Lumenlytic vs Plausible
Lumenlytic vs Plausible
Plausible helped prove that privacy-first analytics could be simple. Lumenlytic shares that philosophy and competes on price and a permanent free tier.
If you are choosing between them, the practical differences are cost at volume, history length and how each product is metered.
Side by side.
| Lumenlytic | Plausible | |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy | Cookie-free, GDPR-friendly | Cookie-free, GDPR-friendly |
| Free tier | 250k events/mo, forever, 1 site | No free tier |
| Entry price | Free; Starter $6/mo for 1M events | From $9/mo for 10k pageviews |
| Meter | Events, with a hard cap | Pageviews, with a volume slider |
| History | 1 year on paid plans | 3–5 years depending on plan |
| Script size | 3.5 KB | ~1 KB |
| Hosting | Managed only | Managed or self-hosted |
Where Lumenlytic wins
- A real free tier instead of a trial.
- Far cheaper as traffic grows, with events metered and hard-capped.
- One flat script; nothing to tune.
Where Plausible wins
- Smaller script.
- Longer retention and a mature self-hosted option.
- A longer track record and larger community.
Our take
Plausible is a polished, dependable choice with longer history and self-hosting. Lumenlytic undercuts it on price and gives you a genuinely free tier — at the cost of shorter paid retention.
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