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Plausible Analytics vs Convex

Privacy-first web analytics — cookieless, no GDPR/CCPA nightmare
vs. The reactive database where queries are TypeScript code

Plausible AnalyticsConvex website

Pricing tiers

Plausible Analytics

Self-Hosted (CE)
Community Edition — AGPL-licensed, run on your own infra.
$0 base (usage-based)
Starter
$9/month. 1 site. Basic dashboard, goals, 3-year data retention.
$9/mo
Growth
$14/month. 3 sites + 3 team members. Shared dashboards + team mgmt.
$14/mo
Business
$19/month. 10 sites + 10 members. Custom properties, API access, funnels, 5-year retention.
$19/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SSO, managed proxy, priority support.
Custom
Plausible Analytics

Convex

Starter (Free)
Free with overage via usage-based billing. Great for prototypes.
Free
Professional
$25/developer/month. Overage: $2/M function calls. Daily backups, email support, custom domains.
$25/mo
Business / Enterprise
From $2,500/month. SAML/SSO, SLA, dedicated deployments, Slack Connect support.
$2500/mo
Convex website

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing starter on Plausible Analytics vs starter on Convex.

MetricPlausible AnalyticsConvex
db storage gb0.5 GB
deployments40 deployments
egress gb month1 GB/month
file storage gb1 GB
function calls month1000000 calls/month
team members6 users

Features

Plausible Analytics · 16 features

  • 404 Error TrackingAuto-detect 404 pages.
  • Custom PropertiesAttach arbitrary properties to events (Business+).
  • Email/Slack ReportsWeekly + monthly reports to email/Slack.
  • File Download TrackingTrack PDF/DOC/ZIP downloads.
  • FunnelsMulti-step funnel analysis (Business+).
  • Goals & ConversionsTrack custom events + pageview-based goals.
  • Import from Google AnalyticsImport historical GA data via script.
  • Managed Proxy (Ent)Proxy plausible.io through your domain to bypass ad-blockers.
  • Outbound Link TrackingOne-line extension to track outbound clicks.
  • Revenue GoalsTrack $ amounts per goal. Great for e-commerce.
  • Self-HostingRun via Docker. AGPL Community Edition.
  • Shared DashboardsPublic or password-protected share links.
  • Single-page DashboardAll your metrics on one page: visitors, pageviews, sources, devices, countries,
  • Stats APIPull data into your own tools via REST. Business+.
  • Team ManagementOwners, admins, viewers per site.
  • UTM CampaignsTrack utm_source/medium/campaign automatically.

Convex · 18 features

  • ActionsNon-deterministic functions for external I/O (fetch, AI APIs, email). Cannot rea
  • AuthenticationConvex Auth (built-in) or BYO provider (Clerk, Auth0, Kinde, WorkOS). ID tokens
  • Convex AgentsAI agent framework with durable memory, threads, tool use. Works with OpenAI / A
  • Convex AuthFirst-party auth library: passwords, magic links, OAuth, phone — stored in your
  • Convex ComponentsReusable backend modules (rate limiter, workflow, aggregate, action-retrier, etc
  • Cron JobsRecurring schedules defined in convex/crons.ts. UTC, cron-style patterns.
  • Durable WorkflowsLong-running multi-step workflows with retries and at-least-once guarantees.
  • Exception ReportingAuto-capture errors to Sentry, Axiom, Datadog.
  • File StorageUpload/download via storage API. Returns storage IDs referenced in documents.
  • Full-Text SearchBM25 search index on table fields. withSearchIndex query helper.
  • HTTP ActionsExpose public HTTP endpoints for webhooks, OAuth callbacks, third-party integrat
  • Log StreamsStream function logs to Axiom, Datadog, Sentry. Pro+.
  • MutationsTransactional write functions. All reads + writes in one mutation are ACID; conf
  • Preview DeploymentsEvery Git branch gets its own isolated deployment. Integrates with Vercel/Netlif
  • QueriesDeterministic read-only TS functions. Automatically cached and re-run when under
  • Real-Time SubscriptionsuseQuery auto-subscribes; server invalidates when data a query read changes. No
  • Schedulerschedule.after / schedule.at — enqueue functions to run later. Durable, survives
  • Vector SearchNative vector index on tables. withIndex + filter fields. Up to 4096 dims.

Developer interfaces

KindPlausible AnalyticsConvex
CLIConvex CLI
SDK@nuxtjs/plausible + plugins, plausible-tracker (npm)Android / Kotlin Client, iOS / Swift Client, JavaScript/TypeScript Client, Next.js Integration, Python Client, React Client (useQuery), Rust Client, Svelte Client, Vue Client
RESTEvents API, Plausible Stats API, Sites Management APIDeploy / Dashboard API, HTTP Actions
OTHERTracker Script (<script>)WebSocket Subscriptions
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