Plausible Has a Free Privacy-Friendly Analytics — One-Script Google Analytics Alternative

Plausible is a lightweight, privacy-friendly web analytics platform. What You Get for Free (Self-Hosted) <1KB script — vs Google Analytics' 90KB+ No cookies — GDPR compliant by design, no consent banner needed Dashboard — one page with all essential metrics Goals & funnels — track conversions without complexity UTM tracking — campaign attribution Custom events — track button clicks, form submissions Revenue tracking — attribute revenue to sources API — export all data, build custom dashboards Self-hosted — free forever, unlimited sites Cloud — starts at $9/mo (30-day free trial) Quick Start # Self-hosted with Docker git clone https://github.com/plausible/community-edition.git cd community-edition cp .env.example .env docker compose up -d # Add to your site (one line) # <script defer src="https://analytics.example.com/js/script.js" data-domain="yoursite.com"></script> Why Website Owners Are Switching Google Analytics 4 is overkill for most sites: One-page dashboard — vs GA4's maze of re