Counterscale vs Rybbit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Rybbit grades higher than Counterscale: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Counterscale grades higher on the free plan. Rybbit grades higher on value for money, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Rybbit
Open-source, cookieless web analytics with session replay
Which one is for you
Pick Counterscale if
- Fits if you already use Cloudflare and want simple traffic counts
- Works for developers who like a command-line install
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't have a Cloudflare account, as it needs one
- Watch out: data is kept for only 90 days
- Too light for funnels or session replay, which aren't listed
- Watch out: costs beyond the free Workers plan are billed by Cloudflare
- Not for you if you want a hosted version, because there isn't one
Pick Rybbit if
- Fits if you want cookieless stats at a low price with the option to host it yourself
- Works for a developer who wants events and funnels without a heavy tool
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free cloud plan, as there's only a 7-day trial
- Too light for session replay on Standard, which needs Pro at $26
- Tight if you grow: Standard stops at 5 websites and 3 team members
- Watch out: price follows monthly pageviews, and the monthly-billed prices weren't shown on the page
How we grade them
| 2.0GPACounterscaleFair | 2.2GPARybbitFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CThe code is free, but you bring your own Cloudflare account and host it yourself. | B$13 a month for 100,000 pageviews billed annually, under the analytics cheaper quarter of $16.58. Pro is $26. |
| Free plan and trial | BNo paid plan and no limits listed, but beyond Cloudflare's free tier you pay Cloudflare. | DNo free plan on the cloud and a 7-day trial that charges when it ends. Self-hosting is the only free route. |
| Features | CLive traffic, referrers and engagement. No funnels or session replay, and it's a small job. | BAutocapture, custom events, funnels, journeys, web vitals and error tracking, with an API and MCP server. Session replay is not on Standard. |
| Ease of use | DYou deploy and update it yourself with a command-line installer. | CNo store rating on record. You add a script and set up goals and funnels, or run the server yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, running on Cloudflare Workers. | CWeb only, with an API and MCP but no integrations listed. |
| Best for | cookie-free stats on your own Cloudflare account | cookieless analytics you can self-host |
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: Counterscale and Rybbit. How we grade
Price against what you get
Counterscale has no paid plan and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Rybbit starts at $13 a month and scores 2.3.
Rybbit scores higher, and starts $13 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other website and product analytics tools on the chart, none scores higher than Counterscale for less, and 16 score higher than Rybbit 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
- Rybbit also covers reports and session replay.
At a glance
| Counterscale | Rybbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free trial |
| Starts at | Free | $13 per month for 100,000 pageviews, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial on the cloud service; no charge until the trial ends. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Counterscale | Tomato.gg LLC |
| Price read from | counterscale.dev | rybbit.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Counterscale
- Needs a Cloudflare account; costs beyond the free Workers plan are billed by Cloudflare.
- Data is kept for only 90 days.
- You deploy and update it yourself; there is no hosted version.
- Covers web traffic only, with no funnels or session replay listed on the site.
Rybbit
- The cloud service has no free plan; the 7-day trial is the only free route unless you self-host.
- Price follows monthly pageviews, from 100,000 up to 50 million and beyond.
- Standard is limited to 5 websites and 3 team members, and has no session replay.
- The pricing page also offers a Monthly option; its monthly-billed prices were not shown on the page text.
Key features
Counterscale
- Live traffic stats
- Shows pageviews, referrers, user engagement and similar web analytics essentials in a dashboard, with a public demo to browse.
- No cookies or fingerprinting
- The site says it uses no cookies and no browser fingerprinting, and that you control the data end to end.
- Five-minute CLI install
- A command-line wizard deploys the server to Cloudflare, after which a lightweight JavaScript reporter goes on your site.
- Runs on Cloudflare's free tier
- Records up to 50k pageviews a day on Cloudflare's free Workers plan, and scales to millions of views for a small cost.
- 90-day data retention
- Data is retained for only 90 days, which limits how far back you can look.
Rybbit
- Cookieless web analytics
- Visitors, pages, referrers, locations and devices in real time, with stackable filters and UTM capture and no consent banner.
- Autocapture and custom events
- Clicks, form submits, outbound links and errors are captured automatically, alongside custom events with properties.
- Funnels and journeys
- Define conversion steps to see where visitors drop off, and follow complete user journeys through the site.
- Session replay
- Watch recorded sessions alongside the session timeline. Replay is included from the Pro plan, not Standard.
- Web vitals and error tracking
- Real-user performance metrics and captured errors sit in the same dashboard as traffic.
- API and MCP server
- An analytics API and an MCP server are documented, with a higher API rate limit on the Pro plan.
Plans
Counterscale
Self-hosted$0
Free open-source code; you bring your own Cloudflare account and host it yourself.
Rybbit
Standard$13
per month for up to 100,000 pageviews, billed annually
Up to 5 websites and 3 team members, with funnels, goals, journeys, web vitals and error tracking. 3 years of data.
Pro$26
per month for up to 100,000 pageviews, billed annually
Unlimited websites and members, session replays, 5 years of data retention, higher API limit and priority support.
EnterpriseCustom
SSO, infinite data retention, dedicated instance or on-premise install, whitelabeling and Slack support.
Ways to pay less
Counterscale
No public discounts listed.
Rybbit
- Annual discount
4 months free with annual billing
The pricing page labels the Annual option as 4 months free compared with monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Counterscale or Rybbit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Counterscale is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $13 a month for Rybbit. Counterscale is free, and Rybbit starts at $13 per month for 100,000 pageviews, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Counterscale or Rybbit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Counterscale has a free plan. Rybbit 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.