Pirsch Analytics

Privacy-focused web analytics platform that provides insights about your visitors without compromising their privacy.

Summary

analyticsprivacygdprweb-stats

Pros

  • GDPR compliant and privacy-friendly
  • No cookie banner required
  • Simple and clean interface
  • Fast loading with minimal impact on site performance

Cons

  • Less comprehensive than Google Analytics
  • Limited historical data on lower plans
  • Fewer integrations than established platforms
  • No free plan for commercial use

Pricing

from $6/month for commercial sites

Features

Feature Support
Basic Features
Cookieless tracking
Yes
Real-time dashboard
Yes
Data retention period
UnlimitedOn all paid plans
Custom event tracking
Yes
Conversion/goal tracking
Yes
Heatmaps/Click maps
No
Content Analytics
Session duration
Yes
Bounce rate
Yes
Traffic sources
Yes
Most popular content
Yes
User journey
LimitedBasic entry/exit page analysis
Download tracking
Yes
Internal search tracking
LimitedPossible via custom events
Technical
Self-hosted
No
Open source
PartialClient script is open source, backend is closed source
Cloud managed version
Yes
API available
Yes
Data export options
YesCSV, JSON
CMS integrations
YesWordPress, Hugo, Ghost, Gatsby plugins available
Product analytics
Conversion funnels
LimitedBasic conversion path analysis
User segmentation
YesFilter by device, browser, country, referrer
Cohorts
No
A/B testing
No
User flow visualization
No
Session recording
No
Administration
Multi-user/access management
Yes
White-labeling/customization
YesOn higher plans
Automated reports/alerts
YesEmail reports available
IP filtering
Yes
Privacy & Compliance
GDPR/CCPA compliance
Yes
Cookie banner requirement
NoNo cookies used, no banner needed
Privacy options
YesEnhanced privacy features, IP anonymization
Visitor consent required
No
Other Features
Active Reading time
No