Plausible Analytics
Splunk
| Feature | Plausible Analytics | Splunk |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From $9/mo | Contact sales |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4.6 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | privacy-conscious-businesses, bloggers, developers, eu-businesses | enterprise, security-teams, devops-engineers, data-analysts |
| Founded | 2019 | 2003 |
| Pageviews | ✓ | ✗ |
| Referrers | ✓ | ✗ |
| Goals | ✓ | ✗ |
| Custom Events | ✓ | ✗ |
| Utm Tracking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Api | ✓ | ✗ |
| Self Hosting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Log Analysis | ✗ | ✓ |
| Real Time Monitoring | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dashboards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Alerting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Machine Learning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Siem | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Plausible Analytics Pros
- No cookies — GDPR compliant without consent banner
- Script is under 1KB (vs GA's 45KB)
- Open-source and transparent
- Simple dashboard — no overwhelming data
✗ Plausible Analytics Cons
- Less detailed than Google Analytics
- No free tier (but affordable)
- Limited segmentation and custom reports
✓ Splunk Pros
- Powerful search capabilities
- Real-time monitoring
- Extensive app ecosystem
- Enterprise-grade
✗ Splunk Cons
- Very expensive
- Complex pricing
- Resource-intensive
The Verdict
Plausible Analytics is built for privacy conscious businesses and bloggers, with a focus on pageviews and referrers. Splunk targets enterprise and security teams and leads with log-analysis and real-time-monitoring.
Splunk uses custom enterprise pricing, while Plausible Analytics starts at $9/mo — a tangible advantage for teams with a fixed budget.
Neither tool offers a free plan, so factor the subscription cost into your decision from the start.
Feature-wise, Plausible Analytics offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while Splunk takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
Bottom line: Plausible Analytics has a slight overall edge — but if powerful search capabilities matters most to you, Splunk may still be the right call.