The Databuddy Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Databuddy 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.
Databuddy
The Insider’s Guide
Cookieless product analytics with a built-in AI analyst
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among website and product analytics tools, read from Databuddy’s own pages.
Made by Databuddy Analytics, Inc. · checked Nov 13, 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 Databuddy’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Databuddy’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 70 of the 100 other website and product analytics tools we grade
Databuddy is a hosted product analytics service that tracks visitors, signups, funnels and revenue without cookies. Error tracking, Web Vitals, feature flags and session recordings come from the same script. An AI analyst called Databunny answers questions and, on higher plans, runs scheduled investigations and posts findings to Slack.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Databuddy, taken from its own pages and our grades.
A script to install and goals to set up.
- 1
Best for cookieless product analytics with an AI analyst
Databuddy is hosted analytics with funnels, errors, Web Vitals, flags and an AI analyst called Databunny.
- 2
Paid plans start at $9.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $9.99 per month for 30K events, billed monthly.
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There is a free plan
10,000 events a month and 10 AI credits for Databunny chat, no credit card required.
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It runs on Web
Web.
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Cookieless product analytics
Tracks real-time visitors, sessions, funnels, custom events and revenue from one script without cookies.
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Databunny AI analyst
Chat with an AI analyst about your numbers and see the query behind each answer; credits are capped per plan.
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Scheduled investigations
On Business and Scale, Databunny checks metrics daily or weekly and posts findings with evidence to Slack.
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A 2.6 GPA, above 70 of 100
That is against the other website and product analytics tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
Nothing Databuddy does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 6 things listed below take a company.
Databuddy at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $9.99 per month for 30K events, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Databuddy Analytics, Inc.
- Category
- Website & Product Analytics
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for cookieless product analytics with an AI analyst
Databuddy is hosted analytics with funnels, errors, Web Vitals, flags and an AI analyst called Databunny. The free plan is 10,000 events, it's hosted only, and the useful investigations start at the $299 Business plan.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Hobby is $9.99 a month for 30K events, inside the $13 where the cheaper quarter ends. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free for 10,000 events and 10 AI credits a month, with no card. You'll reach that cap soon. |
| Features | B | Product analytics, funnels, revenue, errors, Web Vitals, flags, recordings and an AI analyst. Nothing core is missing. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating read. A script to install and goals to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with Slack and GitHub links, and no apps listed. |
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 Databuddy is for
- Fits if you want cookieless analytics plus error tracking in one script
- Works for small sites under 10,000 events a month
Who it is not for
- Tight if you stay free, at 10K events a month and 10 AI credits
- Watch out: investigations aren't on Hobby or Pro, and start at Business at $299
- Watch out: events past your allowance cost $0.03 to $0.035 per 1,000
- Skip it if you need self-hosting or yearly billing, as neither exists
- Watch out: Business and Scale prices are early-user prices that may change
Good to know
Good for
- Startups without a data team
- Founders who want analytics, errors and flags in one tool
- Teams that want scheduled AI checks posted to Slack
Worth knowing
- Plans are billed monthly; the pricing page says there is no annual billing.
- It is a hosted service only: the pricing page says there is no self-hosting option.
- Events beyond the allowance cost $0.03 to $0.035 per 1,000, and extra investigations cost $1 each.
- Business and Scale are early user prices that stay fixed while you keep the plan; later prices may differ.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$9.99
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Databuddy has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99 per month for 30K events, billed monthly.
Free
$0
10K events a month and 10 AI credits for Databunny chat. No trial period and no credit card.
Hobby
$9.99
per month for 30K events, billed monthly
Then $0.035 per 1,000 events. Product analytics and Databunny chat, without investigations.
Pro
$49.99
per month for 1M events, billed monthly
Then $0.035 per 1,000 events. Product analytics and Databunny chat, without investigations.
Business
$299
per month for 2M events, billed monthly
100 investigations a month ($1 each after), 1,500 AI credits, 5,000 recordings. Early user price locked in.
Scale
$799
per month for 6M events, billed monthly
250 investigations a month, 3,000 AI credits, SSO with SAML or OIDC, audit logs and guided onboarding.
Enterprise
Custom
Custom event volume, a security review and an SLA.
The free plan
10,000 events a month and 10 AI credits for Databunny chat, no credit card required.
Read from databuddy.cc on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Startups
30% off any plan for a year
For teams founded in the last 5 years that have raised less than $5M; the discount covers the first 12 months.
