# Temps vs Plausible

> Plausible is focused, privacy-first web analytics from $9/month with no free tier. Temps includes comparable analytics plus session replay, error tracking and deployments in one self-hosted binary.

Last updated 2026-10-10 · Competitor prices checked October 2026

Canonical: https://temps.sh/compare/vs-plausible

First-party analytics, plus the rest of the platform.

## Short answer

What they share: Both keep analytics first-party with no third-party trackers. Plausible is cookieless (it hashes the IP with a daily salt), while Temps sets two first-party cookies (_temps_visitor_id and _temps_sid), so consent requirements can differ. Where they diverge: Plausible is a focused web analytics product at $9/month for 10K pageviews and $19/month for 100K, with no free tier beyond a 30-day trial. Temps self-hosts free with unlimited sites and adds error tracking, session replay and uptime monitoring, which Plausible does not do. What Plausible has that Temps doesn't: A more mature and more polished analytics product, and a script of about 1.3KB gzipped — Temps' is larger because it also carries replay and error capture.

## TL;DR

| Dimension | Temps | Plausible | Better fit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cookies and consent | Two first-party cookies | Cookieless (daily-salted IP hash) | Plausible |
| Analytics depth and polish | Solid, younger product | Focused, mature, best-in-class | Plausible |
| Tracking script size | Larger — replay and errors included | About 1.3KB gzipped | Plausible |
| Cost | $0 self-hosted, unlimited sites | $9–19/mo by pageviews and sites | Temps |
| Errors, replay and uptime | Included | Not offered — separate vendors | Temps |

## Key differences

- **No pageview tiers:** Plausible's hosted pricing is banded by monthly pageviews, starting at $9/month for 10,000. Self-hosted Temps analytics are not metered, so traffic growth does not move you up a plan.
- **Session replay included:** Plausible is deliberately analytics-only and does not offer session replay. Temps includes rrweb-based replay, which is the usual second subscription beside a privacy-first analytics tool.
- **Different routes to the same privacy stance:** Plausible is genuinely cookieless — it identifies visitors by hashing the IP, which is the stronger position and the reason it needs no consent banner. Temps' proxy sets two first-party HttpOnly cookies (_temps_visitor_id and _temps_sid) and its SDK uses localStorage, so it is first-party and self-hosted but not cookieless; check your own consent obligations rather than assuming they carry over. What Temps does add is that the data never leaves your infrastructure.
- **One binary for the whole stack:** Deployments, analytics, session replay, error tracking and uptime monitoring in a single Rust binary, with managed Postgres on the same server, rather than an analytics service you run beside everything else.

## Features

| Feature | Temps | Plausible |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cookieless analytics | No (Two first-party cookies + localStorage) | Yes (Genuinely cookieless (daily-salted IP hash)) |
| Privacy-first, no third-party trackers | Yes | Yes |
| Lightweight tracking script | Yes | Yes (About 1.3KB gzipped — smaller than ours) |
| Goals and conversions | Yes | Yes (Mature and well-designed) |
| Session replay | Yes (rrweb-based) | No (Not offered by design) |
| Error tracking | Yes (Sentry-compatible DSN) | No |
| Uptime monitoring | Yes (60s checks) | No |
| Deployments | Yes (Git-push PaaS) | No (Not a deployment platform) |
| Managed PostgreSQL | Yes | No |
| Free to run permanently | Yes (Self-hosted, MIT / Apache 2.0) | Yes (Self-hosted Community Edition; the hosted product is trial-only) |
| Pageview-based pricing | No (Not metered self-hosted) | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes (MIT / Apache 2.0) | Yes (Community edition) |
| Focused single-purpose product | No | Yes (A genuine advantage if analytics is all you need) |

## Pricing

| Item | Temps | Plausible |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Entry | $0 self-hosted | $9/mo — up to 10k pageviews |
| Growth | $0 (included) | $14/mo — up to 3 sites |
| Business | $0 (included) | $19/mo — up to 10 sites |
| Free tier | Unlimited self-hosted | None — 30-day trial, no card required |
| Infrastructure | Free on your own VPS | $0 hosted, or self-host the community edition |

If web analytics is genuinely all you need, Plausible at $9/month is inexpensive and excellent, and bundling is not a reason to switch. The case for Temps appears when analytics is one of four tools you are paying for — at which point the comparison is not $9 against nothing, it is one subscription against several.

