MetriXs vs
Simple Analytics
Both are calm, EU-hosted, cookieless analytics, and both have a free plan. Simple Analytics is deliberately minimal: a clean traffic dashboard, a Search Console integration, not much more. MetriXs keeps the calm but adds the newer must-haves: AI referral tracking, site audits (GEO/SEO, security, performance), uptime monitoring, a first-party MCP server and commerce metrics, at flat per-site pricing from €6/mo versus €20/mo.
Free without a badge
Simple Analytics’ free plan requires you to display a “powered by” badge and caps history at 30 days. MetriXs’ free tier needs no badge, your analytics stays clean without advertising another tool.
The feature stack Simple Analytics skips
Minimalism cuts both ways: Simple Analytics has no AI referral tracking, no site audits, no uptime monitoring, no MCP server and no commerce metrics. MetriXs tracks AI referrals on every plan, audits your site (GEO/SEO, security, performance), pings your uptime every 5 minutes and lets AI assistants query your stats, all built in.
Team workspaces, no per-seat fees
Simple Analytics charges +€20/user/mo for extra members. MetriXs includes team members in every plan tier, with roles, invites and a shared dashboard.
Dramatically cheaper paid tiers
MetriXs starts at €6/mo; Simple Analytics’ paid Starter is €20/mo for one user and 100k pageviews. At similar traffic, MetriXs costs a fraction, and the bill is flat, not tied to a pageview tier.
Side-by-side
Simple Analytics features checked from simpleanalytics.com (Sep 2026). Starter €20/mo (1 user, 100k pv); free plan has 30-day history and a badge.
| MetriXs | Simple Analytics | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (paid) | €6/mo (1 site, 1 member, 15k pv) | €20/mo (Starter, 1 user, 100k pv) |
| Free plan | Yes, 5k pv, no badge | Yes, unlimited pv, badge + 30-day history |
| AI referral tracking | Yes, all plans (dedicated panel) | No |
| MCP server (AI access to stats) | Yes, built-in, all plans | No |
| 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 |
| White-label agencies | Yes (Agency plans, customer seats) | No |
| PDF reports | Yes (Team & Pro) | No |
| Revenue tracking | Yes, incl. Shopify app | No |
| Team members | Included in plan | +€20/user/mo |
| Search Console integration | No | Yes |
| Pageview allowance | 5k–500k (by plan) | You pick a limit |
| Cookies | None | None |
| Cookie banner needed | No | No |
| GDPR compliant | By design | Yes |
| Hosted in EU | Yes (Germany) | Yes (Netherlands) |
| Dashboard | One screen, real-time | Minimal, one screen |
| Self-hosting | No | No |
Both tools are privacy-first and EU-only. Simple Analytics has a polished Search Console integration and unlimited free pageviews (with a badge); MetriXs has a badge-free free plan, flat per-site pricing and the fuller feature stack. If you truly want nothing but a visit counter, Simple Analytics does that well; if you want analytics that also improves your site, MetriXs does.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Simple Analytics free?
- Simple Analytics has a free-forever plan with unlimited pageviews, but it caps history at 30 days and requires you to display a "powered by" badge. MetriXs has a free-forever plan with no badge (1 site, 5k pageviews/mo, 1 month retention). If you want free analytics without advertising another tool on your site, MetriXs covers it.
- How much does Simple Analytics cost?
- Simple Analytics’ paid Starter plan is €20/mo for 1 user and 100k pageviews, with +€20/user for extra members. MetriXs starts at €6/mo (Basic, 15k pageviews) and the €9/mo Team plan covers 100k pageviews with team members included.
- Does Simple Analytics track AI traffic or offer site audits?
- No. Simple Analytics is deliberately minimal: no AI referral tracking, no GEO/SEO, security or performance audits, no uptime monitoring, no MCP server. MetriXs includes all of these: an AI traffic panel on every plan, four site audits (Team and Pro), 5-minute uptime checks and a first-party read-only MCP server.
- Is Simple Analytics cookieless?
- Yes. Simple Analytics sets no cookies and needs no consent banner, like MetriXs. Both are privacy-first, cookieless and EU-hosted.
- What happens if I exceed my Simple Analytics pageview limit?
- Simple Analytics auto-raises your plan limit (and bill) when you exceed it. MetriXs keeps the bill flat: events beyond your plan’s allowance are silently dropped until next month, never billed extra.