DataFast vs Simple Analytics (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, DataFast and Simple Analytics share a 2.6 GPA, and only Simple Analytics has a free plan.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
DataFast grades higher on value for money and features. Simple Analytics grades higher on the free plan 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.
DataFast
Revenue-first web analytics that ties traffic to paying customers
Simple Analytics
Cookieless web analytics hosted in the EU
Which one is for you
Pick DataFast if
- Fits if you run a small SaaS or store and want revenue tied to visits
- Works for people moving from Plausible
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as there is none after the 14-day trial
- Tight if your traffic spikes, as past your tier you must upgrade to see the dashboard
- Watch out: social media mentions and link attribution need Growth
- Watch out: a Google Analytics import is listed as coming next, and the default script may need a cookie banner
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
| 2.6GPADataFastGood | 2.6GPASimple AnalyticsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$9 a month for 10k events is inside the cheaper quarter of analytics tools, and the price rises with the event tier. | 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 | CA 14-day trial with no card, and no free plan. | 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 | BRevenue attribution, goals, funnels, live visitors, an API, CLI and MCP cover the whole job of web analytics. | 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 | CA script and revenue connections to set up, and no store rating on record. | BNo store rating on record. You paste in a script and read one page, with nothing to build. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Framer, Wix, Squarespace and Google Tag Manager. | BWeb only, but it works with WordPress, Webflow, Squarespace, Wix, Ghost, Cloudflare, Netlify and Google Tag Manager, plus an API. |
| Best for | web analytics tied to revenue | simple, 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: DataFast and Simple Analytics. How we grade
Price against what you get
DataFast starts at $9 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 DataFast starts $11 a month lower. Of the other website and product analytics tools on the chart, none scores higher than DataFast for less, and 1 scores higher than Simple Analytics 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
- DataFast also covers dashboards.
- Simple Analytics also covers reports.
At a glance
| DataFast | Simple Analytics | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9 per month for up to 10k events, billed monthly | $20 per month for up to 100k pageviews |
| Free plan | None | 1 user, 5 websites and unlimited pageviews under a fair-use policy, with 1 month of history and a badge required. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no card required | 14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | DataFast | Simple Analytics B.V. |
| Price read from | datafa.st | simpleanalytics.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
DataFast
- There is no free plan; the 14-day trial needs no card, after which a paid plan is required.
- Starter covers 1 website and 1 team member; social media mentions and link attribution need Growth.
- If you exceed your event tier, tracking continues but you must upgrade to see the dashboard.
- Data can be imported from Plausible; a Google Analytics import is listed as coming next. The default script may need a cookie banner.
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
DataFast
- Revenue attribution
- Links a payment processor so revenue is attributed to traffic sources and customer segments, including revenue per visitor.
- Web analytics
- Traffic reports focused on what drives growth, as a simpler alternative to Google Analytics according to the vendor.
- Goals, funnels and journeys
- Custom goals such as signups, and the path each visitor takes from first click to conversion.
- Live visitors
- Real-time visitor view with an API for acting on it.
- MCP server and CLI
- Connects to Cursor, Claude Code or Codex so traffic and revenue can be queried in plain English.
- Cookie or cookieless script
- The default script uses cookies; a cookieless script exists but is less accurate for long-term revenue attribution because identifiers rotate about every 24 hours.
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
DataFast
Starter$9
per month for up to 10k monthly events, billed monthly
1 website, 1 team member, 3 years of data retention, 100K AI bot requests, and API, CLI and MCP access. The price rises with the event tier.
Growth$19
per month for up to 10k monthly events, billed monthly
30 websites, 30 team members, 5+ years of retention, plus social media mentions and link attribution. The price rises with the event tier.
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
DataFast
- Annual discount
2 months free with yearly billing
The pricing section's Yearly toggle carries a '2 months free' label; the yearly price itself is not shown in the page text.
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, DataFast or Simple Analytics?
As of Nov 13, 2026, DataFast is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $20 a month for Simple Analytics. DataFast starts at $9 per month for up to 10k events, billed monthly, and Simple Analytics starts at $20 per month for up to 100k pageviews.
Which has a free plan, DataFast or Simple Analytics?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Simple Analytics has a free plan. DataFast 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.