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Fathom Analytics

Simple, privacy-focused website analytics that doesn't track or store personal data of your users.

Summary

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Pros

  • GDPR, CCPA and ePrivacy compliant
  • No cookie banners required
  • Simple, intuitive dashboard
  • Fast loading script (< 1KB)
  • Unlimited websites on all plans

Cons

  • More expensive than some alternatives
  • Fewer advanced features than Google Analytics
  • Limited historical data on lower plans
  • No free tier (except for trial)

Pricing

From $14/month for 100,000 page views (annual billing)

Features

Feature Support
Basic Features
Cookieless tracking
Yes
Real-time dashboard
Yes
Data retention period
Unlimited
Custom event tracking
Yes
Conversion/goal tracking
Yes
Heatmaps/Click maps
No
Content Analytics
Session duration
Yes
Bounce rate
NoUses 'Unique visitors' and 'Views' metrics instead
Traffic sources
Yes
Most popular content
Yes
User journey
No
Download tracking
YesVia custom events
Internal search tracking
LimitedVia custom events
Technical
Self-hosted
NoCloud only, older v1 is still available for self-hosting
Open source
NoClosed source (v1 was open source but is now deprecated)
Cloud managed version
Yes
API available
Yes
Data export options
YesCSV export
CMS integrations
YesWordPress, Ghost, Webflow, and more
Product analytics
Conversion funnels
No
User segmentation
LimitedBasic filtering by device, browser, referrer
Cohorts
No
A/B testing
No
User flow visualization
No
Session recording
No
Administration
Multi-user/access management
Yes
White-labeling/customization
YesCustom domain and email on higher plans
Automated reports/alerts
YesWeekly email reports
IP filtering
Yes
Privacy & Compliance
GDPR/CCPA compliance
YesEU-hosted servers available, privacy-focused approach
Cookie banner requirement
NoNo cookies used, no banner needed
Privacy options
YesZero personal data collection
Visitor consent required
No