Compare Analyzati and Pirsch Analytics on capabilities, jurisdiction, assurance, and fit for European buyers.
Both listed as alternatives to: Fathom Analytics, Google Analytics, Matomo
Spain· Web Analytics
Needs review
Shortlist when you want Spanish/EU-legal SaaS web analytics with cookie-free daily uniques, city geo, AI referral views, and a public DPA—without self-hosting. Skip when you need open source, on-prem, multi-day retention/cohorts, or certified ISO/SOC evidence; consider Plausible Analytics or Matomo instead.
Germany· Web Analytics
Needs review
Shortlist Pirsch when you want German-operated, cookie-free web analytics with funnels/events, agency white-label, and a public DPA—hosted on Hetzner per vendor docs. Skip when you need free full-product self-host, session replay/heatmaps, or a stack with zero US-group subprocessors; consider Plausible or Simple Analytics instead.
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| Feature | Analyzati | Pirsch Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | Spain | Germany |
| Category | Web Analytics | Web Analytics |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Self-hosted | No | No |
| Headquarters | Spain | Germany |
| Legal entity | Incorporated in Barcelona, Spain (exact legal name not published on pages reviewed) | Emvi Software GmbH (Nickelstraße 1b, 33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück; HRB 11575, AG Gütersloh) |
| Governing law | Spain / EU (GDPR referenced; confirm governing law clause in Terms) | Germany / EU GDPR |
| US parent / control | No known US parent | No known US parent |
| CLOUD Act exposure (indicative) | Medium | Medium |
| Hosting / residency | Visitor/app data: AWS in Paris (vendor). Marketing site: Namecheap in Amsterdam. Backups described as EU. Other subprocessors named in privacy materials: Stripe (payments), AWS (email), Freshworks (support), hCaptcha (registration). | Analytics: Hetzner Online GmbH, Germany (vendor claims Nuremberg/Falkenstein). Account/ops subprocessors named in privacy policy include AWS SES (Amazon Web Services EMEA), Google Workspace (Google Cloud EMEA), Stripe, Inc. (US), Intuition Machines, Inc. (US CAPTCHA), and Datev eG (DE). |
| Summary | Spanish cookie-free web analytics SaaS: real-time traffic, city-level geo, AI referral sources, and event tracking without cookies, stored IPs, or fingerprints. | Cookie-free web analytics from Emvi Software GmbH in Germany: hash-based visitor IDs, open-source core, Hetzner-hosted SaaS with funnels, events, and agency white-label. |
| Tags |
| At a glance | Analyzati | Pirsch Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| HQ / entity | Barcelona, Spain (EU entity claimed; exact registry name not on public pages reviewed) | Not listed |
| Product type | Hosted web analytics SaaS | Not listed |
| Open source | No | Core library AGPL-3.0; full SaaS commercial |
| Self-host | No | Enterprise on-prem option; not free CE |
| App hosting | AWS, Paris (vendor claim) | Not listed |
| Commercial model | Freemium + pageview / site-count tiers | Usage-based (monthly page views); trial available |
| DPA | Public; accepted via Terms of Service | Not listed |
| HQ | Not listed | Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany |
| Legal entity | Not listed | Emvi Software GmbH |
| Category | Not listed | Web analytics (SaaS) |
| Primary hosting (claimed) | Not listed | Hetzner Germany (Nuremberg/Falkenstein) |
| Key capabilities | Analyzati | Pirsch Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Cookie-free tracking | Yes | Yes |
| EU entity (Spain) | Yes | Not listed |
| App on AWS Paris | Yes | Not listed |
| Public DPA | Yes | Not listed |
| AI referral insights | Yes | Not listed |
| SaaS only | Yes | Not listed |
| Open-source core (AGPL) | Not listed | Yes |
| Hetzner DE hosting (claimed) | Not listed | Yes |
| Server-side tracking | Not listed | Yes |
| Agency white-label | Not listed | Yes |
| Public DPA/AVV | Not listed | Yes |
Cookie-free uniques with daily rotating salt
Counts daily unique visitors by hashing IP + User-Agent + domain with a salt that is destroyed every 24 hours. No cookies, localStorage, or device-persistent IDs; raw IP and full UA are not stored. Trade-off: no multi-day retention or new-vs-returning series.