## Choose Temps if

- You want analytics, session replay, error tracking and deploys in one tool
- You do not want pricing banded by monthly pageviews
- You need session replay, which Plausible does not offer
- You are already self-hosting your platform and want analytics to live there
- You want the analytics to come with the platform rather than run as a fifth service

## Choose Plausible if

- Web analytics is all you need — Plausible is focused and does it very well
- You want the smallest possible tracking script; Plausible's is about 1.3KB gzipped
- You want a mature, hosted, privacy-first product with no server to run
- You value a single-purpose tool over a bundled platform
- $9/month is not a cost you are trying to remove

## Migrating from Plausible (easy)

Replace the Plausible script with @temps-sdk/react-analytics. Pageviews and goals map directly, but the consent position does not carry over: Plausible is cookieless, and Temps sets two first-party cookies, so re-check whether your jurisdiction requires a banner before you assume it does not. Historical data does not transfer — Plausible can export CSV, but there is no import path here, so run both in parallel if the history matters. Expect small discrepancies between any two analytics tools; they count bots and sessions differently.

## FAQ

### How much does Plausible cost?

The Starter plan is $9/month for up to 10,000 monthly pageviews, Growth is $14/month for up to 3 sites and Business is $19/month for up to 10 sites. There is a 30-day free trial with no card required, but no permanent free tier on the hosted product.

### Is Plausible open source?

Yes. Plausible Community Edition is the free, self-hosted release under the AGPL v3, so you can run it yourself instead of paying for the hosted product.

### Is Temps cookieless like Plausible?

No. Plausible sets no cookies and identifies visitors with a hash of the IP, user agent and a salt rotated every 24 hours. Temps' proxy sets two first-party HttpOnly cookies, _temps_visitor_id (365 days) and _temps_sid (30 minutes), and stores the data on your own server. Neither uses third-party trackers, but check your consent obligations for Temps rather than assuming Plausible's carry over.

### Does Temps do everything Plausible does?

For pageviews, referrers and goals, broadly yes. Plausible is the more focused and more polished analytics product, with a smaller script. Temps adds session replay, error tracking, uptime monitoring and deployments around it.

## Sources

- [Plausible pricing](https://plausible.io/#pricing)
- [Plausible data policy](https://plausible.io/data-policy)
- [Plausible Community Edition](https://plausible.io/self-hosted-web-analytics)

## Further reading

- [Self-Hosted Web Analytics in Temps](https://temps.sh/analytics): What the built-in analytics, session replay and funnels cover, with a Plausible and PostHog comparison.
- [Analytics Setup: Events, Funnels and Web Vitals](https://temps.sh/docs/analytics): How Temps analytics works, including the two first-party cookies it sets and what they store.
- [Data ownership and privacy](https://temps.sh/docs/data-ownership-and-privacy): Where Temps keeps analytics, replay and error data, and what that means for consent.
- [7 Best Plausible Alternatives for Web Analytics](https://temps.sh/blog/7-best-plausible-alternatives-web-analytics-2026): Privacy-first analytics tools compared on pricing, cookies and self-hosting.
- [Self-Hosted Sentry and Plausible Alternatives](https://temps.sh/blog/self-hosted-sentry-and-plausible-alternatives-2026): Replacing an error tracker and an analytics tool with self-hosted options.
- [Best PostHog alternatives 2026](https://temps.sh/blog/posthog-alternatives-2026): Plausible, Umami, Matomo, Temps and others, for teams choosing a lighter analytics tool.

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