Plausible Analytics vs Datastory

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Plausible Analytics compared with Datastory
Detail	Plausible Analytics	Datastory
What it does	Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative	Create interactive charts, websites, and reports using Studio, CMS, AI, and 2000+ open datasets.
Stage	Established	Established
Founded	2018	2016
Based in	EU	SE
Pricing model	subscription	freemium
Pricing	Not given	Not given
Key features	Real-time dashboard Goal tracking and conversions Funnels and user journeys Revenue tracking Scroll depth tracking AI traffic analytics Bot filtering Audience segmentation Custom properties Email reports	Production-ready charts Rich chart gallery with bars, lines, areas, beeswarms, slopes, treemaps, scatter plots Smart chart recommendations Anywhere embed AI-powered insights and recommendations Auto-captions with editable drafts Insight finder for anomalies and correlations Open data catalog with 2000+ datasets
What makes it different	No cookies or personal data collection required Open-source code that is publicly auditable EU-hosted with data staying in Europe Self-funded and independent with no outside investors	Takes users from raw data to published narrative AI grounded in actual data, never hallucinated Responsive design and anywhere embed capability Founded on principles from Hans Rosling and Gapminder
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	90 no change since last check	48 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	48	32
Citation Flow (Majestic)	60	32
Referring domains (Majestic)	20651	60

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