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Isee vs Google Analytics, Plausible, Fathom and Simple Analytics

Short answer: if you only need visitor counts, any of the privacy-first tools here will do. Pick Isee when you want to see which traffic pays you, live, on every plan.

How we checked

Every competitor fact below comes from their own public pages, checked on Fri, Oct 2, 2026. If we couldn’t confirm something there, the cell shows —. That means “not confirmed”, not “missing”.

Prices in USD, monthly billing unless noted. Spotted something out of date? hello@useisee.com

GGoogle Analytics

PPlausible

FFathom

SSimple Analytics

Price

Entry price, billed monthly

$9/moStarter · unlimited sites

Free“free of charge”

$9/moStarter · up to 10k pageviews, 1 site

$15/moup to 100k pageviews, 50 sites

Free · $20/mofree for hobby sites · $20 at 100k pageviews (€20 in the EU)

At 100k pageviews a month

$9 or $29flat plan price, not metered by pageviews

Free

$19Starter · $39 on Business, which adds revenue attribution

$15

$20includes 1 user, +$20/mo per extra user

Free trial

14 daysno card needed

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30 daysno credit card required

7 dayscard required

14 daysno credit card required

Yearly billing

Monthly onlyno annual lock-in

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Yes“2 months free”

Sites and team

Sites included

Unlimitedevery plan

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1 · 3 · 10Starter · Growth · Business

50+50 more for $10/mo

5 on the free plan

Team members

2 · 5 · 15 · unlimitedStarter · Pro · Pro+ · Agency; clients free

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3 · 10Growth · Business

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1 included+$20/mo per extra user

Privacy

Cookies on your visitors

None

Yesfirst-party _ga and _ga_<id>, 2-year default expiry

None“no cookies, no persistent identifiers”

None

Noneno localStorage either

Cookie banner for analytics

Not needed

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Not needed

Not required

Not needed

Money and insight

Revenue by traffic source

Every planStripe, Lemon Squeezy, Paddle, Shopify

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Business plan“ecommerce revenue attribution”

Every plan“event and revenue tracking”

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Live view

Live mapeach visitor as they land, with source and spend

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Real-time dashboardupdates every 30 seconds

Real time“not 24 to 48 hours later”

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AI traffic

AI referrals + AI visibilityPro: when ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini mention you

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AI referralswhich AI tools send you visitors

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Funnels and journeys

Every plan

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Business plan

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Google Search Console

Pro

Works with it

Yes

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Import Google Analytics history

Coming soonone-time import

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Every plan

YesGA4 importer

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Isee column: our own plans and features. Competitor columns: quoted or summarised from the sources listed below, Fri, Oct 2, 2026.

Where the others win

We’d rather you pick the right tool than the wrong one. Here’s where each alternative is strong.

GGoogle Analytics

Where it wins

Free of charge, and it plugs straight into Google Ads and Search Console.

Worth knowing

Uses first-party cookies (_ga, 2 years by default). User-level data for explorations and funnels is kept 2 or 14 months.

Source: Cookie usage · Data retention

PPlausible

Where it wins

Open source, made and hosted in the EU on European-owned infrastructure, and a 30-day trial with no card.

Worth knowing

Revenue attribution and funnels are on the Business plan ($19/mo at 10k pageviews).

Source: plausible.io

FFathom

Where it wins

50 sites on every plan, EU visitor data processed in the EU, and full history while you’re subscribed.

Worth knowing

No free plan, and the 7-day trial needs a card.

Source: Pricing · Features

SSimple Analytics

Where it wins

A free plan for hobby sites, and data that “never leaves the Netherlands”.

Worth knowing

The free plan keeps 1 month of history and needs a badge. Extra users are $20/mo each.

Source: Pricing

Sources

Google Analyticsmarketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics“free of charge”; works with Google Ads and Search ConsoleFri, Oct 2, 2026

Google Analyticssupport.google.com/analytics/answer/11397207GA4 cookies _ga and _ga_<container-id>, 2-year default expiryFri, Oct 2, 2026

Google Analyticssupport.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196user-level data retention: 2 or 14 months (explorations and funnels)Fri, Oct 2, 2026

Plausibleplausible.ioplans and prices ($9 / $14 / $19 at 10k; $19 / $29 / $39 at 100k), sites, team members, retention, 30-day trial, no cookies, EU hosting, open source, GA import, AI traffic, 30-second real-timeFri, Oct 2, 2026

Fathomusefathom.com/pricing$15/month to 100k pageviews, 50 sites, +50 sites for $10/mo, 7-day trial with card, no free plan, “2 months free” yearly, event and revenue tracking, no cookie banners requiredFri, Oct 2, 2026

Fathomusefathom.com/featuresno cookies, EU visitor data processed in the EU, real-time data, send a value with a purchase, GA4 importer, Search ConsoleFri, Oct 2, 2026

Simple Analyticssimpleanalytics.com/pricing$20/month at 100k pageviews (shown in USD from the US, € from the EU), 1 user + $20/mo per extra user, free plan (5 websites, 1 month history, badge), 14-day trial with no card, “2 months free” yearly, no cookies or consent banners, EU-hostedFri, Oct 2, 2026

Simple Analyticssimpleanalytics.comno cookies or localStorage, no IP collection or storage, no visitor IDsFri, Oct 2, 2026