Compare Alceris Analytics and Wide Angle Analytics on capabilities, jurisdiction, assurance, and fit for European buyers.
Both listed as alternatives to: Fathom Analytics, Google Analytics, Matomo
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.
Germany· Web Analytics
Needs review
Do not shortlist Wide Angle for new multi-year analytics: the vendor is winding the product down by end of August 2026. Existing customers should migrate using the promised data snapshot. For new EU privacy-analytics shortlists prefer Plausible, Pirsch, Simple Analytics, or Piwik PRO; keep Matomo-class stacks when self-host control is mandatory.
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| Feature | Alceris Analytics | Wide Angle Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | Germany | Germany |
| Category | Web Analytics | Web Analytics |
| Open source | No | No |
| Self-hosted | No | No |
| Headquarters | Germany | Germany |
| Legal entity | Manuel Bauer, Innere Passauer Str. 45, 94315 Straubing, Germany (VAT DE353601960) | Input Objects GmbH, Scharnhorststraße 24, 10115 Berlin, Germany |
| Governing law | Germany | Not listed |
| US parent / control | No known US parent | No known US parent |
| CLOUD Act exposure (indicative) | Medium | Medium |
| 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. | Visitor analytics: OVHcloud limited to FR/DE (vendor). Account path: Paddle (payments), Brevo email/automation, Infomaniak; older vendor post notes Brevo/Sendinblue encrypted DR involving AWS/GCP. No known US corporate parent. |
| 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. | German cookieless-by-default web analytics SaaS (Input Objects GmbH, OVHcloud FR/DE). Product announced for discontinuation end of August 2026—prefer living EU peers for new deployments. |
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| At a glance | Alceris Analytics | Wide Angle Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| HQ | Straubing, Germany | Berlin, Germany (Input Objects GmbH) |
| Legal entity | Manuel Bauer (sole operator) | Not listed |
| 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 | Event/site SaaS tiers + 14-day trial (see official pricing) |
| Governing law | Germany (per terms) | Not listed |
| Product launch | Not listed | November 2021 |
| Hosting (visitor path) | Not listed | OVHcloud France & Germany (vendor-stated) |
| Self-host | Not listed | No |
| Status | Not listed | Discontinuing end of August 2026 |
| Key capabilities | Alceris Analytics | Wide Angle Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Cookieless by design | Yes | Not listed |
| EU-operated (Germany) | Yes | Not listed |
| Realtime dashboard | Yes | Not listed |
| Free tier (volume-capped) | Yes | Not listed |
| SaaS only (no self-host) | Yes | Yes |
| Cookieless by default | Not listed | Yes |
| German GmbH (Berlin) | Not listed | Yes |
| OVHcloud FR/DE hosting | Not listed | Yes |
| EOL Aug 2026 | 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.
Cookieless request-based sessions with daily rotating salt
Default mode hashes site + IP + User-Agent with a non-persisted daily salt (SHA-256). Same-day uniques without cookies or long-lived IDs; past sessions cannot be re-linked after salt rotation. Optional 24h cookie or canvas fingerprinting change the consent analysis.
Optional tracking modes for SPA and consent-gated detail
Enable HTTP(S)-only 24h cookies, client fingerprinting, or service-issued IDs for SPA reliability. Fingerprinting is off by default and may require consent—controllers must re-assess before enabling.
Marketer dashboards, custom events, and multi-site teams
Real-time charts for sources, pages, devices, UTM campaigns, goals, custom actions, and e-commerce revenue attribution. Higher tiers add multi-user sharing, permissions, and many sites without SQL.
CMS one-click installs and lightweight script embed
Plugins/integrations for WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, Ghost, Webflow, and common JS stacks; custom sites add a script tag. Built for marketers rather than BI engineers.
OVHcloud EU regions (FR/DE) for visitor analytics path
Vendor states product hosting is limited to OVHcloud France and Germany with no end-user analytics transfer outside EU/EEA and no sale of visitor data. Account billing/email use separate subprocessors (see Trust).
| Assurance & compliance | Alceris Analytics | Wide Angle Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Independent security / no-logs audit | Not found No public third-party audit of cookieless/no-IP claims found | Not found No public independent pen-test or no-logs audit PDF found on site materials reviewed. |
| ISO 27001 | Not found No ISO 27001 claim on public site/security pages (none published) | Not found No public ISO 27001 certificate page found. |
| SOC 2 / SOC 3 | Not found No SOC 2/3 report referenced publicly | Not found No public SOC 2/3 report found. |
| 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 German controller/processor entity; cookieless-default design; DPO named (DPO CONSULTING). Not legal advice. |
| 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 EU GmbH, no known US parent, OVH FR/DE visitor hosting; offset by Paddle and Brevo-related infrastructure (incl. encrypted AWS/GCP DR per vendor blog). Assessment row—not vendor marketing. |
| Data processing agreement (B2B) | Not found No public DPA page or in-product DPA download found; ask vendor before production use | Vendor claimed Vendor blog/compliance materials state a signed DPA is offered; confirm current template with vendor. |
| EU AI Act | Not applicable Web analytics measurement product; not marketed as an AI system | Not applicable Web analytics product, not an AI system under typical AI Act product framing. |
| Considerations & known limitations | Alceris Analytics | Wide Angle Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Product end-of-life (August 2026) | Not listed | High Vendor announced discontinuation; service runs until end of August 2026 with pro-rata refunds and a vendor-prepared snapshot—not a self-service export. New deployments risk forced migration within weeks. |
| No self-host continuity path | Not listed | High SaaS-only design means the product cannot be retained on your infrastructure after shutdown. |
| Account subprocessors beyond OVH | Not listed | Medium Paddle, Brevo, Infomaniak (and historical Brevo DR via US-group clouds) affect customer-account and support data paths even if visitor analytics stay on OVH EU. |
| Optional fingerprinting/cookies | Not listed | Medium Non-default modes can reintroduce consent obligations; misconfiguration is a controller risk. |
| No public ISO/SOC/independent audit | Not listed | Medium Assurance rests on design docs, DPA, and vendor claims unless private reports are provided under NDA. |
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 need a living cookieless EU SaaS analytics product
Consider: Plausible Analytics, Pirsch Analytics, or Simple Analytics
All remain active EU-oriented peers in this directory category.
When: You need self-host or deep plugin/on-prem control
Consider: Matomo (self-host or hosted peers) or Piwik PRO
Wide Angle never offered self-host and is shutting down.
When: You accept US ad-stack analytics for free depth
Consider: Google Analytics (GA4)
Different jurisdiction, cookie/consent model, and product surface—not a like-for-like privacy swap.