GhostMetrics gives you real-time visitor analytics, engagement scoring, and conversion funnels — without cookies, consent banners, or personal data collection.
Privacy, features, and pricing side by side
| Feature | GhostMetrics | Google Analytics | Plausible | Fathom | Umami |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99/mo | Free (standard) | From $9/mo | From $15/mo | Free to self-host |
| Script Size (gzipped) | ~3KB | ~150KB | Not measured by us | Not measured by us | Not measured by us |
| Cookies | None | Yes (_ga by default) |
Cookieless per vendor | Cookieless per vendor | Cookieless per vendor |
| Consent Banner Needed | No | Usually, in the EU/UK | Check with your counsel | Check with your counsel | Check with your counsel |
| Personal Data | None collected | Collects user-level data | Vendor says none | Vendor says none | Vendor says none |
| Real-time Visitors | Yes (live detail) | Yes | Check vendor | Check vendor | Check vendor |
| Engagement Scoring | Yes | Engagement metrics | Check vendor | Check vendor | Check vendor |
| Conversion Funnels | Yes | Yes | Check vendor | Check vendor | Check vendor |
| Performance Vitals | Yes (Core Web) | Separate tool | No | No | Check vendor |
| Dashboard Tabs | 11 tabs | Many reports | Check vendor | Check vendor | Check vendor |
| Cross-tab Filtering | Yes | Yes | Check vendor | Check vendor | Check vendor |
| CSV Export | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-site | Yes | Yes | Check vendor | Check vendor | Yes |
| Self-hosting Required | No | No | No (optional) | No | Yes |
| Setup Complexity | 1 line of code | Tag or GTM setup | Script tag | Script tag | Server setup |
| Free Trial | 30 days | N/A (free) | 30 days | 7 days | N/A (free) |
GhostMetrics is about 3KB gzipped. Google Analytics 4's gtag.js measured roughly 150KB gzipped (our measurement, September 10, 2026), so it is a much larger download on every page.
GhostMetrics sets no cookies. For many sites that means no analytics consent popup to build or maintain; check your own situation.
GhostMetrics collects no cookies and never writes IP addresses to storage. See Google's current documentation for how Google Analytics data may be used.
See who is on your site right now. Dashboard figures come from the raw rows we store, not from sampled reports.
Capture FCP, LCP, CLS and TTFB from real visits alongside your traffic numbers.
11 dashboard tabs, one script tag to install.
Gzipped sizes as we measured them on September 10, 2026; the GhostMetrics bar is widened so its label stays readable. We have not measured other vendors' scripts.
30-day free trial. $9.99/mo after. One line of code to install. Cancel anytime.
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