Pirsch
Pirsch is a cookie-free, privacy-focused web analytics platform that tracks website performance without collecting personal data or requiring consent banners.
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Description
Imagine a security camera that counts how many people walk through a store, which aisles they visit, and whether they make a purchase — but never records their faces or asks for ID at the door. That's essentially what Pirsch does for websites. It's an analytics tool that shows site owners how many visitors they get, which pages are popular, and how people move through their site, all without using cookies, fingerprinting, or collecting any personal information. This makes it a good fit for developers, small businesses, agencies, and larger companies that want to understand their audience but don't want to deal with cookie consent banners, privacy complaints, or the legal headaches that come with tools like Google Analytics.
Technically, Pirsch relies on server-side and lightweight client-side tracking rather than persistent identifiers, which keeps it compliant with GDPR, CCPA, PECR, and Schrems II by design, and its infrastructure is hosted in Germany. It integrates directly with React, Vue, Angular, and WordPress, and exposes a REST API and SDKs for custom implementations. Beyond basic pageview counts, it supports session analysis, custom events, conversion goals, and funnel analysis, plus — on higher tiers — A/B testing and audience segmentation. Teams get role-based access control, automatic email reports, shareable public dashboards, webhook support, and white-labeling for agencies managing client sites, alongside one-click data import from Google Analytics, Plausible, or Fathom for migrating existing history.
💬 Our review
The short version: Pirsch is a solid, no-nonsense privacy-first analytics tool that gets out of your way — if you just need clean, cookie-free traffic numbers without legal risk, it delivers exactly that for a fair price.
Compared to the two other big names in cookie-free analytics, Pirsch is the budget-friendly option: its Standard plan starts at $6/month (up to 10,000 monthly pageviews, unlimited team members, unlimited data retention), versus Plausible's entry tier at roughly $9/month and Fathom's at around $14/month for similar traffic volumes. That makes Pirsch's entry price genuinely competitive, especially since even the base plan includes API access and Google Analytics import — features some competitors reserve for pricier tiers. The catch is that Pirsch has a smaller community and ecosystem than Plausible, which has become something of the de facto standard among privacy-conscious indie hackers, so you'll find fewer third-party guides, plugins, and integrations if you hit an edge case. It's a very capable, honestly-priced tool — just less battle-tested at scale than its more established rivals.
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Essai gratuit 30 jours sans carte bancaire. Standard à 6$/mois (jusqu'à 50 sites, 10 000 pages vues/mois, membres d'équipe illimités, rétention de données illimitée). Plus à 12$/mois (sites illimités, entonnoirs, tests A/B, segmentation, marque blanche). Enterprise sur devis (cloud managé, on-premise, SSO SAML).
Pros
Aucun cookie ni bannière de consentement requise
Conforme RGPD, CCPA, PECR et Schrems II par conception
Hébergement en Allemagne
Tarif d'entrée compétitif avec accès API inclus dès le plan Standard
Import facile depuis Google Analytics, Plausible ou Fathom
Cons
Écosystème et communauté plus restreints que Plausible
Fonctionnalités avancées (tests A/B, marque blanche) réservées au plan Plus
Moins connu, donc moins de tutoriels et d'intégrations tierces