Cabin vs Pirsch (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Cabin grades higher than Pirsch: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cabin grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cabin
Cookieless web analytics with carbon-emissions reporting
Which one is for you
Pick Cabin if
- Fits if you run one or a few small sites and want stats without a cookie banner
- Works for people who want carbon figures for their pages
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 1 domain, 10,000 pageviews and 30 days of data
- Pricey if you need custom events or API access, which start at Plus, $14 a month
- Watch out: the vendor won't stop recording past your cap but asks you to upgrade
- Watch out: past 5 million pageviews it's a sales call
Pick Pirsch if
- Fits if you want cookieless stats for a small site for a few dollars a month
- Works for people moving over from Plausible, Fathom or Google Analytics
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as only the 30-day trial is free
- Tight if you pass 10,000 page views, because events count toward the limit and stats show only that day until you upgrade
- Too light for funnels, teams, A/B testing or custom domains on Standard, all on Plus
- Watch out: on-premise installation is listed only on Enterprise
How we grade them
| 2.8GPACabinGood | 2.6GPAPirschGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$14 a month for Plus, below the category's cheapest-quarter start of $16.58. | B$6 a month for 10,000 page views, under the analytics cheaper quarter of $16.58. The useful extras sit on Plus at $12, and the page-view step is small. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree forever for 1 domain and 10,000 pageviews a month, with public dashboards and export. One site owner can live on that. | C30-day trial with no card. No free plan, so you pay once it ends. |
| Features | BCookieless tracking, carbon reporting, scroll depth, dashboards, Search Console and AI traffic reporting. The listing shows no gap in the core job. | BEvents and goals, sessions and funnels, A/B testing, segments, imports from other tools and a URL shortener, with an API and SDKs. Funnels and A/B tests are Plus only. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You add a script to your site. | CNo store rating on record. You add a script and set up goals and funnels yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Google Search Console, Claude, Cursor, Codex and ChatGPT connections and an API on paid plans. | BWeb only, with WordPress, Google Analytics, Plausible, Fathom and Search Console connections, plus an API and SDKs. |
| Best for | cookieless web stats with carbon reporting | cheap privacy-focused site stats |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cabin and Pirsch. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cabin starts at $14 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Pirsch starts at $6 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Pirsch starts $8 a month lower. Of the other website and product analytics tools on the chart, none scores higher than Cabin for less, and none scores higher than Pirsch for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Pirsch is open source, according to its own site.
- Pirsch also covers a/B testing.
At a glance
| Cabin | Pirsch | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $14 per month | $6 per month for up to 10,000 page views |
| Free plan | 1 domain, 10,000 pageviews a month, 30 days of data retention, public dashboards and data export. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Cabin | Pirsch |
| Price read from | withcabin.com | pirsch.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cabin
- The Free plan covers 1 domain, 10,000 pageviews a month and 30 days of data.
- Custom events, API access, Search Console and carbon reporting need Plus at $14 a month.
- The vendor says it will not stop recording traffic if you exceed your allowance, but asks you to upgrade; more than 5M pageviews means contacting sales.
- Data is stored in the EU, per the site footer.
Pirsch
- Prices rise with monthly page views; the page shows the 10,000 page-view step, and events count toward the limit.
- If you hit the limit, access to stats is limited to that day unless you upgrade within five days.
- Funnels, teams, A/B testing and custom domains need Plus or above.
- On-premise installation is listed only on the Enterprise plan.
Key features
Cabin
- Cookieless tracking
- No cookies, IP address logging or fingerprints; the vendor says it is GDPR, CCPA and ePrivacy compliant by default.
- Carbon footprint reporting
- Calculates transferred data and CO2 emissions for a site from real visitor data. Carbon reporting is listed on Plus and above.
- AI traffic and MCP access
- Shows which AI assistants and crawlers read a site without counting them as pageviews. MCP access works on every plan.
- Scroll depth
- Shows how far down each page people read and where they stop.
- Public and password-protected dashboards
- Every plan can share a public dashboard link; password protection is listed on Plus and above.
- Search Console integration
- Plus and Scale connect Google Search Console and add weekly email reports.
Pirsch
- Events and conversion goals
- Track button clicks, signups and checkouts as events, and monitor conversion goals.
- Session analysis and funnels
- Session summaries are on all plans; funnels are listed from the Plus plan.
- A/B testing and segmentation
- Tags support A/B tests and segmentation, listed on the Plus plan.
- Imports from other tools
- Data can be imported from Google Analytics, Plausible and Fathom Analytics.
- Built-in URL shortener
- A URL shortener is part of the product; an advanced version is on Plus.
- API and SDKs
- A RESTful API and SDKs, webhooks and a WordPress plugin are listed in the feature comparison.
Plans
Cabin
Free$0
1 domain, 10,000 pageviews a month, 30 days retention, public dashboards, MCP access and data export.
Plus$14
per month
10 domains, 100,000 pageviews a month, 12 months retention, custom events, API access and sharing with 2 people.
Scale$45
per month
Unlimited domains, 5,000,000 pageviews a month, unlimited retention, branded client dashboards and priority support.
Pirsch
Standard$6
per month for up to 10,000 page views
50 websites, unlimited members and data retention, events, goals, sessions, API and URL shortener. Price rises with page views.
Plus$12
per month for up to 10,000 page views
Everything in Standard plus unlimited websites, funnels, teams, A/B testing, custom domains and white labeling.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds on-premise install, SAML single sign-on, raw data access, onboarding and dedicated support.
Ways to pay less
Cabin
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves two months
Cabin's pricing page and FAQ say yearly billing saves two months compared with paying monthly. Monthly prices are shown on the page.
Pirsch
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cabin or Pirsch?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Pirsch is cheaper to start with: $6 a month, against $14 a month for Cabin. Cabin starts at $14 per month, and Pirsch starts at $6 per month for up to 10,000 page views.
Which has a free plan, Cabin or Pirsch?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Cabin has a free plan. Pirsch does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.