City-level geo without retained IPs
Derives continent, country, region, and city for maps and rankings from the request IP, then discards the IP. Useful for market mix reporting when you do not need ISP- or coordinate-level precision.
AI referral and channel acquisition views
Breaks down how visitors arrive—search, referring sites, and AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude—so content teams can see discovery outside classic SEO referrers.
Real-time dashboard, events, export, and API
Live visitor activity, page performance, device/browser/OS stats, custom events and campaigns, weekly email reports, data export, and API access on published plans. Integrations include a WordPress plugin and Google Tag Manager snippet placement.
Public B2B DPA with processor role
A published Data Processing Agreement (effective August 2022) treats Analyzati as processor and the customer as controller for visitor measurement. Acceptance is tied to product use under the Terms of Service rather than a bespoke countersignature workflow.
Cookie-free 24-hour visitor hashing
Recognizes visitors without cookies by hashing IP, User-Agent, date, and a per-site salt into a short ID. The vendor states IPs are not stored and cross-site linkage is blocked by the salt; sessions expire after 24 hours so long-term profiles are not built. Best for sites that want aggregate traffic metrics without a dedicated analytics cookie banner—confirm ePrivacy/TTDSG fit with counsel.
Server-side and script integrations
Instrument via JS snippet, CMS plugins (e.g. WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Framer), or backend SDKs/API (Go library and other stacks). Server-side collection improves resilience when ad blockers strip client scripts. Tradeoff: backend integration costs more engineering time than a single script tag.
Funnels, events, goals, and tag segmentation
Goes past pageviews with custom events, conversion goals, multi-step funnels, session path exploration, outbound/download/404 tracking, and tags for A/B tests or channel segmentation. Webhooks and email reports push insights into existing tools. Some advanced metrics (e.g. custom event metrics, e-commerce revenue tracking) sit on higher commercial tiers—verify the live feature matrix.
Agency white-label and shared dashboards
Custom domains, themes, logos, and broader white-label options let agencies present analytics under their own brand. Public dashboards and unique access links support clients without full account sprawl; roles/teams scale collaboration. Strong fit for multi-client portfolios; less relevant for a single personal blog.
Migration imports, API, and unlimited retention (stated)
Import historical data from Google Analytics, Plausible, or Fathom; export CSV; use the REST API and SDKs for custom pipelines. Pricing docs state unlimited data retention across Standard, Plus, and Enterprise. Limits are usage-based on monthly page views (events and a share of session extensions count)—plan for growth, not perpetual free volume.
| Assurance & compliance | Analyzati | Pirsch Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Independent security / no-logs audit | Not found No public third-party audit PDF or no-logs attestation found on official pages reviewed. | Not found Open-source core allows code review; no public third-party audit PDF located in this research pass. |
| ISO 27001 | Not found No ISO 27001 certificate claim located on homepage, privacy, or DPA pages. | Not found No ISO 27001 certificate or registry entry found on official trust pages reviewed. |
| SOC 2 / SOC 3 | Not found No SOC 2/3 report claim found on public trust materials. | Not found No public SOC 2/3 report referenced on official pages reviewed. |
| GDPR / EU data protection | Vendor claimed EU entity (Barcelona); public GDPR/PECR/CCPA compliance pages; anonymisation design documented; controller/processor roles in DPA. | Vendor claimed German controller/processor Emvi Software GmbH; cookie-free hashing design; public DPA; German Hetzner hosting claims. Vendor also cites CCPA/PECR/Schrems II—treat as claims, confirm with counsel. |
| US CLOUD Act exposure (indicative) | Partial Spanish/EU vendor with no known US parent, but application hosting on AWS (Paris) and US-group subprocessors (Stripe, Freshworks, AWS email, hCaptcha). Residency ≠ ownership. Not legal advice. | Partial EU entity / no known US parent and Hetzner DE analytics hosting, but privacy policy names AWS SES, Google Workspace, Stripe, and Intuition Machines (US-group services) for email/CAPTCHA/payments. Not legal advice. |
