Stape review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Stape report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for server-side Google Tag Manager hosting
Stape hosts server-side Google Tag Manager and tracking gateways, with 10K requests free. Logs, Cookie Keeper and the Data Store need Pro at $17 a month, and dedicated gateways are a separate product.
Who Stape is for
- Fits if you want server-side GTM hosted for you
- Works for Shopify and WordPress stores
Who Stape is not for
- Tight if you stay free, as it stops at 10K requests a month
- Watch out: logs, Cookie Keeper, bot detection and the Data Store need Pro
- Watch out: custom cookies and multi-domain support need Business at $83
- Watch out: dedicated gateways have their own pricing page, and some apps are paid
Why Stape gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPro is $17 a month billed annually for 500K requests, just above the $13 the cheaper quarter starts at.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan with 10K requests and no card, which a real store would pass.
- BFeaturesServer-side GTM hosting, a custom loader, Cookie Keeper, bot detection, a data store and many store and CRM apps cover the whole job.
- CEase of useServer-side GTM, domains and tags to set up, and no store rating on record.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, with GTM, GA4, Shopify, WordPress, HubSpot, Klaviyo, Pipedrive and Salesforce.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Stape's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/stape#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/stape.svg" alt="Stape: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Stape stands among website and product analytics tools
Stape's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 55 of the 100 other website and product analytics tools we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on features (B, above 52 of 100) and worst on ease of use (C, above 6).
Its paid plans start at $17 a month, against a middle price of $25 for the category: 24 of the 63 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 101 website and product analytics tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Stape’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 11 of 100, level with 54
- CFree plan and trialAbove 23 of 100, level with 48
- BFeaturesAbove 52 of 100, level with 47
- CEase of useAbove 6 of 100, level with 88
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 32 of 100, level with 67
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 74 website and product analytics tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Stape, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Stape does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.
It costs $204 a year.
What you could not
- A tracking script and a database that counts every visit.
- Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services.
- It plugs into other products, Google Tag Manager, GA4 and Shopify among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Stape’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.
What is Stape?
Stape hosts server-side Google Tag Manager containers and offers dedicated gateways for sending tracking events from a server rather than the browser. Add-ons cover cookie lifetime extension, bot detection, logs and store integrations such as Shopify. Plans are priced by the number of monthly requests.
Worth knowing
- Plans are priced by monthly requests: 10K on Free, 500K on Pro, 5M on Business and 20M on Enterprise.
- Logs, Cookie Keeper, Bot Detection and Data Store need Pro; custom cookies and multi-domain support need Business.
- Dedicated Gateways are a separate product line with their own pricing page.
- Some store and CRM apps, such as Salesforce and PrestaShop, are listed as paid apps.
Key features
- Server-side GTM hosting
- Runs server-side Google Tag Manager containers on Stape's infrastructure, with a global CDN served through Cloudflare.
- Custom Loader
- Modifies gtm.js and gtag.js paths so tracking is harder for tracking prevention and ad blockers to stop.
- Cookie Keeper
- Extends cookie life in browsers running the latest Safari ITP. Standard cookies start on Pro, custom cookies on Business.
- Requests Analytics and logs
- Shows how data quality changed after moving to server-side tracking, and logs incoming and outgoing requests for debugging.
- Data Store and Enricher
- A built-in database inside the container, and a power-up that merges user data from requests to identify returning users.
- Store and CRM apps
- Apps for Shopify, WordPress, HubSpot, Klaviyo, Pipedrive, Zoho and HighLevel send status and conversion data to ad platforms.
Stape pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Stape has a free plan, and paid plans start at $17 per month for up to 500K requests, billed annually ($20 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $17 per month for up to 500K requests, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Up to 10K requests, with Custom Loader, Requests Analytics, Setup Wizard, Global CDN and Anonymizer; no credit card required.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 10K requests, with Custom Loader, Requests Analytics, Setup Wizard, Global CDN and Anonymizer. |
| Pro | $17per month for 500K requests, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) | Adds 3 days of logs, Cookie Keeper (standard cookies), Bot Detection, Data Store, POAS Data Feed and 24/7 email and chat support. |
| Business | $83per month for 5M requests, billed annually ($100 billed monthly) | Adds multi-zone infrastructure, 10 days of logs, custom cookies, up to 20 domains and monitoring. |
| Enterprise | $167per month for 20M requests, billed annually ($200 billed monthly) | Adds an account manager, up to 50 domains, log export to S3 or GCS and call support. |
| Custom | Custom | Unlimited requests, custom DPA, BAA for HIPAA, dedicated IP, private cluster and SSO; sold through sales. |
Read from stape.io on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Stape before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount20% off with annual billing
The pricing page labels annual billing as 20% off, for example Pro at $17 a month billed annually against $20 monthly.
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Common questions
Does Stape have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Stape is listed for Web.
Does Stape have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Stape is listed for Web.
Is Stape open source?
Stape is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Stape have an API?
Yes. Stape offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.