Why switch?
You shouldn't need cookies and separate vendors just to understand your visitors.
Traditional Tools
- Cookies, fingerprinting, and consent banners
- Separate vendors for analytics, captcha, and feedback
- Enterprise pricing that scales faster than your traffic
PrivateStater
- No cookies, no raw IPs, no fingerprinting
- One script covers analytics, captcha, and feedback
- Free tier with every feature — subscribe only for higher limits
Analytics, Captcha, Feedback
All from a single script tag on your website.
Analytics
See traffic, devices, and clicks without tracking individuals.
Completely free with no usage limits or feature restrictions
- Real-time traffic
- Browser & device breakdown
- Click & event tracking
Captcha
Stop bots and form spam. Only successful challenges count toward limits.
- Puzzle challenge
- Proof of Work (PoW)
- Only successful checks count
Feedback
Collect feedback with screenshots and logs with a widget you can style.
- Star rating, text, and email
- Screenshots, browser, and logs
- Themeable and customizable
Pricing
Analytics is always free and unlimited. Captcha and feedback have generous free tiers.
Free
Analytics is always unlimited. No credit card required.
- Website1
- AnalyticsUnlimited
- Captcha20,000 / mo
- Feedback20 / mo
Add-ons
Subscribe only to what you need, when you need it. All add-ons are the same price.
- Websites Add-on+3 ($1.99/mo)
- Analytics—
- Captcha Add-on+100,000 ($1.99/mo)
- Feedback Add-on+100 ($1.99/mo)
Comparison with Other Products
See how PrivateStater differs from what you're currently using.
| Product | Price (Monthly) | Cookies | GDPR Compliance | Primary Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrivateStater | Free (unlimited) | No | Compliant | All sizes |
| Google Analytics 4 | Free | Yes | Warning | SMB |
| Mixpanel | $0~ (1M events free) | Yes | Compliant | Product teams |
| Plausible | $9~ | No | Compliant | Personal/SMB |
| Simple Analytics | $0~ | No | Compliant | Personal/SMB |
| Fathom | $15~ | No | Compliant | Agencies/Personal |
| PostHog | $0~ (1M events free) | Yes | Compliant | Developers/Product teams |
| Product | Price (Monthly) | Cookies | GDPR Compliance | Verification Method | Primary Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrivateStater | $0~ (20K free) | No | Compliant | Puzzle + PoW | All sizes |
| reCAPTCHA Essentials | Free (10K) | Yes | Warning | Behavioral analysis + Puzzle | Personal/SMB |
| reCAPTCHA Standard | $8~ (10K free) | Yes | Warning | Behavioral analysis + Puzzle | SMB/Business |
| reCAPTCHA Enterprise | $8~ (10K free) | Yes | Warning | Behavioral analysis + Puzzle | Enterprise |
| hCaptcha | $0~ | Yes | Warning | Image recognition | Personal/SMB |
| Friendly Captcha | €9~ | No | Compliant | PoW | Personal/Business |
| ALTCHA | $0~ (OSS) | No | Compliant | PoW | All sizes |
| Cloudflare Turnstile | Free | Yes | Compliant | Invisible | All sizes |
| MTCaptcha | $0~ (10K free) | Yes | Compliant | Text-based | Basic security |
| Product | Price (Monthly) | Screenshot | Language Support | Primary Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrivateStater | $0~ (20 free) | Yes (annotation) | Multilingual | All sizes |
| Userback | $0~ | Yes (annotation) | Multilingual | Product teams |
| Usersnap | €0~ | Yes | Multilingual | Product/Design teams |
| Appzi | $0~ | Yes | 10+ | SMB |
| Marker.io | $39~ | Yes (annotation) | Multilingual | Dev teams |
This table may be out of date. If something looks wrong, email me and I'll fix it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have a question not listed here? Email me at hello@privatestater.com.
Everything is included. Only limits change. Analytics is unlimited. Captcha includes 20,000 verifications/month, and Feedback includes 20 responses/month. Only successful captcha checks count toward the limit.
PrivateStater is run solo, and the infrastructure is simple. No office, no payroll, just servers and email.
No. PrivateStater doesn't use cookies, so you don't need to show cookie consent popups for this service.
Privacy, simple pricing, and a dashboard that stays out of your way. PrivateStater avoids cookies and fingerprinting, and it's simpler and cheaper than most enterprise analytics tools.
PrivateStater is built to reduce GDPR headaches, but I can't give legal advice. GDPR isn't a certification. PrivateStater avoids cookies and collects minimal data, which can help, but you should verify requirements for your use case.
Analytics is free so that Google Analytics users — and anyone else — can switch to a privacy-friendly alternative without paying anything. You shouldn't need a budget just to respect your visitors' privacy.
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