PageLens vs Plausible
Plausible is a well-known lightweight, cookieless analytics tool. PageLens shares the privacy-first approach and the simple dashboard, and adds product-analytics features: session replay, user profiles, retention, error tracking and Web Vitals.
| Feature | Plausible | PageLens |
|---|---|---|
| Cookieless, no consent banner needed | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lightweight script | ✓ | ✓ |
| Goals & custom events | ✓ | ✓ |
| Funnels | Higher plans | ✓ |
| Session replay | — | ✓ |
| User profiles (identify) & retention cohorts | — | ✓ |
| JavaScript error tracking | — | ✓ |
| Core Web Vitals from real users | — | ✓ |
| Stats API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public / shared dashboards | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source & self-hosting | ✓ | — |
Which one should you pick?
- Plausible: You only need the classic traffic dashboard, or want to self-host.
- PageLens: You also want to see what visitors do: replays, funnels, users, errors and performance in one place.
Switching takes two minutes
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