Plausible Alternatives
Plausible helped make privacy-first analytics mainstream, and it is a solid product. Still, people shop around for a reason. Maybe you want to self-host without a monthly bill, maybe you need unlimited sites, or maybe you want an API your tools can talk to. Here are the alternatives worth comparing.
Common reasons to switch
- You want to self-host for free rather than pay per pageview.
- You run many sites and dislike tiered pricing.
- You want deeper API access or agent tooling.
The alternatives
- YourTraffic. Open-source, cookie-free and MIT licensed, with unlimited projects and a native MCP server. Self-host it or use the cloud.
- Simple Analytics. A close match in spirit, hosted only.
- Fathom. Another polished hosted option.
- Umami. Open-source and self-hosted, no cloud tier from the makers.
- Matomo. The heavyweight, if you actually need the extra features.
Why teams pick YourTraffic
YourTraffic keeps everything Plausible users like, a quiet dashboard and no cookies, then removes the ceilings. There are no per-site plans and no pageview caps on self-hosting. Your data sits in your own Postgres database, so nothing leaves your control. The REST API and MCP server mean an AI agent can pull your numbers on demand, which is something most privacy tools still cannot do.
If Plausible is close but not quite yours, YourTraffic is the open version of the same idea. Add a site, paste one script tag and you are live.