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Plausible Analytics vs Notion

Privacy-first web analytics — cookieless, no GDPR/CCPA nightmare
vs. All-in-one workspace — docs, wikis, databases, projects, AI

Plausible Analytics ↗Notion 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 ↗

Notion

Free
$0. Unlimited blocks for personal use, 5MB file uploads, 7-day version history. Max 10 collaborators.
Free
Notion AI (add-on)
$8/user/mo. Add AI to Plus. Free on Business and above.
$8/mo
Plus
$10/user/mo annual ($12/mo). Unlimited blocks for teams, unlimited file uploads, 30-day history.
$10/mo
Business
$15/user/mo annual ($18/mo). SAML SSO, private teamspaces, bulk export, 90-day history, Notion AI included.
$15/mo
Enterprise
$25/user/mo (est). SCIM, audit log, unlimited history, dedicated success manager.
$25/mo
Notion website ↗

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing starter on Plausible Analytics vs free on Notion.

MetricPlausible AnalyticsNotion
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

Plausible Analytics · 16 features

  • 404 Error Tracking — Auto-detect 404 pages.
  • Custom Properties — Attach arbitrary properties to events (Business+).
  • Email/Slack Reports — Weekly + monthly reports to email/Slack.
  • File Download Tracking — Track PDF/DOC/ZIP downloads.
  • Funnels — Multi-step funnel analysis (Business+).
  • Goals & Conversions — Track custom events + pageview-based goals.
  • Import from Google Analytics — Import historical GA data via script.
  • Managed Proxy (Ent) — Proxy plausible.io through your domain to bypass ad-blockers.
  • Outbound Link Tracking — One-line extension to track outbound clicks.
  • Revenue Goals — Track $ amounts per goal. Great for e-commerce.
  • Self-Hosting — Run via Docker. AGPL Community Edition.
  • Shared Dashboards — Public or password-protected share links.
  • Single-page Dashboard — All your metrics on one page: visitors, pageviews, sources, devices, countries, …
  • Stats API — Pull data into your own tools via REST. Business+.
  • Team Management — Owners, admins, viewers per site.
  • UTM Campaigns — Track utm_source/medium/campaign automatically.

Notion · 16 features

  • Databases — Relational data with views.
  • Database Views — Table, board, gallery, calendar, timeline, list.
  • Desktop Apps — Native Mac + Windows.
  • Docs — Wiki + docs with rich editor.
  • Formulas 2.0 — JS-like expressions.
  • Granular Permissions — Per-page + teamspace ACLs.
  • iOS + Android Apps — Native mobile.
  • Notion AI — AI assist for writing + Q&A.
  • Notion Calendar — Native calendar (ex-Cron).
  • Notion Mail — Email client integrated.
  • Relations + Rollups — Cross-DB linking + aggregations.
  • REST API — Integrations + automations.
  • Sync Databases — Pull external sources.
  • Teamspaces — Isolated areas per team.
  • Template Gallery — 10,000+ community templates.
  • Widgets + Embeds — Third-party embeds.

Developer interfaces

KindPlausible AnalyticsNotion
SDK@nuxtjs/plausible + plugins, plausible-tracker (npm)@notionhq/client
RESTEvents API, Plausible Stats API, Sites Management APINotion REST API
MCP—Notion MCP (official)
OTHERTracker Script (<script>)Notion AI, Notion Apps, OAuth 2.0 (public)
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