Stated on databuddy.ccNonprofit
Free Pro for nonprofits under $1M
Registered nonprofits with an annual budget under $1M get Pro free, and larger ones get half off Hobby or Pro, renewed yearly.
Stated on databuddy.cc
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 product analytics with a built-in AI analyst. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, dashboards, web analytics, session replay.
Product analytics, funnels, revenue, errors, Web Vitals, flags, recordings and an AI analyst.
- Cookieless product analytics
- Tracks real-time visitors, sessions, funnels, custom events and revenue from one script without cookies.
- Databunny AI analyst
- Chat with an AI analyst about your numbers and see the query behind each answer; credits are capped per plan.
- Scheduled investigations
- On Business and Scale, Databunny checks metrics daily or weekly and posts findings with evidence to Slack.
- Errors, Web Vitals and flags
- Error tracking, Web Vitals, uptime monitoring and feature flags use the same script as analytics.
- Session recordings
- Business and Scale include 5,000 session recordings a month, with extra recordings at $5 per 1,000.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Slack
- GitHub
Databuddy is made by Databuddy Analytics, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
70/100
Other website and product analytics tools it is graded above
Databuddy's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 70 of the 100 other website and product analytics tools we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 66 of 100) and worst on ease of use (C, above 6).
Its paid plans start at $9.99 a month, against a middle price of $25 for the category: 12 of the 63 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 101 website and product analytics tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Databuddy’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 66 of 100
- CFree plan and trialAbove 23 of 100
- BFeaturesAbove 52 of 100
- CEase of useAbove 6 of 100
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 32 of 100
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 74 website and product analytics tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Databuddy 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
Nothing Databuddy does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 6 things listed below take a company.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 70 of the 100 other website and product analytics tools we grade. It costs $119.88 a year.
What you could not
- A tracking script and a database that counts every visit.
- Recordings of what each visitor did on your pages.
- Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services.
- It plugs into other products, Slack and GitHub among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Databuddy’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
PostHog, Plausible, Umami, Mixpanel and Google Analytics
The 5 tools Databuddy is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.2GPA
PostHog
Free plan · from $0.00005
Open-source product analytics with replays, flags and surveys.
- PostHog is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Databuddy also covers dashboards.
- PostHog also covers surveys and a/B testing.
- 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.
- Databuddy also covers dashboards and session replay.
- 2.6GPA
Umami
Free plan · from $20/mo
Open-source, cookieless web and product analytics.
- Umami is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Databuddy also covers dashboards.
- Umami also covers reports.
- 3.0GPA
Mixpanel
Free plan · from $100/mo
Event-based product analytics with replays, flags and experiments.
- Databuddy also covers dashboards.
- Mixpanel 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.
- Databuddy also covers dashboards and session replay.
- Google Analytics also covers reports.
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 Databuddy free?
Databuddy has a free plan. 10,000 events a month and 10 AI credits for Databunny chat, no credit card required.
How much does Databuddy cost?
Databuddy lists 6 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Databuddy work on?
Databuddy is available on Web.
Does Databuddy offer any discounts?
Databuddy publicly lists the following: 30% off any plan for a year; Free Pro for nonprofits under $1M.
Does Databuddy have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Databuddy is listed for Web.
Does Databuddy have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Databuddy is listed for Web.
Is Databuddy open source?
Databuddy is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Databuddy have an API?
Yes. Databuddy offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Databuddy integrate with?
Databuddy's listing names Slack and GitHub. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Databuddy?
Databuddy is made by Databuddy Analytics, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Databuddy?
The closest alternatives to Databuddy in our directory are PostHog, Plausible, Umami, Mixpanel and Google Analytics.
How does Databuddy compare with other website and product analytics tools?
Databuddy's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 70 of the 100 other website and product analytics tools we grade, and level with 14.
Is Databuddy good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Databuddy B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $9.99 a month, against a middle price of $25 for the category: 12 of the 63 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Databuddy?
Nothing Databuddy does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 6 things listed below take a company.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Databuddy’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Databuddy's own pages on 13 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 Databuddy Analytics, Inc. Prices change, so check databuddy.cc before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
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.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Databuddy, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/databuddy
- 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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Prices and grades as they are today
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See our other guides
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- Website & Product Analytics Insider's GuideEvery one of the 101 website and product analytics tools we grade, compared
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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 Databuddy’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. Databuddy is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Databuddy Analytics, Inc. Prices and plans change: check databuddy.cc before you buy.