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Cabin vs Simple Analytics (2026): which should you pick?

As of Nov 12, 2026, Cabin grades higher than Simple Analytics: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.

Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA

Cabin grades higher on value for money and features. Simple Analytics grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan 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

Free plan · from $14/mo
Full detailswithcabin.com

Simple Analytics

Cookieless web analytics hosted in the EU

Free plan · from $20/mo
Full detailssimpleanalytics.com

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 Simple Analytics if

  • Fits if you want a single page of traffic numbers with no cookie banner
  • Works for someone leaving GA4 who wants to run both side by side

Look elsewhere if

  • Skip it if you want to follow individual visitors, as it records pageviews with no visitor IDs
  • Tight if you stay free: 1 month of history and a badge shown on your site
  • Pricey if you add team members, at $20 a month each
  • Watch out: bills from $500 paid by bank transfer carry an extra 10% in fees

How we grade them

2.8GPACabinGood2.6GPASimple AnalyticsGood
Value for money
B$14 a month for Plus, below the category's cheapest-quarter start of $16.58.
C$20 a month for up to 100k pageviews, with extra users $20 a month each. That's just above the analytics cheaper quarter of $16.58.
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.
BFree plan: 1 user, 5 websites and unlimited pageviews under fair use. It keeps 1 month of history and requires a badge. There's also a 14-day trial with no card.
Features
BCookieless tracking, carbon reporting, scroll depth, dashboards, Search Console and AI traffic reporting. The listing shows no gap in the core job.
CCookie-free pageviews and events, one-page dashboard, API and BI access, Google Analytics import and EU hosting. It does that job fully, but it doesn't follow individual users.
Ease of use
CNo rating on record. You add a script to your site.
BNo store rating on record. You paste in a script and read one page, with nothing to build.
Platforms and integrations
BWeb, with Google Search Console, Claude, Cursor, Codex and ChatGPT connections and an API on paid plans.
BWeb only, but it works with WordPress, Webflow, Squarespace, Wix, Ghost, Cloudflare, Netlify and Google Tag Manager, plus an API.
Best forcookieless web stats with carbon reportingsimple, cookie-free 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 Simple Analytics. 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. Simple Analytics starts at $20 a month and scores 2.7.

They score the same, and Cabin starts $6 a month lower. Of the other website and product analytics tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Cabin for less, and 1 scores higher than Simple Analytics for less.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$0.5$2$5$20$50$200$500$2k$5kMore for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessCabinSimple Analytics

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
The full chart of website and product analytics tools, and the best at every price

Where they differ

    In commonFree planWebPublic APIAI featuresReportsWeb analytics

    At a glance

    CabinSimple Analytics
    PricingFree planFree plan
    Starts at$14 per month$20 per month for up to 100k pageviews
    Free plan1 domain, 10,000 pageviews a month, 30 days of data retention, public dashboards and data export.1 user, 5 websites and unlimited pageviews under a fair-use policy, with 1 month of history and a badge required.
    Free trialNone listed14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required
    Web
    Made byCabinSimple Analytics B.V.
    Price read fromwithcabin.comsimpleanalytics.com
    CheckedNov 12, 2026Nov 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.

    Simple Analytics

    • The free plan keeps only the latest month of data and requires a Simple Analytics badge on the site.
    • The price follows pageviews, and the paid plan includes one user; extra users are $20 a month each.
    • Bills from $500 can be paid by bank transfer, with an extra 10% in banking and service fees.
    • It records pageviews and events without visitor IDs, so it does not follow individual users across visits.

    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.

    Simple Analytics

    No cookies, no personal data
    The service says it sets no cookies, collects no personal data and creates no visitor IDs, so it does not need a consent banner.
    One-page dashboard
    Traffic is shown on a single dashboard that needs no configuration, with a public live dashboard available to view as an example.
    Run beside GA4
    Can run next to Google Analytics 4 to record pageviews and events from visitors who reject consent, so the two datasets can be compared.
    API and BI access
    A full API and exports let teams pull the data into their existing reporting tools. An MCP server and an AI assistant are also listed.
    Google Analytics import
    Historical Google Analytics data can be imported so reporting does not restart from zero after a switch.
    EU hosting
    Data is stored in the EU, with primary infrastructure in the Netherlands, and leaves it only when a customer opts into a feature such as the AI assistant.

    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.

    Simple Analytics

    • Free$0

      For hobby sites: 1 user, 5 websites, the latest month of data and a required Simple Analytics badge.

    • Self-serve$20

      per month for up to 100k pageviews

      Price follows pageviews, up to 2.5M on the slider. Includes 1 user; each extra user is $20 a month. Annual billing shows 2 months free.

    • EnterpriseCustom

      Quoted for your traffic, sites, data access and support needs; tied to a 30-day proof of concept run alongside GA4.

    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.

    Simple Analytics

    • Annual discount

      2 months free on annual billing

      The pricing page shows an annual payment option labelled 2 months free; the yearly total depends on the pageview limit you pick.

    Common questions

    Which is cheaper, Cabin or Simple Analytics?

    As of Nov 12, 2026, Cabin is cheaper to start with: $14 a month, against $20 a month for Simple Analytics. Cabin starts at $14 per month, and Simple Analytics starts at $20 per month for up to 100k pageviews.

    Which has a free plan, Cabin or Simple Analytics?

    As of Nov 12, 2026, both Cabin and Simple Analytics have a free plan.

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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.
    How we review and grade