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Rating
5/5
5/5
Summary
Privacy-focused website analytics without compromise. Fathom doesn’t compromise visitor privacy for data. It made website analytics easy to use and respectful of privacy laws.
A free analytics suite with a focus on user privacy and data security. Optimize the customer journey where it was previously impossible.
An open-source product analytics for developers. It helps engineers understand their product usage, automate events, and user data collection.
Snowplow is an enterprise-strength event analytics platform. It Identifies its users and tracks the way they engage with the website or application.
Pros
  • Privacy friendly
  • Easy to use
  • Customer support
  • Ad-blocker bypassing
  • Ease of use
  • Great authorisation management
  • Packed with features
  • Community forum
  • Intergrated tag & consent management
  • Easy to set up
  • Great interface design
  • Reasonable pricing
  • Good session recordings
  • Elaborate data import options
  • Simple Client-side & server-side tracking
  • Great support
Cons
  • No data import
  • Short free trial
  • Limited features
  • No progressive payment plan
  • Ecommerce reporting can be improved
  • Feature flags are limited
  • Limited amount of graph types
  • Filtering could be improved
  • Steep learning curve
  • Technical knowledge needed for implementation
  • Only a collection tool

Pricing information

Starting Price
100k page views$15 p/m
200k page views$25 p/m
500k page views$45 p/m
1 Million page views$60 p/m
2 Million page views$100 p/m
Core - 500k€35 p/m
Enterprise€366 p/m
Cloud LiteFree
Cloud€0.005 per event / recording
Enterprise Cloud€450 p/m minimum
Test & Experiment TrackingFree
Self-Hosted PipelineOn req.
Snowplow PlatformOn req.
Free trial period
30 days
Free plan
Free plan
14 days

Account Management

Trackable Items
50
10 sites or apps (free) Unlimited (Enterprise)
Unlimited
User Seats
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Account Security
  • Single Sign-on
  • Two-factor Authentication
  • Single Sign-on
  • Two-factor Authentication
  • Single Sign-on
  • Two-factor Authentication
  • Single Sign-on
  • Two-factor Authentication

Data Processing

Data Center Locations
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • United States
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • United States
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Software Hosting
  • Public Cloud
  • Private Cloud
  • On-Premise
  • Public Cloud
  • Private Cloud
  • On-Premise
  • Public Cloud
  • Private Cloud
  • On-Premise
  • Public Cloud
  • Private Cloud
  • On-Premise
Data Ownership
You
You
You
You
Data Freshness
Realtime
30 min
Realtime
Realtime
Data Retention
Unlimited
Up to 25 months
Unlimited
Unlimited
Data Sampling
By default Piwik does not sample data
Data Import
Google Analytics importer
Import cost data, search keywords, user/client ID and audience data
Historical data ingestion
Data Export
One-click CSV export
As CSV, XML, JSON, or via an API
Compliance
  • GDPR
  • CCPA
  • ePrivacy
  • COPPA
  • PECR
  • GDPR
  • CCPA
  • HIPAA
  • LGPD
  • ePrivacy
  • PECR
  • GDPR
  • CCPA
  • HIPAA
  • PECR
  • GDPR
  • CCPA
  • HIPAA
Cookieless
Fathom is cookieless by default.
Piwik features a cookieless tracking option
Posthog has the option to be used without cookies

Alerts & Automation

Custom Alerts
Email alerts based on thresholds
Receive alerts via Slack or email
Email Reports
Weekly or monthly reporting
Daily, weekly or monthly reports
Subscribe to an Insight or dashboard

Reporting

Trend Reporting
Device Reporting
Device type, browser & OS
Funnel Reporting
Detailed funnel report up to 5 steps
User Flow Reporting
Standard, transition & reverse Sankey charts
Segmentation
Instant filters on any data point
Unlimited segments
Cohort Reports
Based on first visit, first action, channel or custom events
Retention Reporting
Customer loyalty eCommerce report
CLTV Analysis
Attribution Reporting
Multi-channel attribution with 98% accuracy
Ecommerce Reporting
By means of custom events
Overview, order list, product, days and sessions to purchase & customer loyalty

User Experience Features

Heatmaps
Create an overlay with the site inspector Chrome extension
Session Recordings
A/B Testing
Feature flags and A/B testing
User Feedback
Surveys

Customizability

Custom Properties
200 slots for each scope and they can't be removed
Custom Metrics
Also called Calculated metrics
Custom Reports
Custom Events
Can include: name, ID & value
Include category, action, and optionally name and value
Annotations
Add to any graph or include them in scheduled reports or alerts

Support

Support description
Fathom offers extensive support and video walk-throughs. For issues you can always contact their knowledgable email support.
Piwik Pro offers extensive documentation and video tutorials. They have support offices for different regions which can be contacted by email and phone.
Posthogs' support consists of an extensive knowledge base and community on their website. For enterprise users, support is also available trough a dedicated Slack channel and via e-mail.
Support Options
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • Ticketing system
  • Knowledge base
  • Community
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • Ticketing system
  • Knowledge base
  • Community
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • Ticketing system
  • Knowledge base
  • Community
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • Ticketing system
  • Knowledge base
  • Community

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