Rybbit vs. SimpleAnalytics
Compare the key features of Rybbit and SimpleAnalytics.
Why choose Rybbit over SimpleAnalytics?
 | SimpleAnalytics | |
|---|---|---|
| Core Analytics Features | ||
| Simple dashboard | ||
| Real-time data | ||
| Visitor analytics | ||
| Source tracking | ||
| UTM tracking | ||
| Custom events | With attributes | Basic |
| Conversion goals | ||
| Geographic data | City-level | Country-level |
| Advanced Features | ||
| Session Replay | ||
| Funnels | ||
| User journeys (Sankey) | ||
| User profiles | ||
| Sessions tracking | ||
| Real-time globe view | ||
| Web Vitals dashboard | ||
| Error tracking | ||
| Privacy & Compliance | ||
| Cookie-free tracking | ||
| GDPR/CCPA compliant | ||
| No personal data collection | ||
| Daily rotating salt option | ||
| Data stored in EU | ||
| Open Source & Transparency | ||
| Open source | ||
| Self-hostable | ||
| License | AGPL v3 | Proprietary |
| User Experience | ||
| No training required | ||
| Public dashboards | ||
| Live demo | ||
| Technical & Performance | ||
| Bot filtering | ||
| API access | ||
| Bypasses ad blockers | ||
| Organization support | ||
Understanding the Key Differences
Privacy-First, Feature-Rich
SimpleAnalytics and Rybbit share the same core mission: provide privacy-friendly analytics without cookies or personal data collection. Both platforms are GDPR/CCPA compliant by design, store data in EU servers, and respect user privacy. The key difference lies in depth of features. While SimpleAnalytics focuses on keeping things minimal with basic web analytics, Rybbit proves you can have both privacy and power. We offer session replay, funnels, user journeys, detailed user profiles, Web Vitals monitoring, and error tracking, all while maintaining the same privacy standards and ease of use that SimpleAnalytics champions.
Open Source Freedom vs Closed Source Limitations
SimpleAnalytics keeps their code proprietary and closed source, requiring you to trust their privacy claims without verification. Rybbit is fully open source (AGPL v3) with 8000+ GitHub stars. You can inspect every line of code, verify our privacy implementation, contribute improvements, or self-host for complete control. While SimpleAnalytics shares their revenue metrics publicly (which is admirable), we share something more important: our actual code. True transparency means letting users see exactly how their data is handled, not just financial metrics.
See the Complete User Journey
SimpleAnalytics tells you what pages were visited and which buttons were clicked. That's useful, but modern businesses need deeper insights. Rybbit's session replay shows you exactly how users interact with your site, helping you identify confusion points and optimize user experience. Our funnel analysis reveals where users drop off in conversion flows. User journey visualization shows path patterns across your entire site. Detailed user profiles track behavior over time. While SimpleAnalytics gives you surface-level metrics, Rybbit provides the depth needed to truly understand and improve your product.
Built for Modern Product Teams
SimpleAnalytics works well for blogs and content sites that need basic visitor metrics. Rybbit is designed for product teams building SaaS applications, e-commerce platforms, and complex web apps. Our error tracking helps you catch JavaScript exceptions before users report them. Web Vitals monitoring ensures optimal performance. Custom events with rich attributes track complex user interactions. Organization support manages multiple products and teams from one dashboard. If you're building a product rather than publishing content, Rybbit provides the tools you actually need.
AI Hype vs Real Features
SimpleAnalytics recently added an AI assistant to help interpret analytics data. While AI can be helpful, we believe in providing features that deliver immediate, tangible value. Instead of asking an AI what your users are doing, Rybbit shows you with session replay. Instead of AI-generated insights about conversion rates, our funnels reveal exactly where users drop off. Real-time globe visualization, Sankey diagrams, and detailed user profiles provide actionable insights without the AI middleman. We focus on building powerful features, not chasing trends.
Free Tier That Makes Sense
SimpleAnalytics offers unlimited pageviews on their free tier, but with a major catch: they delete all data older than 30 days. This makes historical comparisons impossible and limits the free tier's usefulness for any serious analysis. Rybbit's free tier provides 10,000 events per month with full data retention. You can track seasonal trends, compare year-over-year growth, and build a complete picture of your site's performance over time. A truly useful free tier shouldn't delete your history just when it becomes valuable.
Modern Stack for Modern Needs
SimpleAnalytics uses Node.js and PostgreSQL, a solid but traditional stack. Rybbit leverages Next.js, TypeScript, and ClickHouse, the same database technology that powers analytics at scale for companies like Cloudflare. This modern architecture enables features SimpleAnalytics can't match: lightning-fast queries on massive datasets, real-time data processing, and seamless integration with modern frameworks. Yes, our script is slightly larger (18KB vs 3KB), but that includes powerful features like session replay and error tracking that SimpleAnalytics simply doesn't offer.
Choose Power Without Sacrificing Simplicity
Both Rybbit and SimpleAnalytics are bootstrapped companies fighting against surveillance capitalism. We respect their commitment to privacy and transparency. But we believe users shouldn't have to choose between simplicity and functionality. Rybbit maintains the same clean, intuitive interface that makes SimpleAnalytics appealing, while adding the advanced features that modern businesses need. Think of us as the next evolution: all the privacy and simplicity you expect, plus the power and insights you deserve. With our live demo, you can see the difference immediately, no implementation required.