Plausible Analytics

plausible-analytics · By Plausible Insights OÜ
10k+ installs 5.0 (29) Updated 2 weeks ago v2.6.4 WP 5.9–7.1.4 PHP 7.2+

Impact score

Footprint Score across the two most representative contexts.

7 scans · last scan 3 months ago

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Homepage Score

Impact measured on the public homepage

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v2.6.0 · 4 scans · Consolidated score over 90 days · 2 versions

Not enough data to publish the grade (15 scans min, currently 4).

What it adds to every page load

Added time
29 ms
Added memory
0.0 MB
SQL queries
+0
CSS/JS files
+2
External calls
0

Admin Score

Impact measured in the WordPress admin

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v2.5.8 · 2 scans · Consolidated score over 90 days · 1 versions

Not enough data to publish the grade (15 scans min, currently 2).

What it adds to every page load

Added time
58 ms
Added memory
0.0 MB
SQL queries
+1
CSS/JS files
+1
External calls
0

About

Plausible Analytics is a simple, lightweight, and privacy-friendly WordPress analytics plugin and a Google Analytics alternative for WordPress.

Understand your website stats, traffic, content, and conversions with a clean analytics dashboard that doesn’t slow down your WordPress site or require complex setup.

No cookies. No consent banners. Fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and PECR.

Read more

Live Demo.

You need a subscription to Plausible Analytics to track your stats. There’s a free 30-day trial with no credit card required.

We’re completely independent, self-funded, bootstrapped, and debt-free. We’re not interested in raising funds or taking investment. We choose the subscription business model rather than surveillance capitalism. We’re operating a sustainable project funded solely by the fees that our subscribers pay us.

Visit our website for full details.

Most analytics tools are complex, slow, and difficult to use. Plausible is built to be simple, fast, and easy to understand.

“I use Plausible for traffic analytics. Privacy-friendly, no cookie banner needed, lightweight script that doesn’t slow down the page.” — Joost de Valk, founder of Yoast SEO

“I really like the simplicity of the dashboard, not bloated with countless options and tabs. I know exactly where to look.” — Tomzur, co-founder of Kinsta

Here are the main reasons that WordPress users love Plausible.

Get all your key metrics in a single, clear dashboard.

See traffic, top pages, referrers, and conversions at a glance without digging through multiple reports or menus.

Check your traffic within your WordPress dashboard and get all essential insights on one page in one minute.

Built for speed, Plausible adds almost no weight to your pages. Our script is at least 54 times smaller than Google Analytics.

Your site stays fast, your visitors get a better experience, and your analytics won’t impact performance.

Get a clearer picture of your traffic, even when visitors use ad blockers or privacy tools.

Your stats reflect what’s actually happening on your site, not partial or distorted data. Read about our accuracy practices.

Plausible comes with in-built privacy and compliance with various laws around the world such as GDPR, CCPA, etc.

Your site data is not used for any other purposes. All visitor data is exclusively processed with servers owned and operated by European companies and it never leaves the EU.

You can track your traffic without showing cookie consent banners.

Understand how people use your site and what drives results.

Track:

Plausible provides automated WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads analytics solutions to track conversions, revenue, and attribution.

Your stats are private by default but can be shared.

Plausible is open source software. You can inspect and verify the code on GitHub.

We’re an independent, bootstrapped company funded by our customers, not by advertising or data collection. Your data stays yours. If you’re happy to manage your own infrastructure, you can self-host Plausible too.

Switching from Google Analytics is simple and you won’t lose the insights that matter.

Plausible gives you all the essential metrics in a clean, easy-to-use dashboard, including real-time traffic, top pages, referrers, and campaign performance. No complicated configuration, no learning curve, just clear insights from day one.

Import your historical stats from Google Analytics and learn how to get the most out of your Plausible experience.

Plausible fits naturally into how WordPress sites are built and managed:

If you’re looking for a simpler and more privacy-friendly alternative, Plausible offers everything you need without the complexity.

Our product is updated several times per week and with our WordPress plugin you always have access to all the latest features

For more information: How to setup Plausible Analytics WordPress plugin.

Plausible Analytics is a subscription-based service.

We’re funded by our customers, not by collecting or selling personal data.

Description published by Plausible Insights OÜ on WordPress.org, licensed under Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) license.

Tags
analytics google analytics alternative privacy stats woocommerce analytics

Screenshots

Screenshots published by Plausible Insights OÜ on WordPress.org, licensed under Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) license.

Plausible Analytics Simple Dashboard
Plausible Analytics Simple Dashboard
View Your Stats in the WordPress Admin
View Your Stats in the WordPress Admin
Enhanced Measurements Settings
Enhanced Measurements Settings
Plugin Settings Page
Plugin Settings Page
Goals Tracking
Goals Tracking
Revenue Tracking
Revenue Tracking
Site Search Tracking
Site Search Tracking
Form Submission Tracking
Form Submission Tracking
WooCommerce One-Click setup for Purchase Funnel Tracking
WooCommerce One-Click setup for Purchase Funnel Tracking

Per-version history

Show per-version detail (2 versions)

How the plugin evolves version by version.

Version Homepage Admin Last scan
v2.6.0 1 scan — 3 months ago
v2.5.8 3 scans 2 scans 3 months ago

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Scan history

Show individual scan log (6 scans)

Date Version Context Score Grade Time Memory
3 months ago v2.6.0 Homepage 99/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
3 months ago v2.5.8 Admin 83/100 B 115 ms 0.0 MB
3 months ago v2.5.8 Admin 100/100 A 1 ms 0.0 MB
3 months ago v2.5.8 Homepage 87/100 A 58 ms 0.0 MB
3 months ago v2.5.8 Homepage 84/100 B 69 ms 0.0 MB
3 months ago v2.5.8 Homepage 99/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB