# Plausible: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 2 categories by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/plausible

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Product analytics](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/product-analytics/index.md) | 0% | 9 | 0% | 6 |
| [Session replay and heatmaps](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/session-replay-and-heatmaps/index.md) | 0% | 23 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "If privacy is a priority, consider alternatives like: Plausible or Fathom (privacy-first, cookieless)" (MiniMax M2.5, Product analytics)
- "Privacy-first tools like Plausible, Fathom, or Simple Analytics" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Product analytics)
- "Privacy-first / GDPR-heavy | Matomo or Plausible" (Kimi K2, Session replay)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Plausible, from 14 of the 16 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 6
- alium.io: 5
- g2.com: 5
- github.com: 4
- salespanel.io: 4
- contentsquare.com: 3
- peerspot.com: 3
- usermaven.com: 3
- userpilot.com: 3
- adasight.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://alium.io/research/top-complaints-product-analytics: 5
- https://salespanel.io/blog/marketing/website-visitor-tracking: 4
- https://capterra.com/compare/163516-236349/Hotjar-vs-Microsoft-Clarity: 2
- https://cleverx.com/blog/product-analytics-tools-12-best-options-compared: 2
- https://contentsquare.com/blog/amplitude-vs-ga4-vs-mixpanel: 2
- https://eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/breachies-2025-worst-weirdest-most-impactful-data-breaches-year: 2
- https://github.com/JoinDataCops/best-privacy-friendly-analytics-2026: 2
- https://linkedin.com/pulse/best-product-analytics-tools-rajesh-kumar-nrqec: 2

## The company

Plausible Analytics; https://plausible.io/; Tartu, Estonia; founded 2018. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What Plausible's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Plausible is a lightweight and open-source Google Analytics alternative. Your website data is 100% yours and the privacy of your visitors is respected. (https://plausible.io/)
- For: Ecommerce, SaaS, Agencies, Creators & publishers, Public sector, White-label analytics, Enterprise (https://plausible.io/)
- Price stated: Traffic based plans that match your growth (https://plausible.io/)
- Starting price: 9 (https://plausible.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Sign up for 30-day free trial. No credit card required. (https://plausible.io/)
- Hosting: EU, Germany
- Customers named: Hugging Face, Basecamp, Ghost, Paperbell

## What it publishes

Every page plausible.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 511 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 109 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- report or ebook: 17 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- comparison: 8 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- template or tool: 3 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-24 template or tool: Ad cost calculator: CPC, CPM and CPA https://plausible.io/ad-cost-calculator
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: How much JavaScript does Google Analytics add to your site? https://plausible.io/google-analytics-script-size
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Cloudflare Web Analytics vs Plausible: A dedicated tool vs a side feature https://plausible.io/vs-cloudflare-web-analytics
- Recent: 2026-09-24 template or tool: Conversion rate calculator https://plausible.io/conversion-rate-calculator
- Recent: 2026-09-24 template or tool: Cookie banner traffic loss calculator https://plausible.io/cookie-banner-traffic-loss-calculator
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: EU-hosted web analytics with no data transfers outside Europe https://plausible.io/eu-hosted-web-analytics

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.