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Plausible vs WPLytic
Open-source, hosted by you but not WordPress-specific
Which 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 WPLytic's)
Pick WPLytic if you want…
- Privacy-first WordPress analytics
- Integrations with WordPress (on WPLytic'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.
- WPLytic:Self-hosted WordPress analytics plugin that keeps all data on your server.
- Best for
- Plausible:Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
- WPLytic:Privacy-first WordPress analytics
- Who it’s for
- Plausible:Website owners, marketers and developers who need easy, GDPR-compliant analytics.
- WPLytic:WordPress site owners, agencies, marketers and small businesses needing private analytics.
- Pricing
- Plausible:Freemium
- WPLytic:Paid
- Open source
- Plausible:Yes, 29,274 GitHub stars
- WPLytic:—
- Works with
- Plausible:Data Studio Connector, NPM package
- WPLytic:WordPress
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.
WPLytic features
- Unlimited tracking. Track unlimited visitors, sessions, events, tags and conversion goals.
- Real-time reports. See active visitors and page activity instantly.
- Custom dashboards. Move, resize, save and reuse widgets for a personalized workspace.
- AI-assisted insights. Ask natural-language questions and get instant summaries of trends and conversions.
- Segment & tag. Create custom events, tags and visitor segments for focused analysis.
- Privacy & compliance. Data stays in your WordPress database, no cookies, GDPR/CCPA/PECR compliant.
Plausible vs WPLytic FAQ
Is Plausible or WPLytic free?+
Plausible has a free plan and paid plans. WPLytic is paid, with a free trial.
Is Plausible or WPLytic open source?+
Plausible is open source (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for WPLytic.
Do Plausible and WPLytic integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Plausible lists Data Studio Connector and NPM package; WPLytic lists WordPress.
On DevHunt
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