How UsherStats compares
Features only, as each product's public documentation describes them in October 2026. If we have something wrong, tell us at support@usherstats.com and we will fix it.
| UsherStats | Plausible | Fathom | Simple Analytics | Google Analytics | Cloudflare Web Analytics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No cookies by default | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No: uses cookies | Yes |
| Bots kept out of pageviews | Yes, plus hosting networks and your own visits | Yes | Yes | Yes | Known bots | Yes |
| Crawler & AI-bot analytics (server-side) | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | No: runs in the browser | Separate Cloudflare products |
| AI-assistant referrals | Yes, including untagged ChatGPT links | As referrer sources | As referrer sources | As referrer sources | As referrer sources | As referrer sources |
| Paths / journeys | Yes, with Sankey | Funnels | Not listed | Not listed | Path exploration | No |
| A/B tests | Yes | No | No | No | No built-in tool | No |
| Bot protection | Yes: log, challenge, block | No | No | No | No | Separate Cloudflare products |
| Search Console data | Yes, your own credentials | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | No |
| Public API | Yes, full account | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server for agents | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Self-hosting | No | Yes (Community Edition) | No | No | No | No |
"Not listed" means we found no such feature in that product's documentation; it may exist or arrive.
When another product fits better
- You want to host it yourself: Plausible's Community Edition runs on your own servers. UsherStats is a hosted service only.
- You only need a free visitor count and your site is already on Cloudflare: Cloudflare Web Analytics is a click away.
- You buy Google Ads and want conversions there: Google Analytics is built for that ecosystem.
- You want a product with years behind it: UsherStats is new in 2026, though its counting comes from analytics we ran on our own sites first.
Where UsherStats is different
- It counts only people, and tells you why everything else was left out.
- It shows crawlers and AI bots from your server's side, and protects the site from the ones you do not want.
- Every feature is on every plan; see pricing.