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Rating
5/5
4/5
Summary
Lightweight and open source web analytics. No cookies and fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA and PECR. Made and hosted in the EU, on European cloud infrastructure.
Clarity is a free, easy-to-use tool that captures how real people actually use your site. Setup is easy and you'll start getting data in minutes.
B2B website visitor identification in real-time. Uncover your anonymous B2B website visitors and fuel your business growth.
Pendo is a product-analytics app that helps software companies develop products that resonate with customers.
Pros
  • Lightweight
  • Open-source
  • Cookieless
  • EU cloud infrastructure
  • It is free and easy to use
  • Great heatmaps
  • Unlimited session recordings
  • No data sampling
  • Great for B2B leadgen
  • Company insights
  • Simple implementation
  • The world's largest B2B IP address database
  • Ability to tag users
Cons
  • Limited features
  • No audience reporting features
  • Limited reporting features
  • Limited integrations
  • Limited features
  • Cluttered interface
  • Crashes sometimes

Pricing information

Starting Price
10k page views$9 p/m
EnterpriseOn req.
200k page views$29 p/m
100k page views$19 p/m
500k page views$49 p/m
1M page views$69 p/m
2M page views$89 p/m
5M page views$129 p/m
10M page views$169 p/m
ClarityFree
EssentialsOn req.
AutomateOn req.
Free trial period
30 days
Free plan
7 days
Free plan

Account Management

Trackable Items
1-10+ depending on plan
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited in Portfolio plan
User Seats
1-10+ depending on plan
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)
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • United States
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
Microsoft Clarity
Lead Forensics
Pendo
Data Freshness
Realtime
Realtime
Realtime
Hourly updates
Data Retention
3-5+ years depending on plan
13 months
3 months
84 months
Data Sampling
Limited data sampling in reports with over 20M pageviews
Data Import
e.g. import GA data
by means of an API
Import historical data by CSV
Data Export
Export your data to CSV
by means of an API
Export feedback & reports by CSV or pull data to BI tool
Compliance
  • GDPR
  • CCPA
  • PECR
  • GDPR
  • CCPA
  • ePrivacy
  • GDPR
  • CCPA
  • CCPA
  • ePrivacy
Cookieless
Plausible is cookieless by default.
Clarity uses first-party cookies
The basic tracking code sets no cookie; an optional first-party cookie (lfuuid) can be enabled.
Pendo uses first-party cookies

Alerts & Automation

Custom Alerts
Traffic spike notifications through Slack or email
Guide, Page & Feature alerts
Email Reports
Weekly or monthly email reporting
Recieve reports in weekly emails

Reporting

Trend Reporting
Device Reporting
Device type, browser & OS
Device type, browser & OS widgets
Funnel Reporting
User Flow Reporting
Basic reporting by looking at Entry & Exit pages
Segmentation
Use filters to segment your audience
Cohort Reports
Retention Reporting
See Cohort analysis
Attribution Reporting
Simple referral metrics
Ecommerce Reporting
Ecommerce revenue tracking

User Experience Features

Heatmaps
Click, scroll & area heatmaps
Session Recordings
Filter by actions, duration, pages & device
A/B Testing
User Feedback

Customizability

Custom Properties
Custom Properties (Business plan and above)
Custom Metrics
Custom Reports
Change the widgets of a report
Custom Events
By means of adding CSS classes
also called triggers
Annotations

Support

Support description
Plausible offers extensive documentation which is the first place to find answers. Still haven't found what you're looking for? Contact their email support for knowledgable support.
Support is available via chat, email and the support center.
Lead Forensics support options consist of country-specific phone numbers nu and a form on the website to contact sales or support.
The Pendo support consists of a phone helpdesk, a live chat function, an extensive knowledge base and a community.
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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