Core stats
- Simple Analytics
- EU-hosted, cookieless pageviews. Intentionally small dashboard.
- Pulse
- Cookieless too. Daily hash. Overview, realtime, pages, sources, geo, tech.
Compare
Pulse vs Simple Analytics
Simple Analytics is a privacy-first pageview tool with a small surface. Pulse keeps that posture, then adds the board and a banner for the scripts marketing sites still get asked to load.
Clicks and forms
- Simple Analytics
- Events you add in code, or goals on paths.
- Pulse
- Board: click the element on your live site. Publish and the script binds it.
Cookie bar / extras
- Simple Analytics
- Analytics only. Third-party tags stay outside the product.
- Pulse
- Optional branded bar in the same snippet. Reject still counts Pulse.
Keep Google or HubSpot
- Simple Analytics
- You’d paste those yourself, with your own consent tool.
- Pulse
- Same Pulse event can fan out. Secrets never go to the tracker.
Funnels
- Simple Analytics
- Goals and pages.
- Pulse
- Funnel rates from the published board graph.
| Simple Analytics | Pulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Core stats | EU-hosted, cookieless pageviews. Intentionally small dashboard. | Cookieless too. Daily hash. Overview, realtime, pages, sources, geo, tech. |
| Clicks and forms | Events you add in code, or goals on paths. | Board: click the element on your live site. Publish and the script binds it. |
| Cookie bar / extras | Analytics only. Third-party tags stay outside the product. | Optional branded bar in the same snippet. Reject still counts Pulse. |
| Keep Google or HubSpot | You’d paste those yourself, with your own consent tool. | Same Pulse event can fan out. Secrets never go to the tracker. |
| Funnels | Goals and pages. | Funnel rates from the published board graph. |
Who should pick which
Pick Simple Analytics if you want the smallest possible analytics product and you don’t need a consent bar. Pick Pulse if the pain is GTM, form tracking and a client who still wants HubSpot on Accept.
Also see vs Fathom, vs Plausible, and vs Google Analytics.