Compare Alceris Analytics and JENTIS on capabilities, jurisdiction, assurance, and fit for European buyers.
Both listed as alternatives to: Google Analytics
Germany· Web Analytics
Needs review
Shortlist when you need German-operated, cookieless pageview/event analytics with a free monthly allowance and one-line install. Skip when you need self-hosting, open-source core, enterprise cert packs, or deep product analytics—consider Plausible, Simple Analytics, Pirsch, or Matomo instead.
Austria· Web Analytics
Needs review
Shortlist when you need managed server-side / first-party capture with EU-entity hosting and multi-destination activation (ads + analytics). Skip when you only want lightweight privacy analytics or free self-hosted tagging—consider Piwik PRO or etracker for EU analytics-first stacks, or Google sGTM if you will operate a Google-centric pipeline yourself.
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| Feature | Alceris Analytics | JENTIS |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | Germany | Austria |
| Category | Web Analytics | Web Analytics |
| Open source | No | No |
| Self-hosted | No | No |
| Headquarters | Germany | Austria |
| Legal entity | Manuel Bauer, Innere Passauer Str. 45, 94315 Straubing, Germany (VAT DE353601960) | JENTIS GmbH |
| Governing law | Germany | Austria / EU GDPR |
| US parent / control | No known US parent | No known US parent |
| CLOUD Act exposure (indicative) | Medium | Low |
| Hosting / residency | Vendor claims analytics data is stored and served only on European servers and aggregated on arrival. Named external paths: Paddle (paid billing MoR) and optional Google Search Console. No official named infrastructure/subprocessor inventory beyond those; public site IP/ASN currently associated with netcup GmbH (Germany). DNS nameservers observed on Hetzner. | Product: default EU/EEA-only processing on ISO 27001-certified cloud; docs cite IONOS cloud (Germany/EU). Exact host/region named in customer DPA. Optional non-EU instances may add non-EU subprocessors if selected. Marketing website separately uses Host Europe (DE) and US SaaS (HubSpot, Salesforce, Google) for corporate CRM/ads—not the Twin Server product path. |
| Summary | German cookieless website analytics SaaS: aggregate pageviews, events, and UTM campaigns without cookies or IP logs, operated from Straubing with EU-oriented hosting claims. | Austrian managed server-side data capture and hybrid tag manager: first-party Twin Server collection, consent-aware routing, and ad activation for multi-tool MarTech stacks. |
| Tags |
| At a glance | Alceris Analytics | JENTIS |
|---|---|---|
| HQ | Straubing, Germany | Vienna, Austria |
| Legal entity | Manuel Bauer (sole operator) | JENTIS GmbH (FN 529675i) |
| Deployment | Hosted SaaS only | Not listed |
| Open source | Product SaaS closed; WP plugin on WordPress.org | No |
| Commercial model | Free volume-capped tier; paid via Paddle | Sales-led SaaS (demo / consultation) |
| Governing law | Germany (per terms) | Not listed |
| Founded | Not listed | 2020 |
| Product type | Not listed | Managed server-side data capture / hybrid tag manager |
| Hosting model | Not listed | Managed SaaS; EU/EEA by default (IONOS cited in docs) |
| Self-hosted product | Not listed | No (managed hosting) |
| Key capabilities | Alceris Analytics | JENTIS |
|---|---|---|
| Cookieless by design | Yes | Not listed |
| EU-operated (Germany) | Yes | Yes |
| Realtime dashboard | Yes | Not listed |
| Free tier (volume-capped) | Yes | Not listed |
| SaaS only (no self-host) | Yes | Not listed |
| Server-side tag manager | Not listed | Yes |
| EU/EEA hosting (claimed) | Not listed | Yes |
| ISO 27001 (claimed) | Not listed | Yes |
| Managed SaaS | Not listed | Yes |
| Not open source | Not listed | Yes |
Cookieless aggregation without IP storage
Per the privacy policy, Alceris does not set cookies, session IDs, or similar client storage; IPs are not logged; the full User-Agent is not stored. Only aggregated fields such as page URL, referrer, parsed browser/OS, language, and timezone-based country are retained—aimed at sites that want stats without an analytics cookie banner.
One-line async script, deferred events, WordPress plugin
Install via a single async script from alceris.com with your site data-id (docs include a deferred alceris() queue so early events are not lost). WordPress operators can use the official plugin and paste the dashboard site ID. SaaS-only—there is no self-hosted server package.
Realtime pageviews and custom events with metadata
Pageviews and events are processed immediately into the dashboard. Custom events are sent with alceris('event', name, { ...metadata }), useful for button clicks, form steps, or content attributes without building a full product-analytics stack.
UTM campaigns, outbound links, and cross-domain flows
UTM parameters are extracted for campaign reporting; outbound link clicks are tracked automatically; cross-domain tracking follows visitors across owned domains. Scope is web traffic measurement—not session replay or heatmaps.
Optional Google Search Console and first-party proxy
Connect Search Console to import query impressions, clicks, and terms (data removed on unlink). Docs also describe reverse-proxying script.js and the img.alceris.com data endpoint through your own domain so ad-blockers are less likely to drop hits—at the cost of operating that proxy yourself.
Hybrid server-side tag management
One container for client- and server-side tags with first-party DNS; migrate data-layer logic and debug from browser hit to server dispatch without running your own sGTM fleet.
Twin Server capture and transforms
Server-side session mirror that can pseudonymize, anonymize, enrich, and time-frame parameters before forwarding—usable as a CNIL-style proxy pattern when configured carefully.
Essential Mode for non-consent traffic
Configurable minimized/anonymized capture when marketing consent is refused so sessions and conversions are not fully invisible—subject to DPO/legal sign-off per jurisdiction.
