Fathom Analytics
Pirsch
| Feature | Fathom Analytics | Pirsch |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From $14/mo | From $4/mo |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4.6 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | privacy-conscious-businesses, bloggers, saas-companies, agencies | privacy-focused-websites, european-businesses, bloggers, saas-companies |
| Founded | 2018 | 2021 |
| Privacy First Analytics | ✓ | ✗ |
| Event Tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email Reports | ✓ | ✗ |
| Custom Domains | ✓ | ✗ |
| Api | ✓ | ✗ |
| Uptime Monitoring | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pageview Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Goals | ✗ | ✓ |
| Utm Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Server Side Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Api Access | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Fathom Analytics Pros
- No cookie banners needed
- Beautiful simple dashboard
- Fast loading (single script)
- EU-isolation for European data
✗ Fathom Analytics Cons
- No free plan
- Limited segmentation compared to GA4
- No e-commerce tracking
✓ Pirsch Pros
- No cookies required
- GDPR compliant out of the box
- Lightweight script (less than 1KB)
- Server-side tracking option
✗ Pirsch Cons
- No free plan
- Less detailed than GA4
- Limited e-commerce tracking
The Verdict
Fathom Analytics is built for privacy conscious businesses and bloggers, with a focus on privacy-first-analytics and event-tracking. Pirsch targets privacy focused websites and european businesses and leads with pageview-tracking and event-tracking.
On pricing, Pirsch is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $4/mo compared to $14/mo for Fathom Analytics. That $10/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Neither tool offers a free plan, so factor the subscription cost into your decision from the start.
Both tools are a solid fit for bloggers, saas companies — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
Bottom line: Fathom Analytics has a slight overall edge — but if no cookies required matters most to you, Pirsch may still be the right call.