Quantalog vs Plausible
A privacy-first Plausible alternative that adds SEO audits, retention cohorts and a multi-tenant API — while keeping the cookieless, no-consent-banner tracking and sub-kilobyte script.
Plausible and Quantalog agree on the important part: no cookies, no personal data, no consent banner, a tiny script. This page is for teams who like that model and have outgrown a pageview counter.
Quantalog vs Plausible, point by point
| What you are comparing | Quantalog | Plausible |
|---|---|---|
| Cookieless, no consent bannerBoth | Yes. | Yes. Both tools avoid cookies and browser storage by design. |
| Script weightBoth | Under 1 KB. | Also under 1 KB. Neither tool is a page-weight problem. |
| SEO audits and Lighthouse scoresQuantalog | Built in — meta tags, headings, structured data, broken links and Core Web Vitals for any tracked page. | Not included. |
| Retention cohortsQuantalog | Included. | Not included. |
| Scroll depth and engaged timeQuantalog | Included. | Time on page is reported; scroll depth is not a built-in metric. |
| Funnels and goalsBoth | Included on every plan. | Included. Funnels are on paid plans. |
| Multi-tenant API for your own customersQuantalog | Yes. One key provisions a project per customer and reads their stats back. | A stats API is available; provisioning customer sites at scale is not the product's focus. |
| Scheduled email reports with spreadsheet attachmentsQuantalog | Included, with XLSX and CSV attachments. | Email and Slack reports are available; spreadsheet attachments are not. |
| Self-hostingPlausible | Not offered. Quantalog is hosted. | Yes. Plausible is open source and can be self-hosted. |
| Free tierQuantalog | 10k pageviews a month, free forever. | Paid after a trial. |
When Plausible is the better choice
Stay with Plausible if you want the simplest possible dashboard, or if self-hosting the analytics stack yourself is a requirement. Plausible is open source and can be self-hosted; Quantalog is a hosted service.
Common questions
- Is Quantalog open source like Plausible?
- No. Quantalog is a hosted service. If self-hosting your analytics is a hard requirement, Plausible is the better fit and this page will not argue otherwise.
- What does Quantalog do that Plausible does not?
- Three things a pageview counter does not cover: SEO audits with Lighthouse scores in the same dashboard as your traffic, retention cohorts, and a multi-tenant Platform API for handing analytics to your own customers.
- Can I migrate from Plausible without losing tracking?
- Yes. Add the Quantalog script alongside the one you have, compare the numbers for a couple of weeks, then remove whichever you are leaving. Historical data does not transfer between the two.
Try it against your own traffic
Run Quantalog alongside Plausible for a couple of weeks and compare the numbers yourself. The free tier covers 10,000 pageviews a month and needs no card.