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Plausible vs viral.app

Privacy-focused web analytics for sites, not influencer campaign tracking or payments.

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 viral.app's)

Pick viral.app if you want…

  • End-to-end creator campaign tracking & payout automation
  • Integrations with Slack, Discord or API (on viral.app'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.
viral.app:viral.app tracks, analyzes and automates payments for short-form video creator campaigns across TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Best for
Plausible:Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
viral.app:End-to-end creator campaign tracking & payout automation
Who it’s for
Plausible:Website owners, marketers and developers who need easy, GDPR-compliant analytics.
viral.app:Marketers, brands and agencies running high-volume UGC influencer campaigns.
Pricing
Plausible:Freemium
viral.app:Contact sales
Open source
Plausible:Yes, 29,274 GitHub stars
viral.app:—
Works with
Plausible:Data Studio Connector, NPM package
viral.app:Slack, Discord, API, CSV export, n8n, OpenClaw, TikTok, Instagram Reels

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.

viral.app features

  • Cross-platform tracking. Monitor any public TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook or Snapchat URL without login.
  • AI-powered tagging. Classify videos and hashtags automatically with built-in AI.
  • Performance-based payouts. Define base fees and bonuses; the system calculates, invoices and pays creators.
  • Real-time alerts & workflows. Get notifications when videos hit milestones or creators miss deadlines.
  • Collaboration tools. Slack and Discord integrations, role-based permissions and public dashboards.
  • Data export & API. Access data via API, CSV export and n8n/OpenClaw integrations.
  • Hourly syncs. Daily updates with up to one automatic sync per hour and manual refreshes.
  • Enterprise security. Germany-hosted, GDPR-compliant storage with backup and reliability guarantees.

Plausible vs viral.app FAQ

Is Plausible or viral.app free?+

Plausible has a free plan and paid plans.

Is Plausible or viral.app open source?+

Plausible is open source (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for viral.app.

Do Plausible and viral.app integrate with the same tools?+

Their integration lists don't overlap: Plausible lists Data Studio Connector and NPM package; viral.app lists Slack, Discord, API, CSV export and 7 more.

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viral.app

0 upvotes · Launched on DevHunt on Jan 6, 2026

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