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Plausible vs TimeFly Dev
Short answer: Pick Plausible if you want simple, privacy-friendly web analytics; pick TimeFly Dev if you want coding activity tracking. Plausible has a free plan; TimeFly Dev starts at €3/month.
PlausiblePrivacy-friendly, open-source web analytics
TimeFly DevClean metrics for messy coding habitsWhich to pick
Pick Plausible if you want…
- Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
- A free plan to start with
- Open-source code (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license)
- Integrations with Data Studio Connector or NPM package (on Plausible's list, not TimeFly Dev's)
Pick TimeFly Dev if you want…
- Coding activity tracking
- Integrations with VS Code, Cursor or Windsurf (on TimeFly Dev'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.
- TimeFly Dev:TimeFly tracks coding activity across IDEs and devices to give developers clear productivity metrics.
- Best for
- Plausible:Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
- TimeFly Dev:Coding activity tracking
- Who it’s for
- Plausible:Website owners, marketers and developers who need easy, GDPR-compliant analytics.
- TimeFly Dev:Individual developers who want insight into their coding habits.
- Pricing
- Plausible:Freemium
- TimeFly Dev:Paid
- Starting price
- Plausible:—
- TimeFly Dev:€3/month (Supporter)
- Free plan or trial
- Plausible:Free trial
- TimeFly Dev:Free trial
- Plans
- Plausible:—
- TimeFly Dev:Supporter €3.00 per month
- Open source
- Plausible:Yes, 29,274 GitHub stars
- TimeFly Dev:—
- Works with
- Plausible:Data Studio Connector, NPM package
- TimeFly Dev:VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenCode plugin, Claude Code hooks, @timefly/ai-sdk
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.
TimeFly Dev features
- Unlimited tracking. Records all coding hours and projects without caps.
- Dashboard & heatmaps. Shows daily, weekly, monthly averages and activity heatmaps.
- Multi-device sync. Aggregates data from VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf and other IDEs.
- Data export & API. Export your metrics and access them via a public API.
- Email reports. Receive periodic summaries, alerts and notifications by email.
- Custom AI SDK. Build integrations using the @timefly/ai-sdk.
Plausible vs TimeFly Dev FAQ
What is the difference between Plausible and TimeFly Dev?+
Plausible: Focuses on web analytics, not developer coding activity.
Should I use Plausible or TimeFly Dev?+
Pick Plausible if you want simple, privacy-friendly web analytics, a free plan to start with or open-source code (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license). Pick TimeFly Dev if you want coding activity tracking or integrations with VS Code, Cursor or Windsurf (on TimeFly Dev's list, not Plausible's).
Is Plausible or TimeFly Dev free?+
Plausible has a free plan and paid plans. TimeFly Dev is paid, from €3/month (Supporter), with a free trial.
Is Plausible or TimeFly Dev open source?+
Plausible is open source (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for TimeFly Dev.
Do Plausible and TimeFly Dev integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Plausible lists Data Studio Connector and NPM package; TimeFly Dev lists VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenCode plugin and 2 more.
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