A practical product comparison
Considering a Plausible alternative?
Plausible and quietstats both focus on simple, privacy-conscious website analytics. Compare the details that could actually change your decision: self-hosting, pricing currency, free-plan limits, dashboard workflow and which reports you use.
When quietstats may fit
quietstats may suit a UK site owner who wants a small free plan and subscription prices in pounds, with a highly visual dashboard, straightforward goals and no-cookie tracking.
- Free for one site and 5,000 pageviews a month; paid plans are listed in GBP.
- The tracker is under 1 KB and does not use cookies or browser storage.
- Includes visitor and page trends, AI referrals, campaign reports, alerts, goals, exports and an API.
When Plausible may fit
Plausible is a strong fit if you value its open-source Community Edition, EU-hosted cloud option, Search Console integration, or features such as automatically tracked scroll depth. Those are real reasons to stay; a comparison should not assume that switching is an upgrade.
- Its Community Edition is self-hosted and open source; quietstats is a hosted service.
- Plausible publishes monthly plans in US dollars and offers a 30-day trial.
- Plausible offers AI-referral reporting, scroll-depth tracking and Google Analytics import.
The trade-off to understand
The main distinction is the operating model, not a claim that one product counts traffic more accurately. quietstats does not offer self-hosting. Its free tier has a modest pageview allowance, and it does not include Plausible’s Search Console integration.
Moving from Plausible
quietstats supports Plausible CSV imports and a one-time Stats API key import. It previews the data first, keeps daily aggregates only, and never stores the API key. Export your original data before switching if you need detail beyond daily totals.
Questions to ask
Can I move Plausible history to quietstats?
Yes. Import a Plausible CSV export or use a Stats API key once. The key is not stored, and the import contains daily aggregate totals rather than individual visits.
Is quietstats self-hosted?
No. Plausible’s Community Edition can be self-hosted; quietstats is a hosted service on Cloudflare Workers and D1.
Which tool is cheaper?
It depends on traffic, sites and billing currency. quietstats has a free 5,000-pageview plan and GBP prices; Plausible’s current plan details are on its official pricing page. Compare the live totals before choosing.
Sources
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