Core stats
- Plausible
- Cookieless pageviews, sources, pages, countries. Excellent at that.
- Pulse
- Same idea: cookieless, daily hash, no person profiles.
Compare
Pulse vs Plausible
Plausible is a strong cookieless analytics tool. Pulse is that, plus the event board, plus a banner for the extras when a client still wants HubSpot or GA.
Clicks and forms
- Plausible
- Custom events from your own code, or goals on URLs.
- Pulse
- Board: pick the button or form on the live site. No CSS homework.
Cookie bar / GTM / HubSpot
- Plausible
- Analytics only. You still glue a banner and tags elsewhere.
- Pulse
- Optional bar in the same snippet. Extra scripts only on Accept.
Keep Google
- Plausible
- Not the point of Plausible.
- Pulse
- Same Pulse event can fan out to GA4 if the client insists.
Funnels
- Plausible
- Goals and pages. Fine for many sites.
- Pulse
- Published board graph → funnel rates between nodes.
| Plausible | Pulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Core stats | Cookieless pageviews, sources, pages, countries. Excellent at that. | Same idea: cookieless, daily hash, no person profiles. |
| Clicks and forms | Custom events from your own code, or goals on URLs. | Board: pick the button or form on the live site. No CSS homework. |
| Cookie bar / GTM / HubSpot | Analytics only. You still glue a banner and tags elsewhere. | Optional bar in the same snippet. Extra scripts only on Accept. |
| Keep Google | Not the point of Plausible. | Same Pulse event can fan out to GA4 if the client insists. |
| Funnels | Goals and pages. Fine for many sites. | Published board graph → funnel rates between nodes. |
Who should pick which
If you only want a privacy-friendly replacement for pageviews, Plausible is a good product. If you are tired of GTM workshops, form listeners and a second consent tool, Pulse is built for that mess.
Replacing GA itself? Pulse vs Google Analytics. Other privacy tools: vs Fathom, vs Simple Analytics.