SimpleDash vs Vercel Web Analytics
Vercel Web Analytics is built into Vercel with its own script; SimpleDash reads Google Analytics 4 wherever your site is hosted. Which to use, or both.
Vercel Web Analytics is built into Vercel: turn it on in your project and add its package, and it counts visitors with its own privacy-friendly script. SimpleDash reads Google Analytics 4, wherever your site is hosted, and shows it on one page. Many Next.js sites on Vercel can use both.
Side by side
| Vercel Web Analytics | SimpleDash | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking | Its own script (@vercel/analytics) | None: reads your GA4 |
| Works for | Sites hosted on Vercel | Any site with GA4 |
| Cookies | No cookies | GA4's (with your consent banner) |
| History | From when you turn it on, as long as your plan keeps it | Everything GA4 has (Pro) |
| Signups and sales | Custom events on some plans | Signups on every plan; sales by first and last visit, and Stripe revenue, on Pro |
| Search Console | No | Yes (Pro) |
| Public stats page | No | Yes |
Check Vercel's docs for its current plans and limits.
Why the numbers differ
Vercel Analytics and GA4 count with different scripts and rules (cookies, consent, ad blockers), so their visitor counts won't match. Compare each with itself over time. Why tools disagree.
Choose Vercel Web Analytics if
your site is on Vercel and you want quick, cookie-free numbers without setting up GA4.
Choose SimpleDash if
you run GA4 (on any host) and want sources, signups, Search Console and Stripe on one page, plus a Monday email and a public stats page.
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