| Data processing agreement (B2B) | Vendor claimed Public DPA effective 18 Aug 2022; vendor says acceptance is automatic via product use / ToS—no separate signature required. | Vendor claimed Downloadable English DPA and German AVV PDFs linked from docs.pirsch.io/privacy. |
| EU AI Act | Not applicable Product reports AI *referral traffic*; it is not marketed as a high-risk AI system provider. | Not applicable Classical web analytics product; not marketed as an AI system. |
| Considerations & known limitations | Analyzati | Pirsch Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| AWS and US-group subprocessors | Medium Measurement app is on AWS Paris; account path also uses Stripe, Freshworks, AWS email, and hCaptcha. EU regions reduce some transfer friction but do not erase US-group provider diligence for many public-sector and bank questionnaires. | Not listed |
| No public ISO/SOC or independent audit | Medium Security claims rely on vendor documentation (HTTPS, hashing, firewalls, backups). Organisations with mandatory cert evidence will need vendor outreach or a different shortlist. | Not listed |
| No multi-day visitor identity | Low Daily salt rotation blocks persistent uniques. Expect gaps vs Google Analytics for returning users, frequency, and retention—by design. | Not listed |
| SaaS lock-in / no self-host | Low No self-host edition found. Exit requires export/API migration to another tool; confirm export completeness in a trial. | Not listed |
| Exact registry name not on marketing pages | Low Vendor states Barcelona incorporation but public pages reviewed did not display a full Spanish company registration string—collect CIF/NIF and full legal name during contracting. | Not listed |
| US-group account/ops subprocessors | Not listed | Medium Even with German analytics hosting claims, customer email, CAPTCHA, and payments involve AWS, Google, Stripe, and Intuition Machines. Sovereign or “no US cloud” policies need explicit exception handling or Enterprise architecture review. |
| No public ISO/SOC or third-party audit | Not listed | Medium Procurement teams that require ISO 27001 or SOC 2 evidence will need vendor questionnaires or NDA materials; public pages did not show those certs. |
| Open-source core ≠ free full self-host | Not listed | Low Teams assuming AGPL means free on-prem of the entire product may be surprised; full on-prem is positioned as Enterprise. |
| Fingerprinting still needs legal fit review | Not listed | Low Cookie-free hashing is not automatically lawful everywhere without information/consent analysis. Banner removal should be validated for your jurisdiction and tag stack. |
| Page-view usage limits | Not listed | Low Plans are metered on monthly page views (with events and partial session extensions counting). Hitting the cap can restrict dashboard access until upgrade or cycle reset—model traffic before cutover. |
When: You need open-source analytics you can self-host and audit
Consider: Plausible Analytics (self-host option) or Matomo
Analyzati is SaaS-only with no public source release found.
When: You want a comparable cookie-free European SaaS peer for side-by-side trials
Consider: Plausible Analytics or Simple Analytics
Compare AI-referrer and geo depth, DPA wording, and hosting/subprocessor lists in each trial.
When: You need full-stack product analytics and advertising linkage
Consider: Google Analytics (incumbent) or a dedicated product analytics suite
Analyzati deliberately collects a minimal metric set and does not sell ad-tech profiles.
When: You need a free full-stack self-hosted analytics product with AGPL community edition
Consider: Plausible Analytics (CE) or other open full products in your shortlist
Pirsch open-sources the tracking core; on-prem of the full product is Enterprise-scoped.
When: You want the simplest possible privacy-first metrics with a Dutch vendor
Consider: Simple Analytics
Fewer advanced funnel/white-label features; different packaging tradeoffs.
When: You need heatmaps or session replay more than classical web analytics
Consider: Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity, or EU UX-analytics peers
Expect heavier consent and data-minimization review.
When: You must stay inside Google’s advertising and BigQuery measurement ecosystem
Consider: Google Analytics / Google Tag Manager stack
Opposite privacy and transfer posture—only if legal review accepts it.