Statsy vs Fathom
Fathom made privacy-first analytics popular. Statsy shares the same values — and adds the behavior layer: heatmaps, session replays and visitor journeys, with a free plan to start.
Same privacy values
Cookieless, anonymous, GDPR-friendly tracking on both sides — no consent banner needed for analytics.
Beyond pageview counts
Fathom keeps to clean aggregate stats. Statsy adds heatmaps, replays, journeys and annotations for the full picture.
Free to start
Statsy's Basic plan is free forever. Fathom offers a 30-day trial, then every plan is paid.
Statsy vs Fathom at a glance
A practical, feature-by-feature look at both tools.
| Feature | Statsy | Fathom |
|---|---|---|
| Cookieless tracking option | ||
| Cookie consent banner | Not needed in cookieless mode | Not needed in cookieless mode |
| Setup time | ~2 minutes | ~2 minutes |
| Heatmaps | ||
| Session replays | ||
| Visitor journeys | ||
| Real-time analytics | ||
| Goals & conversions | ||
| UTM campaign tracking | ||
| Email reports | ||
| Developer API | ||
| Free plan | 30-day trial, then paid | |
| Chart annotations |
Based on publicly available Fathom information. Features and plans change — always check their site for current details.
Why people choose Statsy over Fathom
Fathom gives you a beautiful single-page view of your traffic. Statsy gives you that same at-a-glance clarity — plus the ability to dig in when something looks off: open a page's heatmap, watch the replays behind a conversion drop, or follow a visitor's journey from landing to goal.
If you've ever considered pairing Fathom with a separate heatmap/replay tool, Statsy is that combination natively — one snippet and one dashboard instead of two products.
Statsy also starts free: the Basic plan costs nothing and doesn't ask for a card, which is ideal for side projects and new sites.
When Fathom is the better fit
If you want deliberately minimal analytics — just clean traffic numbers with nothing else to think about — Fathom's focus is a feature, and its EU-isolation infrastructure stance is well documented. Teams happy with aggregate stats alone won't miss the extras.
If you expect to ask "why did this page underperform?" or "where do visitors get stuck?", Statsy answers those questions out of the box.
Trying Statsy next to Fathom
Both install with a single snippet, so a side-by-side trial takes minutes. Compare a week of numbers, then explore what the heatmaps and session replays add to the story.
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