MetriXs vs
etracker
etracker is the established German suite: cookieless by default, data stays in a Hamburg data center, audited DSGVO and TDDDG compliance, and the Pro and Enterprise editions add UX analytics (scrollmaps, form analysis), e-commerce reports and conversion uploads to ad platforms. MetriXs matches the privacy baseline and counters with what etracker does not have: site audits (GEO/SEO, security, performance), bundled uptime monitoring, a first-party MCP server, a free plan and month-to-month flat pricing.
Site audits etracker does not run
etracker reports on your traffic; it never inspects your site. MetriXs audits GEO-readiness (can AI engines find, read and cite you), classic SEO, security headers and cookies, and delivery performance (TTFB, compression, caching). The audits turn analytics into a to-do list.
Uptime monitoring included
MetriXs pings your site every 5 minutes and emails your team when it goes down (opt-in, all plans). etracker has no availability monitoring, so you would add a separate service and a separate bill.
First-party MCP server
MetriXs ships a first-party, read-only MCP server (mcp.metrixs.eu) on every plan, so ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor can pull your metrics directly. etracker exposes a REST reporting API on the Enterprise edition, built for BI tools rather than AI assistants.
Free plan, no 12-month contract
etracker has no free plan: a 30-day Enterprise trial, then paid editions on a minimum 12-month contract, billed in advance against a monthly hit quota. MetriXs is free to start (1 site, 5k pv) and flat from €6/mo on a month-to-month plan you can cancel anytime. A traffic spike moves your bill on etracker (overflow billing), never on MetriXs (events beyond the allowance are dropped, not billed).
Side-by-side
etracker features and pricing checked from etracker.com (Sep 2026). Basic €10.80/mo at 25k hits, Pro €22.80/mo at 25k, Enterprise €58.80/mo at 50k (excl. VAT); 12-month minimum contract; 30-day Enterprise trial; no free plan; overflow billed monthly.
| MetriXs | etracker | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €6/mo (1 site, 1 member, 15k pv) | €10.80/mo (Basic, 25k hits, excl. VAT) |
| Pricing model | Flat (sites + members) | Monthly hit quota + overflow billing |
| Contract | Month-to-month, cancel anytime | 12-month minimum, prepaid |
| Free plan | Yes (5k pv, 1 site, 1 month) | No (30-day Enterprise trial) |
| Team seats | Included in plan | 10 co-users (Basic/Pro), unlimited (Enterprise) |
| AI referral tracking | Yes, all plans (dedicated panel) | Via referrer reports |
| MCP server (AI access to stats) | Yes, built-in, all plans | No (REST API, Enterprise only) |
| GEO/SEO audits | Yes (Team & Pro) | No |
| Security audit (HTTPS, headers, cookies) | Yes (Team & Pro) | No |
| Performance audit (TTFB, caching) | Yes (Team & Pro) | No |
| Uptime monitoring | Yes, all plans (5-min checks, email alerts) | No |
| Scrollmaps & form analysis | No | Yes (Pro and up) |
| Revenue tracking | Yes, incl. Shopify app | Yes (E-Commerce reports, Pro and up) |
| Ad-platform conversion uploads | No | Yes (Pro and up: Google, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok) |
| Consent & tag manager | Not needed (no cookies) | Included in all editions |
| App tracking (iOS/Android) | No (web only) | Yes (Enterprise) |
| SSO / multi-account | No | Yes (Enterprise: SAML, SSO, multi-account) |
| Raw data / BI export | No | Yes (Enterprise: REST, Looker Studio; raw data +€49/mo) |
| White-label agencies | Yes (Agency plans, customer seats, branded PDFs) | No (agency support via multi-account SSO) |
| Cookies | None | None by default (first-party cookie option) |
| Cookie banner needed | No | No (cookieless default) |
| GDPR / TDDDG | Compliant by design | Yes (audited, ePrivacyseal) |
| Hosted in EU | Yes (Germany) | Yes (Hamburg, ISO 27001 data center) |
| Self-hosting | No (managed cloud) | No (proprietary SaaS) |
Both tools are cookieless by default, DSGVO and TDDDG compliant, and host data in Germany, so neither needs a consent banner. etracker is the deeper marketing suite (UX analytics, e-commerce reports, ad-platform conversion uploads, app tracking, SSO); MetriXs wins on entry price, contract flexibility, site audits, uptime monitoring, AI access over MCP and a free tier.
Switch from etracker
Free to start, €6/mo when you grow. No 12-month lock-in, no overflow billing, your bill stays flat.
Start free trial →Frequently asked questions
- Is etracker free?
- No. etracker has no free plan, only a 30-day Enterprise trial (no payment details, no commitment). After the trial you choose a paid edition on a minimum 12-month contract. MetriXs has a free-forever plan (1 site, 5k pageviews/mo, 1 month retention) and month-to-month paid plans from €6/mo.
- How much does etracker cost?
- etracker bills a monthly hit quota per edition, excl. VAT: Basic €10.80/mo at 25k hits, Pro €22.80/mo at 25k, Enterprise €58.80/mo at 50k (Sep 2026). The minimum contract is 12 months, prepaid; hits above the quota are billed monthly as overflow. MetriXs is flat per site: €6 (Basic, 15k pv), €9 (Team, 100k pv), €14 (Pro, 500k pv), month-to-month, no overflow billing.
- Is etracker cookieless and DSGVO/TDDDG compliant?
- Yes. etracker is cookieless by default (no consent, no banner), shortens and encrypts IP addresses at the earliest possible point, and stores data only in a Hamburg data center; DSGVO and TDDDG compliance was independently audited and certified with the ePrivacyseal. etracker offers an optional first-party cookie for visitor recognition across sessions. MetriXs sits on the same privacy baseline: no cookies, no banner, EU hosting.
- Does etracker have site audits or uptime monitoring?
- No. etracker measures your traffic and adds marketing features (scrollmaps, form analysis, e-commerce reports, ad-platform conversion uploads on higher editions), but it offers no GEO/SEO, security or performance audits and no availability monitoring. MetriXs bundles all four audits (Team and Pro) plus uptime monitoring on every plan.
- When is etracker the better choice?
- When deep marketing analytics are the priority: scrollmaps and form analysis (UX analytics), customer journey and multi-attribution reports, conversion uploads to Google, Meta, Microsoft and TikTok Ads, B2B lead identification, app tracking and SSO are etracker territory (Pro and Enterprise). MetriXs is the pick for flat, predictable pricing without a minimum contract, a free tier, site audits, uptime monitoring and AI access to your stats.