Many website owners pick Simple Analytics for its privacy-first approach and straightforward dashboards.
Cyan Stats shares the same core values—privacy, simplicity, and clarity—while adding conversion-focused insights and a delightful user experience.
Here's why you should consider Cyan Stats over Simple Analytics 👇
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Simple Analytics | |
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| Analytics Dashboard |
Easy, friendly, and intentionally minimal. Built to answer real questions fast, without noise—so you can act, not analyze. |
Simple and privacy-focused by design. Offers essential metrics with a clean interface. |
| Data ownership | Your data is 100% yours. You remain in complete control of your website traffic data—no selling, no sharing, no profiling. |
Strong stance on privacy and ownership. Focused on minimizing data collection and keeping things straightforward. |
| Privacy of your website visitors | Cyan Stats tracks visits without collecting personal or identifiable information. Fully cookieless. No fingerprinting. No cross-site tracking. | Privacy-first and cookieless, with a minimal approach to data. Designed to measure without invasive tracking. |
| Compliancy with privacy regulations GDPR, CCPA, and PECR |
No cookies and no personal data collection means you can stay compliant and keep your site free from cookie banners and pop-ups. |
Built to help you comply with major privacy regulations. Minimal data collection reduces compliance friction. |
| Avoiding ad-blockers | Not part of the adtech ecosystem and not profiling your visitors. Designed to be lightweight and rarely blocked. |
Lightweight and privacy-friendly approach. Typically less impacted by blockers compared to traditional adtech scripts. |
| Time-to-value | Get answers in seconds—where visitors come from, what they read, and what drives conversions. Built-in clarity to help you make decisions fast. | Focused on essential metrics with a simple setup. Straightforward insights for common use cases. |
| Setup & Maintenance | SaaS-only and cookieless—just add a tiny script and you're done. Zero maintenance. Continuous improvements without breaking your flow. | Simple setup and hosted service. Minimal ongoing effort required. |
| Focus on outcomes | Built for creators, startups, and teams who value action over complexity. Helps you spot what matters and ignore vanity metrics. | Emphasizes simplicity and essentials. A good fit when you want a minimal view of performance. |
Right, but Simple Analytics is already privacy-first.
Why should I choose Cyan Stats?
Cyan Stats is built for clarity and momentum—so you spend less time figuring out dashboards and more time improving your website. It’s private, cookieless, and laser-focused on the insights that help you grow.
While both tools value privacy, Cyan Stats aims to remove friction everywhere else: effortless setup, intuitive navigation, and a friendly product that helps you act fast. If you want analytics that feel simple and make decisions easier, Cyan Stats is made for you.