Plausible Analytics vs OpenPanel
Side by side, from each tool’s own pages. Highlighted rows are where the two differ.
| Pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| From (USD / month) | $9 | $2.50 (differs) |
| Price model | Paid | Open-source (differs) |
| Free plan | No | Yes (differs) |
| Free trial | 30 days | 30 days |
| Privacy and hosting | ||
| Cookieless by default | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Not listed | Yes |
| EU hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data regions | EU | EU |
| Code and company | ||
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| License | GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPLv3) | Not listed |
| Vendor | Plausible | Not listed |
| First recorded | 2018 | Not listed |
| Last checked | October 26, 2026 | October 26, 2026 |
| Listed features | ||
| A/B testing | Not listed | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Custom events | Yes | Yes |
| Funnels | Yes | Yes |
| Goals | Yes | Not listed |
| MCP server | Not listed | Yes |
| Realtime | Yes | Yes |
| Revenue | Yes | Yes |
| Session replay | Not listed | Yes |
| UTM tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Filed under | ||
| Cookieless analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Product analytics | No | Yes (differs) |
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