SimpleDash vs Fathom Analytics
Fathom is privacy-first analytics with its own cookie-free script; SimpleDash reads the Google Analytics 4 data you already have. Which to choose, and why.
Fathom Analytics is a privacy-first alternative to Google Analytics, with its own cookie-free script. SimpleDash takes the opposite route: it keeps Google Analytics 4 and shows its data on one simple page. Choose Fathom to replace GA4; choose SimpleDash to keep GA4 and make it easy.
Side by side
| Fathom | SimpleDash | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking | Its own script | None: reads your GA4 |
| Cookies | Cookie-free | GA4's (with your consent banner) |
| Your existing GA4 history | Can import it | Read directly |
| Open source | No | Yes (AGPL-3.0) |
| Simple dashboard | Yes | Yes |
| Public stats page | Yes, shareable dashboards | Yes |
| Weekly email | Email reports | The Monday email (Pro) |
| Search Console and Stripe on the same page | No | Yes (Pro) |
| Free plan | No (a trial) | Yes, all your sites |
Check Fathom's site for its current plans and features.
Choose Fathom if
- you want to leave Google Analytics for a privacy-first tool,
- you want a polished, cookie-free product with support behind it.
Choose SimpleDash if
- you're happy with GA4 collecting data and want it readable,
- you don't want a second script on your site,
- you want Search Console and Stripe next to your visitors (Pro), or a free plan for many sites.
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