Synthetic Users for ad activation
Models trained on consented first-party data produce synthetic conversion signals for Google, Meta, TikTok, and other ad APIs; measure impact with holdouts—legal basis is configuration-specific.
Managed EU connectors and raw export
Vendor-maintained connectors across analytics, ads, and MarTech plus raw data export/API-style control; not a self-hosted open-source stack.
| Assurance & compliance | Alceris Analytics | JENTIS |
|---|---|---|
| Independent security / no-logs audit | Not found No public third-party audit of cookieless/no-IP claims found | Not found No public independent no-logs or third-party security audit PDF located; ISO is the main public assurance claim. |
| ISO 27001 | Not found No ISO 27001 claim on public site/security pages (none published) | Vendor claimed Vendor states ISO 27001 / ISO 27001:2013 certification on site footer and privacy docs; certificate not independently verified in this draft. |
| SOC 2 / SOC 3 | Not found No SOC 2/3 report referenced publicly | Not found No public SOC 2/3 report found on marketing or privacy docs. |
| GDPR / EU data protection | Vendor claimed German controller; cookieless/no-IP design claims on privacy policy (last updated 2022). Not legal advice—confirm with counsel and DPA. | Vendor claimed Austrian controller entity; product marketed as privacy-by-design processor with EU hosting, CMP hooks, and transform functions. Not legal advice—confirm config and DPA. |
| US CLOUD Act exposure (indicative) | Partial EU sole proprietor, no known US parent; vendor EU-hosting claims and DE-associated hosting for the public site. Optional Google Search Console involves Google; Paddle handles payments; infrastructure subprocessors not fully named. Indicative only—not legal advice. | Partial EuropeanStack assessment: AT entity and no known US parent; product hosting claimed EU-only (e.g. IONOS). Residual exposure via customer-chosen US destinations and any non-EU instance option. Not legal advice. |
| Data processing agreement (B2B) | Not found No public DPA page or in-product DPA download found; ask vendor before production use | Vendor claimed Sample DPA via Customer Legal Hub; required for SaaS processing. Confirm signed version and subprocessor annex. |
| EU AI Act | Not applicable Web analytics measurement product; not marketed as an AI system | Not applicable Core product is tag/data capture; Synthetic Users is ML-assisted but product is not marketed as a general-purpose AI system. Revisit if Synthetic Users becomes a primary regulated AI offering. |
| Considerations & known limitations | Alceris Analytics | JENTIS |
|---|---|---|
| Solo / small-operator continuity | Medium Imprint shows an individual operator in Straubing. Terms provide service as-is with email support on reasonable effort and reserve the right to modify or discontinue the service. Practical impact: backup exports and an exit plan matter more than with a large SaaS vendor. | Not listed |
| Thin public compliance packaging | Medium No ISO/SOC claims, no independent audit, no public DPA template, and no named infrastructure subprocessor list despite terms referring to third-party hardware/storage vendors. Practical impact: slower security review for regulated buyers. | Not listed |
| Optional Google Search Console path | Low Connecting Search Console pulls query metrics from Google into Alceris. Leave it disconnected if US providers are out of policy for any analytics-adjacent data. | Not listed |
| Billing via Paddle MoR | Low Paid plans are contracted with Paddle, not Alceris directly. Review Paddle's terms and data role for finance/procurement. | Not listed |
| WordPress plugin maintenance signal | Low WordPress.org lists the plugin as not tested with the latest major WP releases and few active installs. Prefer manual script install or re-test thoroughly on your WP version. | Not listed |
| Consent modes need legal sign-off | Not listed | High Essential Mode and Synthetic Users can re-open measurement when users refuse cookies; legality depends on jurisdiction, configuration, and DPO assessment—not automatic compliance. |
| Downstream US ad/analytics tools | Not listed | Medium Even with EU capture, enabling Google/Meta/TikTok connectors can transfer personal data to US providers; use transforms/proxy patterns and transfer tools as required. |
| ISO claimed; limited public audits | Not listed | Medium ISO 27001 is vendor-asserted; no independent public security/no-logs audit found. Request certificate, pen-test summaries, and full subprocessor list under NDA if needed. |
| Managed SaaS, not self-host | Not listed | Medium No open-source self-host product path; ops simplicity trades for vendor dependency, sales-led pricing, and migration cost if you later leave. |
| Implementation and data-layer effort | Not listed | Low Migration from client-side tags still needs DNS, data layer, CMP mapping, and QA—vendor connectors reduce but do not eliminate engineering work. |
When: You want a more established cookieless SaaS brand with stronger public compliance packaging
Consider: Plausible Analytics or Simple Analytics
Similar lightweight privacy analytics category; different ownership and documentation maturity
When: You need self-hosted or on-prem control of the analytics stack
Consider: Matomo (self-hosted) or catalog Matomo hosting variants
Alceris is cloud-only; proxying the script still sends data to Alceris
When: You need German-hosted open-source cookieless analytics with a different product surface
Consider: Pirsch Analytics
Peer German privacy-analytics option for side-by-side evaluation
When: You need full GA4-class product and marketing analytics depth
Consider: Google Analytics (accept its data model) or a heavier EU suite
Alceris intentionally stays narrow
When: You primarily need EU privacy-focused web analytics (and optional self-host), not multi-destination ad activation
Consider: Piwik PRO or etracker
JENTIS can still sit in front of Piwik PRO; choose the analytics product when capture is not the bottleneck.
When: You are Google-only and will operate server-side GTM yourself
Consider: Google Tag Manager (server-side) + GA4
Lower cash cost; higher ops burden and different transfer/jurisdiction posture.
When: You need a full customer data platform or enterprise analytics suite
Consider: Adobe Analytics or a dedicated CDP (e.g. Tealium)
JENTIS is capture/routing at the start of the chain, not a CDP replacement.