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Comparison · as of September 2026

A DataFast alternative with replays, heatmaps and post-level attribution

Statsy and DataFast start from the same idea: analytics should tell you which channel earned the money, not just who visited. DataFast is a good, deliberately simple tool built by an indie founder, and for a lot of sites it is enough. Statsy is the heavier option: replays, heatmaps, funnels, a public live globe and post-level attribution in the same product.

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Statsy at a glance

What it is
Web analytics with revenue attribution, session replays, heatmaps, funnels and a live visitor globe
Price
Growth from $9 a month at 10k events; Scale from $19. 14-day free trial, card required.
Revenue sources
Signed webhooks from Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Paddle, Polar and Razorpay, plus a Payment API
Attribution models
Last touch, first touch, linear, time decay and position based, with a 1 to 365 day lookback
Behaviour tools
Session replays kept 90 days with inputs masked, click and scroll heatmaps, funnels, goals and journeys
Sharing
Public, password-protected and embeddable dashboards, plus a public live globe at statsy.co/p/your-domain/live

Where do Statsy and DataFast do the same job?

Both connect payments to marketing. DataFast’s site lists revenue attribution, goals, funnels, customer journeys, live visitor monitoring, a cookieless option, Google Search Console keywords, and an API, CLI and MCP server for AI agents. Statsy lists every one of those things too.

If your shortlist is down to these two, it is not because one does attribution and the other does not. Both take payments from the provider rather than from the browser, both show goals and funnels, and both can be queried by an AI assistant through MCP. That is unusual company to be in, and worth saying plainly.

DataFast’s own page, checked September 2026, lists native integrations with Stripe, LemonSqueezy, Polar and Shopify plus a Payment API for other providers. Statsy lists Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Paddle, Polar and Razorpay webhooks plus a Payment API. Shopify payments are the notable gap on Statsy’s side; Paddle and Razorpay are the notable gap on DataFast’s.

What does Statsy have that DataFast does not list?

Session replays and heatmaps, five attribution models rather than a single rule, a public live globe anyone can open, and a Posts breakdown that names the exact X or LinkedIn post behind a visit. DataFast’s site does not list replays, heatmaps or a globe as of September 2026.

  • Session replays and heatmaps. Replays mask form inputs in the browser, are kept 90 days and can be filtered to sessions that paid, refunded, or showed intent and did not buy. Heatmaps show clicks and scroll depth per device and can switch to a revenue view.
  • Five attribution models. Last touch, first touch, linear, time decay and position based on the same data, with a lookback from 1 to 365 days. See how Statsy splits credit.
  • A public live globe. Visitors appear on a globe with playful avatars, and the view can be shared at statsy.co/p/your-domain/live without a login. Share links show aggregates only, never visitor lists or replays.
  • Post-level attribution. X wraps each post’s links in its own t.co short code and LinkedIn in lnkd.in, so Statsy reports visits, sign-ups and revenue for one post rather than for “X” as a whole.
  • Paddle and Razorpay webhooks. Useful if you sell through Paddle as merchant of record, or in India.

What is DataFast better at?

Simplicity, a trial without a card, and Shopify. DataFast lists a 14-day free trial with no card required, a Shopify integration, mobile apps for iOS and Android, a React Native SDK and long data retention. It is one focused product from one founder, and it shows in how little there is to learn.

From datafa.st, checked September 2026: a Starter plan at $9 a month with 10,000 monthly events, one website and one team member with three years of data retention, and a Growth plan at $19 a month with 30 websites and 30 team members, five or more years of retention, social media mentions and X links attribution. The trial is 14 days with no card required.

Statsy asks for a card at sign-up. That is a real difference in your favour on DataFast’s side, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise. Statsy has no Shopify payments integration, no mobile app and no React Native SDK.

Anything not listed on datafa.st is left out of this page on purpose. Where we could not verify a DataFast feature or price from their own site, we say “not published” instead of guessing.

How do Statsy and DataFast compare feature by feature?

The table uses each vendor’s own pages as of September 2026. Both start at $9 a month at 10,000 events. The real choice is between DataFast’s smaller surface and more websites per plan, and Statsy’s replays, heatmaps, models and post-level reporting.

StatsyDataFast
Entry priceGrowth $9 a month at 10k monthly events; Scale $19Starter $9 a month at 10k monthly events; Growth $19 a month
Websites included5 on Growth, unlimited on Scale1 website on Starter, 30 on Growth
Free trial14 days, card required“14-day free trial. No card required”
Payment integrationsStripe, Lemon Squeezy, Paddle, Polar and Razorpay webhooks, plus a Payment APIStripe, LemonSqueezy, Polar and Shopify, plus a Payment API
Attribution modelsFive, with a 1 to 365 day lookbackNot published
Session replaysYes, kept 90 days, form inputs maskedNot listed
HeatmapsClicks and scroll, with a revenue view; totals up to 400 daysNot listed
Live visitorsLive globe with avatars, plus a public share page at statsy.co/p/your-domain/liveLive visitor monitoring listed; a globe is not listed
Post-level attributionPosts breakdown for X (t.co) and LinkedIn (lnkd.in) short linksSocial media mentions and X links attribution listed on Growth
Data retentionRaw events and sessions 90 days; aggregates kept longerThree years on Starter, five or more on Growth
Mobile apps and SDKsNoneiOS and Android apps and a React Native SDK listed

DataFast figures checked September 2026 on datafa.st. “Not published” means we could not find the fact on their own site, not that the feature is missing. Statsy figures come from our pricing page and privacy policy. Both products change often; check before deciding.

Which one should you actually pick?

Pick DataFast if you want the smallest possible revenue-attribution tool, sell through Shopify, run up to thirty sites cheaply, or want to try without a card. Pick Statsy if you also want to watch the sessions that paid, compare attribution models, or sell through Paddle or Razorpay.

  • Selling in India and charging in rupees through Razorpay? Statsy handles that webhook and bills you in rupees too.
  • Wanting to see a recording of the visitor who bought, or where people stopped scrolling? That is Statsy.
  • Wanting one clean screen and nothing else to think about? DataFast is genuinely good at that, and cheaper past a handful of sites.
  • Not sure? Both have trials. Run them side by side on the same site for two weeks; neither script interferes with the other.

DataFast alternative FAQ

Is Statsy just a copy of DataFast?

No, though the overlap is real and worth naming. Both credit payments to marketing channels. Statsy adds session replays, heatmaps, five attribution models, a public live globe and Paddle and Razorpay support.

Does DataFast have session replays or heatmaps?

Not that we can find. Neither appears on datafa.st as of September 2026, so we list them as not published rather than claiming they are missing. Check their own site before you decide either way.

Can Statsy attribute revenue from Shopify?

Not through a built-in Shopify payments integration. The Statsy script installs on Shopify, and payments can reach Statsy through the authenticated Payment API sent from your own server instead.

Which one is cheaper?

Both list $9 a month at 10,000 monthly events. DataFast is cheaper once you run many sites, since its Growth plan covers 30 websites. Statsy Growth covers 5, and Scale covers an unlimited number.

Can I try Statsy without a credit card?

No. The 14-day Statsy trial has every feature on but needs a card at sign-up, and nothing is charged until it ends. DataFast lists a 14-day trial with no card required.
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