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Plausible Analytics vs Strapi

Privacy-first web analytics — cookieless, no GDPR/CCPA nightmare
vs. Leading open-source Node.js headless CMS — self-host or Cloud

Plausible Analytics ↗Strapi 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 ↗

Strapi

Self-Hosted (OSS)
MIT-licensed Node.js CMS. Run free on any infra. Full admin + plugin ecosystem.
$0 base (usage-based)
Cloud Free (trial)
14-day free trial of Strapi Cloud.
Free
Cloud Essential
$18/month ($15 annual). 500k API requests, 50 GB asset bandwidth, 50 GB storage. Transparent overages.
$18/mo
Cloud Pro
$90/month. Higher quotas, faster support.
$90/mo
Cloud Scale
$450/month. Enterprise-grade infra, priority support.
$450/mo
Enterprise Edition (self-host)
Self-host + Enterprise license. SSO/SAML, audit logs, review workflows, content releases.
Custom
Strapi website ↗

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing starter on Plausible Analytics vs self-hosted on Strapi.

MetricPlausible AnalyticsStrapi
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.

Strapi · 16 features

  • Audit Logs (EE) — Track every admin action.
  • Components — Reusable field groups shared across content types.
  • Content Types Builder — Visual schema builder — fields, relations, components, dynamic zones.
  • Custom Fields — Plugin-based custom field types (color picker, markdown, etc.).
  • Draft & Publish — Two-phase publishing workflow.
  • Dynamic Zones — Flexible page builder — authors pick components to add.
  • GraphQL API (plugin) — Optional GraphQL layer via official plugin.
  • Internationalization — Multi-locale content out of the box.
  • Media Library — Upload + organize media. Providers: local, S3, Cloudinary, DO Spaces.
  • Releases (EE) — Bundle content changes and publish atomically.
  • REST API (auto-gen) — Auto-generated REST endpoints per content type. Full CRUD + filters.
  • Review Workflows (EE) — Approval-based content workflows.
  • Role-Based Access Control — Per-role permissions at content type + field level.
  • SSO / SAML (EE) — Enterprise identity for admin users.
  • Strapi Cloud — Fully-managed hosting of Strapi instances.
  • Webhooks — Built-in webhooks on content lifecycle events.

Developer interfaces

KindPlausible AnalyticsStrapi
CLI—Strapi CLI
SDK@nuxtjs/plausible + plugins, plausible-tracker (npm)@strapi/client (JS)
RESTEvents API, Plausible Stats API, Sites Management APIAdmin REST API, Strapi Content REST API
GRAPHQL—GraphQL API (plugin)
OTHERTracker Script (<script>)Webhooks
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