Facts read November 6, 2026
Plausible vs Vercel Web Analytics
Vercel Web Analytics is Cuely's default analytics pick when your description doesn't favor either one: one switch on a Vercel project, no cookies. Pick Plausible if you care most about EU data and GDPR.
Side by side
| Fact | Plausible | Vercel Web Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Cookieless, privacy-focused web analytics hosted in the EU. | Built-in, cookieless pageview analytics for Vercel projects. |
| Free plan | None | Hobby: 50,000 events per month, 1-month reporting window, no custom events. |
| Paid from | Starter: $9/month for 10k monthly pageviews (1 site); 30-day free trial. | Pro: $0.03 per 1,000 events. |
| At 1,000 users | $9/month | $6/month |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| Best for | Marketing site traffic without a cookie banner; EU-hosted analytics | Quick traffic stats on a Vercel-hosted site |
| Watch out | No free plan (30-day trial); web stats only, not product analytics. | On Hobby (non-commercial), collection pauses after a 3-day grace period at 50,000 events. No custom events on Hobby. |
Where they differ
The published scores, from −3 to +3, that decide which one Cuely picks for each need.
| Need | Plausible | Vercel Web Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| EU data residency or GDPR | +3 Cookieless and hosted in the EU on EU-owned infrastructure. | 0 No particular strength here. |
| prefers open source or self-hosting | +2 AGPLv3 Community Edition is self-hostable. | 0 No particular strength here. |
| Next.js or React | 0 No particular strength here. | +2 One component in a Next.js app on Vercel. |
| fewer vendors | 0 No particular strength here. | +2 Part of the hosting platform you already use. |
Sources: Plausible pricing (read November 6, 2026), Vercel Web Analytics pricing (read November 6, 2026). No vendor pays for placement.