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Wide Angle Analytics

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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Wide Angle Analytics is a privacy-first web analytics SaaS from Input Objects GmbH in Berlin. It launched in November 2021 as a cookieless-by-default alternative to Google Analytics. By default the service builds a request-based session ID from site, IP, User-Agent, and a daily salt.

It exists for marketers who want traffic, campaign, and conversion metrics without a cookie consent banner in the default configuration. Hosting has been described on OVHcloud in France and Germany.

The concrete differentiator now is a hard timeline: the product was announced for discontinuation at the end of August 2026. Prefer a living EU peer for new deployments.

Cookieless by defaultGerman GmbH (Berlin)OVHcloud FR/DE hostingSaaS only (no self-host)EOL Aug 2026

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.

Key capabilities

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

At a glance

HQ
Berlin, Germany (Input Objects GmbH)
Product launch
November 2021
Hosting (visitor path)
OVHcloud France & Germany (vendor-stated)
Open source
No
Self-host
No
Status
Discontinuing end of August 2026
Commercial model
Event/site SaaS tiers + 14-day trial (see official pricing)

Best fit when

  • Existing Wide Angle customers completing migration before the announced August 2026 shutdown
  • Historical evaluation of cookieless, marketer-oriented EU SaaS analytics design (daily-salted sessions, OVH FR/DE)
  • Teams that needed multi-site CMS installs and shared reports without running Matomo themselves (while service remained live)
  • Controllers comparing default cookieless vs optional fingerprint/cookie modes on a single product

Poor fit when

  • Any new production deployment expected to outlive August 2026
  • Buyers requiring open-source self-host continuity (use Plausible CE, Matomo, or similar)
  • Product analytics, session replay, heatmaps, or ad-tech attribution platforms
  • Orgs that need public ISO 27001 / SOC 2 certificates without requesting private packs
  • Free forever hosted analytics

Consider instead when

  • 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.

Jurisdiction & ownership

Legal entity
Input Objects GmbH, Scharnhorststraße 24, 10115 Berlin, Germany
US parent / control
No known US parent
CLOUD Act exposure (indicative)
Medium
Hosting / residency
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.

Indicative only—not legal advice. Strong EU entity and OVH-primary visitor path; medium CLOUD Act score reflects global payment merchant and US-group cloud paths in account/auxiliary tooling, not a claim that visitor metrics are US-hosted.

  • Independent security / no-logs auditNot found
  • ISO 27001Not found
  • SOC 2 / SOC 3Not found
  • GDPR / EU data protectionVendor claimed
  • +3

Considerations & known limitations

  • HighProduct end-of-life (August 2026)

    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.

  • HighNo self-host continuity path

    SaaS-only design means the product cannot be retained on your infrastructure after shutdown.

  • MediumAccount subprocessors beyond OVH

    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.

  • MediumOptional fingerprinting/cookies

    Non-default modes can reintroduce consent obligations; misconfiguration is a controller risk.

  • MediumNo public ISO/SOC/independent audit

    Assurance rests on design docs, DPA, and vendor claims unless private reports are provided under NDA.

Open questions for due diligence

  • Exact cutover date/time and timezone for service stop after August 2026?
  • When and in what open format is each tenant's data snapshot delivered?
  • Current signed subprocessor list and SCCs under the active DPA (vs 2022 blog / iubenda summary)?
  • Any residual access window or deletion certificate after EOL?
  • Are private security assessments available under NDA before remaining term ends?
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Frequently Asked Questions

For new long-lived deployments, no. Input Objects announced on 14 May 2026 that the product will be discontinued, with service continuing until the end of August 2026, pro-rata refunds for prepaid time past shutdown, and a vendor-prepared data snapshot for export (no self-service export tool). Shortlist living EU peers (e.g. Plausible, Pirsch, Simple Analytics, Piwik PRO) for new work; existing customers should finish migration before the announced end date.

In default cookieless mode the vendor and its DPO materials argue analytics can run without a cookie banner because session IDs are daily-salted hashes and raw IPs are not retained long-term. Enabling cookies or fingerprinting can change that. Banner necessity is a legal judgment for your counsel and DPO—not a warranty from this directory.

No. Pricing/docs state self-hosting is not offered. After EOL you must migrate to another product (self-hosted Matomo/Plausible CE or another SaaS). Plan around the vendor snapshot delivery window.

Visitor analytics are stated to run on OVHcloud in France and Germany. The public privacy policy lists Paddle (payments), Brevo (email/automation), and Infomaniak among account-side services. A 2022 vendor post also described Brevo/Sendinblue live chat with encrypted DR involving AWS/GCP. Separate visitor vs account paths in your DPIA; confirm a current subprocessor list under DPA before relying on older blog posts.

Vendor materials state a signed DPA is offered to customers. Public pages reviewed for this draft did not show ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certificates or independent pen-test PDFs—treat assurance as primarily design + contractual, and request any private audit pack if required for procurement.