The Cabin Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Cabin in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Cabin
The Insider’s Guide
Cookieless web analytics with carbon-emissions reporting
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among website and product analytics tools, read from Cabin’s own pages.
Made by Cabin · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Cabin’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Cabin’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 49 of the 58 other website and product analytics tools we grade
Cabin is a hosted web analytics service that does not use cookies, log IP addresses or build visitor profiles, so it says no consent banner is needed. It reports pageviews, referrers, scroll depth, AI traffic and the estimated CO2 emissions of a site, and it connects to AI assistants through MCP.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Cabin, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for cookieless web stats with carbon reporting
Cabin is cookieless web analytics with carbon reporting, and the free plan covers 1 site and 10,000 pageviews.
- 2
Paid plans start at $14 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $14 per month.
- 3
There is a free plan
1 domain, 10,000 pageviews a month, 30 days of data retention, public dashboards and data export.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Cookieless tracking
No cookies, IP address logging or fingerprints; the vendor says it is GDPR, CCPA and ePrivacy compliant by default.
- 6
Carbon footprint reporting
Calculates transferred data and CO2 emissions for a site from real visitor data. Carbon reporting is listed on Plus and above.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.8 GPA, above 49 of 58
That is against the other website and product analytics tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Cabin you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Cabin at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $14 per month
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Cabin
- Category
- Website & Product Analytics
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
Best for cookieless web stats with carbon reporting
Cabin is cookieless web analytics with carbon reporting, and the free plan covers 1 site and 10,000 pageviews. Custom events, API access and Search Console need Plus at $14 a month. The free plan keeps only 30 days of data.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | $14 a month for Plus, below the category's cheapest-quarter start of $16.58. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Free forever for 1 domain and 10,000 pageviews a month, with public dashboards and export. One site owner can live on that. |
| Features | B | Cookieless tracking, carbon reporting, scroll depth, dashboards, Search Console and AI traffic reporting. The listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. You add a script to your site. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, with Google Search Console, Claude, Cursor, Codex and ChatGPT connections and an API on paid plans. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Cabin is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Freelancers and small sites that want a simple Google Analytics replacement
- Agencies sharing client-ready dashboards on the Scale plan
- Teams that care about website carbon reporting
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$14
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Cabin has a free plan. Paid plans start at $14 per month.
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.
The free plan
1 domain, 10,000 pageviews a month, 30 days of data retention, public dashboards and data export.
Read from withcabin.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on withcabin.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Cookieless web analytics with carbon-emissions reporting. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, reports, web analytics.
Cookieless tracking, carbon reporting, scroll depth, dashboards, Search Console and AI traffic reporting.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Search Console
- Claude
- Cursor
- Codex
- ChatGPT
Cabin is made by Cabin.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
49/58
Other website and product analytics tools it is graded above
Cabin's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 49 of the 58 other website and product analytics tools we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 42 of 58) and worst on ease of use (C, above 3).
Its paid plans start at $14 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 8 of the 32 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 59 website and product analytics tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Cabin’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 42 of 58
- BFree plan and trialAbove 40 of 58
- BFeaturesAbove 33 of 58
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 58
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 20 of 58
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 38 website and product analytics tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Cabin is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Cabin you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 49 of the 58 other website and product analytics tools we grade. It costs $168 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A tracking script and a database that counts every visit.
- It plugs into other products, Google Search Console, Claude and Cursor among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Cabin’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Plausible, Fathom Analytics, Simple Analytics, Pirsch and Google Analytics
The 5 tools Cabin is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Plausible
Free plan · from $7.50/mo
Cookie-free, privacy-first website analytics made and hosted in the EU.
- Plausible is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Cabin also covers reports.
- 2.4GPA
Fathom Analytics
Free trial · from $12.50/mo
Cookie-free, privacy-first website analytics priced by pageviews.
- Cabin has a free plan. Fathom Analytics does not, though it has a free trial.
- 2.6GPA
Simple Analytics
Free plan · from $20/mo
- 2.6GPA
Pirsch
Free trial · from $6/mo
Privacy-friendly web analytics hosted in Germany.
- Cabin has a free plan. Pirsch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Pirsch is open source, according to its own site.
- Pirsch also covers a/B testing.
- 3.4GPA
Google Analytics
Free plan
Google's free website and app analytics, with a paid 360 tier.
- Only Google Analytics lists iOS and Android apps.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Cabin free?
Cabin has a free plan. 1 domain, 10,000 pageviews a month, 30 days of data retention, public dashboards and data export.
How much does Cabin cost?
Cabin lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Cabin work on?
Cabin is available on Web.
Does Cabin offer any discounts?
Cabin publicly lists the following: Yearly billing saves two months.
Does Cabin have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Cabin is listed for Web.
Does Cabin have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Cabin is listed for Web.
Is Cabin open source?
Cabin is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Cabin have an API?
Yes. Cabin offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Cabin integrate with?
Cabin's listing names Google Search Console, Claude, Cursor, Codex and ChatGPT.
Who makes Cabin?
Cabin is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Cabin?
The closest alternatives to Cabin in our directory are Plausible, Fathom Analytics, Simple Analytics, Pirsch and Google Analytics.
How does Cabin compare with other website and product analytics tools?
Cabin's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 49 of the 58 other website and product analytics tools we grade, and level with 3.
Is Cabin good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Cabin B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $14 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 8 of the 32 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Cabin?
The plain part of Cabin you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Cabin’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Cabin's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Cabin. Prices change, so check withcabin.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Cabin, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/cabin
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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- Microsoft Clarity Insider's GuideFree session recordings and heatmaps from Microsoft, no traffic cap3.2 GPA
- PostHog Insider's GuideOpen-source product analytics with replays, flags and surveys3.2 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Cabin’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Cabin is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Cabin. Prices and plans change: check withcabin.com before you buy.