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REPLACEMENT BRIEF

analytics

Can AI replace Plausible?

EDITORIAL ANSWERYESCurated prompt

Add a small JS tracker, collect pageviews/events, aggregate by path/referrer/country/device, and show a dashboard.

Build the personal version →

AT A GLANCE

price
$9/mo
listed annual price
$108/yr
replaceable scope
Add a small JS tracker, collect pageviews/events, aggregate by path/referrer/country/device, and show a dashboard.
build time
weekend

what AI can build

Add a small JS tracker, collect pageviews/events, aggregate by path/referrer/country/device, and show a dashboard.

Basic pageview/event analytics are easy, and Plausible's own code is open source; the paid value is hosted reliability, maintenance, and support.

The prompt was editor-reviewed; no completed build is recorded.

The honest tradeoff

why people still pay

what you lose

battle-tested bot filtering

fast queries at millions of pageviews

email reports, funnels, goal tracking

GDPR homework done for you

Start with existing software

prior art · use these instead of building, if you'd rather

plausible/analyticsPlausible itself is open source — self-host it↗umamilightweight self-hosted analytics↗

EVIDENCE LEDGER

What this page can prove

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Curated prompt

The prompt was editor-reviewed; no completed build is recorded.

replacement boundaryAdd a small JS tracker, collect pageviews/events, aggregate by path/referrer/country/device, and show a dashboard.

known limits · battle-tested bot filtering; fast queries at millions of pageviews

editorial reviewawaiting manual review
Build promptreviewed prompt · not run

the prompt

Curated prompt
Build me a privacy-first web analytics tool like Plausible (personal scale).
Requirements:

- A <2KB tracking snippet (vanilla JS, no cookies): sends pageview beacons with
  path, referrer, screen class, and a daily-rotating visitor hash computed
  server-side from IP + user-agent + a salt (never store raw IPs).
- An ingest endpoint that filters obvious bots by user-agent and writes to
  SQLite. One row per event; index on (site, date).
- A /dashboard (basic-auth from .env): unique visitors, pageviews, top pages,
  top referrers, and countries for today/7d/30d, with a visitors-per-day bar
  chart as inline SVG. Fast and clean, dark mode.
- Sessionization: a visit ends after 30 idle minutes; compute bounce rate.
- Multi-site support via a site id in the snippet.
- Node or Python, one process. Honest note in the README: at serious traffic,
  self-host the real Plausible instead · this is for personal sites.
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BUILD FEEDBACK

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Fathom Analytics
$15/mo · analyticsYESSimple Analytics
$20/mo · analyticsYESUmami
$9/mo · analyticsYES

questions

Can AI replace Plausible?

Likely for the core workflow, based on an editorial catalog judgment. This entry is not a verified build yet; use the prompt as a starting point and validate the result against your own acceptance criteria.

How much does Plausible cost?

Plausible is listed at about $9/month (Starter, checked 2026-07-30), or $108 per year. This is a pricing reference, not evidence of a completed replacement or realized savings.

What do I lose by replacing Plausible?

Honestly: battle-tested bot filtering; fast queries at millions of pageviews; email reports, funnels, goal tracking; GDPR homework done for you. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Plausible?

Yes — plausible/analytics (Plausible itself is open source — self-host it), umami (lightweight self-hosted analytics). Using prior art is also a valid exit; the prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.