Highseat vs Simple Analytics
A Simple Analytics alternativewith revenue and a whole team.
Highseat includes every teammate, unlimited sites and revenue by source from Stripe or Polar. Simple Analytics charges €20 a month for each extra user and has no revenue reports.
14 days free, no card required.
The short answer
A team of three pays Simple Analytics €40 a month on top of the plan for logins. On Highseat, every teammate is included.
| Fact | Highseat | Simple Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| 100k events a month | $29 | €20 |
| Team members | Unlimited | €20 each after one |
| Revenue by source | Every plan | Not listed |
Fit
Which one fits you?Only one is built for a team.
Both are cookieless, both are based in the EU and both count pageviews and events the same way. Simple Analytics is built for one person. Highseat is built for a team that sells.
Choose Highseat if
- YesYou sell through Stripe or Polar and want revenue by source.
- YesMore than one person needs a login.
- YesYou run more than 10 sites.
- YesYou want your full history kept, however old it gets.
Stay on Simple Analytics if
- You work alone and only need traffic counts.
- A month of history on the free plan is enough.
- You never need to know which visits paid.
Gaps
Simple Analytics is built for one.Everyone else pays extra.
Three limits show up once a team or a store joins in. Each one comes from Simple Analytics's own pages.
- 01
Each teammate costs extra
The plan includes one user. Every other user adds €20 a month.
- 02
10 sites on the plan
The self-serve plan covers 10 sites. More needs the Enterprise plan, priced on request.
- 03
No revenue reports
Revenue appears nowhere on its pricing, features or API pages. Goals count conversions, not money.
Side by side
Highseat and Simple Analytics,row by row.
Where Simple Analytics wins a row, the table says so.
| Feature | Highseat | Simple Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Price and plans | ||
| Price at 100k events a month | $29, every feature | Yes€20, one user |
| Price at 1M events a month | $89, every feature | Yes€60, one user |
| Sites | YesUnlimited | With a condition10 |
| Team members | YesUnlimited | With a condition1, then €20 a month each |
| Free plan | NoNo, a free trial | Yes5 sites, 30 days of history |
| Reports | ||
| Funnels | YesEvery plan | With a conditionGoal steps, not tied to one visit |
| Revenue attribution | YesStripe and Polar, net of refunds | NoNot on its feature list |
| Custom event properties | YesEvery plan | YesMetadata on events |
| Email reports | NoNot yet | YesWeekly or monthly |
| Collection | ||
| Cookieless | YesYes | YesYes |
| Script size | YesUnder 3 KB gzipped | Yes2 KB light, 3.8 KB full |
| Collection on your own domain | YesGenerated handler, every plan | With a conditionSelf-built, or a custom domain on Enterprise |
| Where data is stored | YesFinland, EU | YesNetherlands, EU |
| Your data | ||
| Data retention | YesForever, every plan | With a condition3 years |
| Stats API | YesEvery plan | YesYes |
| Imports | With a conditionPlausible exports | YesGoogle Analytics 4 pageviews |
| Data export | YesCSV of every event | YesPageviews and events, many formats |
| Highseat | Simple Analytics |
|---|---|
| Price and plans | |
| Price at 100k events a month | |
| $29, every feature | Yes€20, one user |
| Price at 1M events a month | |
| $89, every feature | Yes€60, one user |
| Sites | |
| YesUnlimited | With a condition10 |
| Team members | |
| YesUnlimited | With a condition1, then €20 a month each |
| Free plan | |
| NoNo, a free trial | Yes5 sites, 30 days of history |
| Reports | |
| Funnels | |
| YesEvery plan | With a conditionGoal steps, not tied to one visit |
| Revenue attribution | |
| YesStripe and Polar, net of refunds | NoNot on its feature list |
| Custom event properties | |
| YesEvery plan | YesMetadata on events |
| Email reports | |
| NoNot yet | YesWeekly or monthly |
| Collection | |
| Cookieless | |
| YesYes | YesYes |
| Script size | |
| YesUnder 3 KB gzipped | Yes2 KB light, 3.8 KB full |
| Collection on your own domain | |
| YesGenerated handler, every plan | With a conditionSelf-built, or a custom domain on Enterprise |
| Where data is stored | |
| YesFinland, EU | YesNetherlands, EU |
| Your data | |
| Data retention | |
| YesForever, every plan | With a condition3 years |
| Stats API | |
| YesEvery plan | YesYes |
| Imports | |
| With a conditionPlausible exports | YesGoogle Analytics 4 pageviews |
| Data export | |
| YesCSV of every event | YesPageviews and events, many formats |
Simple Analytics figures from simpleanalytics.com, read 31 October 2026. Its prices are in euros, as it charges them. Spot a mistake? Write to support@highseat.com.
Credit
Where Simple Analytics still wins.The short list.
If none of these is a must for you, there is little reason to stay on Simple Analytics.
- 01
A free plan
5 sites and 30 days of history for free, with a badge on the site. Highseat has a trial, not a free plan.
- 02
Reports outside the dashboard
Email reports, an app for iPhone and Mac, and connectors for Looker Studio and Power BI. Highseat has none of these yet.
- 03
Google Analytics import
Simple Analytics imports your Google Analytics 4 pageviews. Highseat imports only Plausible exports.
Revenue
Revenue on every breakdown.Net of refunds.
Connect Stripe or Polar. Each page, source, country and device shows what it earned, with refunds taken off.
The Sources card with gross revenue, refunds and net revenue for the last 30 days, and each source's revenue beside its visitors. A new Stripe payment lands on the Google row.
Payments joined to the visit
Pass the visit's attribution id to your checkout. The payment lands on the source that sent the buyer.
Last click, first click or linear
Credit goes to the visit that bought, last click by default. Switch the model any time.
Switch
Run both for a week.Then keep a copy and cancel.
Highseat does not import Simple Analytics data. Export your pageviews and events from its dashboard before you cancel, so you keep a copy.
- Day 1
Install
Add the snippet or the handler for your framework. Keep your event names as they are.
- Week 1
Compare side by side
Keep both scripts on the page and check the numbers against each other. Invite your team and connect Stripe or Polar.
- Month 1
Export, then cancel
Set up funnels, export your Simple Analytics history, then cancel. Access lasts to the end of the period you paid for.
Simple Analytics's dashboard exports CSV, JSON and Parquet, among other formats.
Can I import my Simple Analytics data?
No. Highseat imports only Plausible exports. Export your Simple Analytics history from its dashboard before you cancel, and run both scripts for a week so the two overlap.
Is Highseat cookieless like Simple Analytics?
Yes. The script sets no cookies and honours Global Privacy Control. Visitors are counted with a hash that rotates every day.
Do teammates cost extra?
No. Every plan has unlimited team members and unlimited sites. Simple Analytics includes one user and charges €20 a month for each one after that.
Do I need a higher plan for funnels or revenue?
No. Every plan has every feature. A plan is a monthly event allowance and nothing else.
Can I keep Simple Analytics running while I test?
Yes. Both scripts can run on the same page, so you can compare a week of numbers before you cancel.
What happens after the 14-day trial?
Pick a plan to keep going. Without one, collection runs for 14 more days and stops, and your sites are deleted after 60 days.
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