Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fathom Analytics | #2 | #2 | #1 | |
| Plausible | #5 | #1 | #2 | |
| Matomo | #3 | #3 | — | |
| Simple Analytics | #6 | — | #3 | |
| PostHog | #7 | — | #4 | |
| Mixpanel | — | #5 | #5 | |
| Amplitude | — | #7 | #6 | |
| ContentsquareTop pick | #1 | — | — | |
| Hotjar | #4 | — | — | |
| SE Ranking | — | #4 | — | |
| Clicky | — | #6 | — | |
| Heap | — | #8 | — | |
| Google Analytics | — | #9 | — | |
| Microsoft Clarity | — | #10 | — | |
| Similarweb | — | #11 | — |
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
Several web analytics platforms offer discounts when you pay annually instead of monthly. Based on pricing information available as of November 2026, these are the strongest options. Web analytics tools with annual discounts Platform Annual discount Approx. savings ------------------------ Contentsquare 20% 2.4 months Databox 20% 2.4 months Fathom Analytics 17% 2 months Matomo 17% 2 months Statsy 2 months free 16.7% Plain Web Analytics 2 months free 16.7% Hotjar 20% 2.4 months Additional tools…
- Contentsquare — Sources: Official pricing and billing documentation: usefathom.commatomo.orgcontentsquare.comdatabox.comstatsy.cowww.simpleanalytics.complausible.ioposthog.comwww.hotjar.com.
- Fathom Analytics
- Matomo — Sources: Official pricing and billing documentation: usefathom.commatomo.orgcontentsquare.comdatabox.comstatsy.cowww.simpleanalytics.complausible.ioposthog.comwww.hotjar.com.
- Hotjar — Sources: Official pricing and billing documentation: usefathom.commatomo.orgcontentsquare.comdatabox.comstatsy.cowww.simpleanalytics.complausible.ioposthog.comwww.hotjar.com.
- Plausible
- Simple Analytics — Best simple pricing: Simple Analytics (2 months free).
- PostHog — Sources: Official pricing and billing documentation: usefathom.commatomo.orgcontentsquare.comdatabox.comstatsy.cowww.simpleanalytics.complausible.ioposthog.comwww.hotjar.com.
Several web analytics tools offer lower effective pricing when billed annually: Tool Annual pricing or discount ------ Plausible Annual plans are typically equivalent to about two months free; examples include $190/year versus $228 monthly. Fathom Analytics Annual billing also saves roughly two months of fees. Matomo Cloud Annual billing provides approximately two months free; one comparison lists €380/year for the annual plan. SE Ranking Offers about a 20% discount for annual subscriptions.…
- Plausible — Best clearly documented discounts: Plausible, Fathom, and Matomo generally offer the most straightforward “two months free” annual-billing structure.
- Fathom Analytics
- Matomo — Best clearly documented discounts: Plausible, Fathom, and Matomo generally offer the most straightforward “two months free” annual-billing structure.
- SE Ranking
- Mixpanel
- Clicky
- Amplitude
- Heap
- Google Analytics — Google Analytics 4 and Microsoft Clarity remain free rather than offering an annual discount.
- Microsoft Clarity — Google Analytics 4 and Microsoft Clarity remain free rather than offering an annual discount.
Many popular privacy-friendly and independent web analytics tools offer annual billing discounts, typically equating to roughly two months free (about a 16% to 20% discount compared to paying month-to-month).[](https://google.com/goto?url=CAESdwHrOzAVk8tFKNeufMGCeJVNAaCjDXe6NKKq5oLjmsymVEGSRmkfSyRniXv0pBjafB1IWPVHnab2XuJs8-BdXhWeTYWuz099jnf2UeZNMb6ptpWBJ-rYKTieaWl5sebNTITV5-sO-7jfVzvLN11RRm5hQesRWy) Popular web analytics options that provide discounts for annual commitments include:
- Fathom Analytics — Fathom Analytics — Offers 2 months free when you switch from monthly to yearly billing across its privacy-focused pageview…
- Plausible — Plausible Analytics — Offers 2 months free (saving roughly 16%) when opting for yearly billing subscriptions on its traffic-based…
- Simple Analytics — Simple Analytics — Typically offers equivalent annualized savings or months-free incentives on their annual plans compared to standard monthly rates.
- PostHog — (Note: Major enterprise or usage-based event platforms like PostHog, Mixpanel, or Amplitude often scale strictly on a consumption/volume tier structure rather than standard flat monthly/annual seat subscriptions, though…
- Mixpanel — (Note: Major enterprise or usage-based event platforms like PostHog, Mixpanel, or Amplitude often scale strictly on a consumption/volume tier structure rather than standard flat monthly/annual seat subscriptions, though…
- Amplitude — (Note: Major enterprise or usage-based event platforms like PostHog, Mixpanel, or Amplitude often scale strictly on a consumption/volume tier structure rather than standard flat monthly/annual seat subscriptions, though…
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| plausible.io | Brand site · Plausible | 2 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| posthog.com | Brand site · PostHog | 2 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| usefathom.com | Brand site · Fathom Analytics | 2 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| analytify.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| contentsquare.com | Brand site · Contentsquare | 1 | ChatGPT |
| databox.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| firstsiteguide.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| hotjar.com | Brand site · Hotjar | 1 | ChatGPT |
| marketintelligencetools.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| matomo.org | Brand site · Matomo | 1 | ChatGPT |
| outmano.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| rankite.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| similarweb.com | Brand site · Similarweb | 1 | Perplexity |
| simpleanalytics.com | Brand site · Simple Analytics | 1 | ChatGPT |
| softwareadvice.com | Review site | 1 | Perplexity |
| statsy.co | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| stealwhatworks.com | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| subrupt.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| technologychecker.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| technology.org | Web | 1 | Perplexity |