Privacy-first analytics, dead simple. Here's how the AI-aware alternative — starting at $9/month — stacks up.
AI traffic analytics, GEO recommendations, multi-site, and uptime monitoring — bundled.
Verifiable across both products' public docs as of May 2026. Spot something stale? Let us know.
| Feature | PerchLens | Simple Analytics |
|---|---|---|
AI traffic analytics ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot referrer tracking | ||
Streaming AI dashboard narration Every page reads its data out loud — token-by-token, on Overview, Realtime, Sources, Pages, GEO. Includes Cmd+K answers and the anomaly Explain button. | ||
Chart annotation auto-imports GitHub Releases and Vercel production deploys become labelled lines on every chart automatically. Plus a generic webhook for Zapier, cron, CI. | ||
GEO recommendations AI-powered suggestions for ranking on AI search engines | ||
Privacy-first / no cookies GDPR-friendly tracking without consent banners | ||
Multi-site management Track multiple websites from one account | ||
Public dashboards Share read-only analytics URLs | ||
Uptime monitoring Built-in availability checks with alerts | ||
Google Search Console Native GSC integration for keyword data | ||
Conversion goals + funnels Track multi-step conversion paths | ||
Email reports & alerts Daily / weekly / monthly digests | ||
Self-hostable Run on your own infrastructure |
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