MetriXs vs
Pirsch
Pirsch is the closest feature match in the privacy-first field: German-hosted, cookieless, with funnels, A/B testing, session drill-down and real white labeling. MetriXs counters with what Pirsch doesn’t have: site audits (GEO/SEO, security, performance), bundled uptime monitoring, a first-party MCP server, a Shopify commerce app, a free tier and flat per-site pricing that never rises with traffic.
Site audits Pirsch doesn’t run
Pirsch counts and segments 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). Pirsch’s closest feature is a daily alert when a site recorded no traffic at all, which is not uptime monitoring.
First-party MCP server
Both tools track AI-referral traffic. The difference is AI access to your stats: MetriXs ships a first-party, read-only MCP server (mcp.metrixs.eu) on every plan, no setup. Pirsch relies on a community-maintained MCP wrapper around its API.
Free tier and flat pricing
Pirsch prices on a pageview slider ($12 at 100k pv on Standard, $27 on Plus) and offers only a 30-day trial. MetriXs is free to start (1 site, 5k pv) and flat per site from €6/mo: a viral month never moves your bill.
Side-by-side
Pirsch features checked from pirsch.io (Sep 2026). Standard $6 at 10k pv, $12 at 100k, $36 at 500k. Plus $12/$27/$99. No free plan, 30-day trial.
| MetriXs | Pirsch | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €6/mo (1 site, 1 member, 15k pv) | $6/mo (Standard, 10k pv) |
| Pricing model | Flat (sites + members) | Pageview slider |
| Free plan | Yes, 5k pv, 1 site, 1mo | No (30-day trial only) |
| AI referral tracking | Yes, all plans (dedicated panel) | Yes (referrer-based) |
| MCP server (AI access to stats) | Yes, built-in, all plans | No (community wrapper 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 (daily no-traffic alert) |
| White-label agencies | Yes (Agency plans, customer seats, branded PDFs) | Yes (Plus: themes, custom domain) |
| PDF reports | Yes (Team & Pro) | Email reports |
| Revenue tracking | Yes, incl. Shopify app | No |
| Funnels | Yes (commerce funnel) | Yes (Plus) |
| A/B testing & segmentation | No | Yes (Plus) |
| Session drill-down | No | Yes |
| SSO / SAML | No | Yes (Enterprise) |
| On-premise / self-host | No (managed cloud) | Yes (Enterprise) |
| Team members | Included in plan | Unlimited on all tiers |
| Cookies | None | None |
| Cookie banner needed | No | No |
| GDPR compliant | By design (NL company) | Yes (Germany) |
| Hosted in EU | Yes (Germany) | Yes (Germany) |
| Data retention | 1–24 months (by plan) | Unlimited |
Both tools are privacy-first, cookieless and EU-hosted, and both now serve agencies: Pirsch’s white labeling (Plus) is deeper on dashboard branding, MetriXs Agency plans add white-labeled PDF reports and read-only customer seats per client. Pirsch wins on analytics depth (A/B testing, session drill-down, on-premise); MetriXs wins on audits, uptime, AI access, commerce and pricing predictability.
Switch from Pirsch
Free to start, €6/mo when you grow. Your bill stays flat, even when traffic spikes.
Start free trial →Frequently asked questions
- Is Pirsch free?
- No. Pirsch has no free plan, only a 30-day free trial (no credit card). After the trial you pick a paid plan or leave. MetriXs has a free-forever cloud plan (1 site, 5k pageviews/mo, 1 month retention), so a small site costs nothing.
- How much does Pirsch cost?
- Pirsch is priced on a pageview slider. Standard starts at $6/mo for 10k monthly pageviews and rises with traffic: $12 at 100k, $36 at 500k. Plus is $12/$27/$99 at the same points. MetriXs is flat per site: €6 (Basic, 15k pv), €9 (Team, 100k pv), €14 (Pro, 500k pv). Your bill does not move with traffic.
- Which is better for agencies?
- Both, honestly. Pirsch Plus adds deep white labeling: custom themes, your own domain, branded dashboards. MetriXs Agency plans (from €24/mo for 10 domains) add white-labeled PDF reports, read-only customer seats per client site, uptime and audits for every client, at flat prices. If dashboard theming is the priority, Pirsch has the edge; if you want clients self-serving their own stats safely, MetriXs does.
- Does Pirsch have site audits or uptime monitoring?
- No. Pirsch tracks AI-referral traffic but offers no GEO/SEO, security or performance audits, and its only availability feature is a daily alert when a site records zero traffic. MetriXs bundles all four audits plus real uptime monitoring (5-minute checks, email alerts) on every plan.
- Does Pirsch have funnels and A/B testing?
- Yes. Funnels, A/B testing, and segmentation are on the Plus plan; session drill-down is on every plan. MetriXs has a commerce funnel and conversion goals but not A/B testing or session drill-down. If those analytics features matter more than audits, uptime and pricing, Pirsch is the stronger pick.
- Is Pirsch cookieless and GDPR compliant?
- Yes. Pirsch sets no cookies, needs no consent banner, and is GDPR/CCPA/PECR compliant, hosted in Germany. MetriXs is the same on privacy: cookieless, no banner, EU-hosted, GDPR by design. The privacy posture is a tie, the differences are audits, uptime, AI access, and the pricing model.