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, $54 at 1M. Plus is $12/$27/$99/$159 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.

Is Pirsch better for agencies?

It can be. Pirsch Standard includes 50 websites and unlimited members, and Plus adds white labeling, custom domains, and custom themes, which agencies often want. MetriXs caps sites per plan (1 to 5) and does not offer white labeling. If you manage many client sites and want to brand the dashboard, Pirsch has the edge. If you want flat pricing, a free tier, and Shopify commerce, MetriXs does.

Does Pirsch have funnels and A/B testing?

Yes. Funnels, A/B testing, and segmentation are on the Plus plan ($12/mo and up); session drill-down is on every plan. MetriXs has a Shopify checkout funnel and conversion goals but not general funnels, A/B testing, or session drill-down. If those analytics features matter more than pricing or commerce, 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 pricing model, feature depth, and the Shopify channel.

Can I self-host Pirsch?

Yes, on the Enterprise plan (custom pricing), which also includes SAML SSO and raw data access. MetriXs is a managed cloud product only. If self-hosting or SSO is a hard requirement, Pirsch Enterprise covers it. If you want a managed cloud plan with a free tier and Shopify commerce, MetriXs does.

MetriXs

MetriXs vs

Pirsch

Both are cookieless, EU-hosted, and GDPR-clean. Pirsch has the deeper analytics toolbox (funnels, A/B testing, session drill-down, white labeling). MetriXs has a free tier, flat per-site pricing that does not move with traffic, and a Shopify commerce integration Pirsch doesn't offer. Pick what matters more for your site.

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A real free tier

MetriXs has a free-forever plan (1 site, 5k pageviews/mo). Pirsch only offers a 30-day trial, then you pay or leave. For a small site or a side project, MetriXs costs nothing, ever.

Your bill stays flat as you grow

Pirsch prices on a pageview slider, so a viral post or a busy month moves you up a tier and your bill goes up. MetriXs is priced per site + members with a pageview cap per plan: traffic beyond your allowance is silently dropped until next month, never billed extra.

Cheaper at every traffic level

At 100k monthly pageviews you are on the €9 Team plan; Pirsch Standard is $12 and Plus is $27. At 500k you pay €14 (Pro); Pirsch Standard is $36 and Plus is $99. The gap widens as you grow.

Commerce metrics for Shopify stores

MetriXs ships a first-party Shopify App Store app with revenue, AOV, conversion rate, a checkout funnel, and top products, all cookieless. Pirsch has no Shopify integration. If you sell on Shopify, MetriXs is the privacy analytics tool that also does commerce.

EU billing without tax surprises

MetriXs is a Dutch company that handles EU VAT, reverse charge, and OSS automatically and gives you a VAT ledger for your returns. Pirsch bills in USD with prices exclusive of VAT.

No US subprocessors, literally

MetriXs runs directly on a German host with no US edge provider in the path (no Cloudflare). No visitor IP ever touches US-owned infrastructure. Pirsch hosts in Germany but does not document a no-US-subprocessor stance.

Side-by-side

Pirsch pricing checked from pirsch.io/pricing (pageview slider, 2026). Standard $6 at 10k pv, $12 at 100k, $36 at 500k, $54 at 1M. Plus $12/$27/$99/$159.

	MetriXs	Pirsch
Sites on the cheapest paid plan	1 (Basic)	50 (Standard)
Team members	Included in plan	Unlimited on all tiers
Free trial	14 days, no card	30 days, no card
Cookies	None	None
Cookie banner needed	No	No
GDPR compliant	By design (NL company)	Yes (Germany)
Hosted in EU	Yes (Germany)	Yes (Germany)
Funnels	Shopify checkout funnel	General funnels (Plus)
A/B testing & segmentation	No	Yes (Plus)
Session drill-down	No	Yes
White-label & custom themes	No	Yes (Plus)
SSO / SAML	No	Yes (Enterprise)
On-premise / self-host	No (managed cloud)	Yes (Enterprise)
URL shortener	No	Yes (built-in)
Google Analytics import	No	Yes
REST API + SDKs	REST query API + API keys	REST API + SDKs
Data retention	1 to 24 months (by plan)	Unlimited
Open source	No (managed cloud)	Open-source core

Both tools are privacy-first and cookieless, hosted in the EU. Pirsch is the stronger pick if you need funnels, A/B testing, session drill-down, white labeling, SAML SSO, on-premise deployment, or run many sites (50 on Standard). MetriXs is the stronger pick if you want a free tier, predictable per-site pricing that does not rise with traffic, Shopify commerce metrics, or EU billing with VAT handled for you.

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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, $54 at 1M. Plus is $12/$27/$99/$159 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.
Is Pirsch better for agencies?: It can be. Pirsch Standard includes 50 websites and unlimited members, and Plus adds white labeling, custom domains, and custom themes, which agencies often want. MetriXs caps sites per plan (1 to 5) and does not offer white labeling. If you manage many client sites and want to brand the dashboard, Pirsch has the edge. If you want flat pricing, a free tier, and Shopify commerce, MetriXs does.
Does Pirsch have funnels and A/B testing?: Yes. Funnels, A/B testing, and segmentation are on the Plus plan ($12/mo and up); session drill-down is on every plan. MetriXs has a Shopify checkout funnel and conversion goals but not general funnels, A/B testing, or session drill-down. If those analytics features matter more than pricing or commerce, 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 pricing model, feature depth, and the Shopify channel.
Can I self-host Pirsch?: Yes, on the Enterprise plan (custom pricing), which also includes SAML SSO and raw data access. MetriXs is a managed cloud product only. If self-hosting or SSO is a hard requirement, Pirsch Enterprise covers it. If you want a managed cloud plan with a free tier and Shopify commerce, MetriXs does.