read-only Discord bot. Connect a bot that only reads messages and never posts or moderates.
- Standing Brief. One-page report with health score, verdict and 2-3 recommended actions.
- AI-powered insights. LLM analysis adds sarcasm detection, tone, and toxicity signals.
- Role-based reports. Breakdown of activity and issues per Discord role.
- FAQ clustering. Identifies recurring questions and suggests FAQ pins.
- Toxicity analysis. Detects toxic users and messages for trust-and-safety teams.
- Per-channel AI digests. Summarizes each channel’s key signals and trends.
- Scalable credits. Pay-as-you-go credits for AI analysis, with free credits at signup.
Plausible vs Throngwatch FAQ
Is Plausible or Throngwatch free?+
Plausible has a free plan and paid plans. Throngwatch has a free plan; paid plans start at $7/month (Starter).
Is Plausible or Throngwatch open source?+
Plausible is open source (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Throngwatch.
Do Plausible and Throngwatch integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Plausible lists Data Studio Connector and NPM package; Throngwatch lists Discord.
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