DeepFeather
中文

REPLACEMENT BRIEF

analytics

Can AI replace Simple Analytics?

EDITORIAL ANSWERYESCatalog estimate

Add JS tracker, record anonymous pageviews/events, aggregate by dimensions, and expose dashboard/API.

Build the personal version →

AT A GLANCE

price
$20/mo
listed annual price
$240/yr
replaceable scope
Add JS tracker, record anonymous pageviews/events, aggregate by dimensions, and expose dashboard/API.
build time
weekend

what AI can build

Add JS tracker, record anonymous pageviews/events, aggregate by dimensions, and expose dashboard/API.

Pageview analytics, events, dashboards, and exports are very buildable; paid value is hosted privacy posture, reports, reliability, and support.

Editorial catalog estimate · not a completed build

The honest tradeoff

why people still pay

what you lose

managed hosting

privacy/legal positioning

bot filtering

reports

uptime

support

Start with existing software

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

UmamiOpen-source web analytics platform for privacy-friendly tracking.↗

EVIDENCE LEDGER

What this page can prove

The verdict judges replaceability. The evidence level records what DeepFeather actually checked.

Read the methodology →
evidence level
Catalog estimate

Editorial catalog estimate · not a completed build

replacement boundaryAdd JS tracker, record anonymous pageviews/events, aggregate by dimensions, and expose dashboard/API.

known limits · managed hosting; privacy/legal positioning

editorial reviewawaiting manual review
Build promptcatalog estimate

the prompt

Catalog estimate
Build me privacy-first web analytics to replace Simple Analytics, self-hosted for my own
sites. Requirements:

- A Node + Express service with better-sqlite3: one /collect endpoint and a dashboard at
  /dash behind basic auth (password in .env).
- A tracker snippet under 1 KB of plain JS, no cookies: sends path, referrer, screen
  width, and a daily-salted hash of IP + user agent for unique counting; the salt
  rotates daily so nothing is traceable across days.
- Keep raw hits 30 days; a nightly node-cron job aggregates into daily rollups per site
  (pageviews, uniques, top pages, top referrers, device split), keeps rollups forever,
  deletes expired raw hits.
- Custom events via sa('signup') in the snippet, counted per day.
- Dashboard per site: a 30-day chart (hand-rolled SVG, no chart library), pages and
  referrers tables, a date-range picker.
- Filter obvious bots by user-agent list; ignore my own visits via a localStorage opt-
  out flag.
- CSV export per site and month from the dashboard.
- No cookies and no personal data stored, GDPR-sane by construction.
- Out of scope: funnels, session replay, and multi-user access. Uptime is on me; the
  collect endpoint sits behind my existing reverse proxy.
- README: the snippet to paste and the Caddy or nginx route.
Copy or open in an agent

The prompt stays readable first. Choose a launch option when you are ready.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter) or copy it raw · improve it via PR

BUILD FEEDBACK

Did you try this build?

Report the outcome. Submissions enter a manual evidence queue and never auto-upgrade the verdict.

Umami
$9/mo · analyticsYESSquarespace
$25/mo · website buildersKINDAWix
$29/mo · website buildersKINDA

questions

Can AI replace Simple Analytics?

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 Simple Analytics cost?

Simple Analytics is listed at about $20/month (Starter, checked 2026-07-30), or $240 per year. This is a pricing reference, not evidence of a completed replacement or realized savings.

What do I lose by replacing Simple Analytics?

Honestly: managed hosting; privacy/legal positioning; bot filtering; reports; uptime; support. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Simple Analytics?

Yes — Umami (Open-source web analytics platform for privacy-friendly tracking.). Using prior art is also a valid exit; the prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.