📊 Web analytics Privacy ★★★★★
Simple Analytics
Privacy analytics with AI assistant
Overview
Simple Analytics collects no cookies or personal tracking—GDPR/CCPA/PECR aligned, hosted in Netherlands.
Dashboard covers pageviews, referrers, UTM campaigns, events; AI assistant answers questions in plain language.
Public stats pages and Slack/email alerts useful for transparent projects.
Scores
Privacy 5/5
Ease of use 5/5
Features 4/5
Value 3/5
Google Analytics — comparison
Fixes Google cookie/consent pain; unique AI queries—but no ad network or cross-device tracking.
Pros
- ✓ AI assistant for intuitive exploration
- ✓ Cookie-free compliance
- ✓ Public dashboard option
- ✓ Dutch EU jurisdiction
Cons & caveats
- − Paid from €9/month
- − Not open source
- − Similar niche to Plausible/Fathom
- − No Japanese UI
Best for
- Operators wanting AI help with stats
- GDPR EU sites
- OSS projects publishing public stats
Not ideal for
- Free-only hosting
- Self-host requirement
- GA4-grade depth
Specs
- Pricing
- Paid — From €9/month by pageviews. 14-day trial.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Data location
- Netherlands EU data centers.
- Platforms
- Web
Cookie-freeGDPR/CCPA準拠AI分析アシスタントオランダ法域
Migration from Google Analytics
- 1 Create Simple Analytics account
- 2 Add website and get tracking script
- 3 Replace GA4 embed with Simple Analytics
- 4 Rebuild events/UTM tracking and retire GA4
Setup steps
- 1 Sign up at simpleanalytics.com
- 2 Register website URL
- 3 Install tracking script in site template
- 4 Confirm visits in dashboard