Is Analytics as privacy-friendly as Fathom?

Yes. Both platforms strictly avoid cookies, do not store IP addresses, and hash identifiers using rotating daily salts to ensure complete GDPR/CCPA compliance.

2026 IN-DEPTH COMPARISONHONEST & UNBIASED

Analytics by Sufyaan Studio vs Fathom Analytics

Simple, blazing-fast, and budget-friendly alternative to Fathom

Verdict: Analytics vs Fathom Analytics

By Sufyaan Studio Research•Verified August 2026

Fathom Analytics is popular but starts at $15/month with no free tier. Analytics by Sufyaan Studio provides the same cookie-free privacy guarantees, instant speed, and clean dashboards with a 100% free community tier.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

100% Cookie-free tracking with daily-salted visitor hashing
Sub-1.5 KB tracking script (up to 45x lighter)
Real-time traffic feeds with 5-second polling
Zero consent banners required under GDPR and ePrivacy

KEY ADVANTAGES

Why Switch from Fathom Analytics to Analytics

No $15/mo Minimum Barrier

Get started for $0 with 25,000 monthly events without entering a credit card.

Featherlight 1.15 KB Script

Optimized for modern SPAs (Next.js, Vite, Astro) with non-blocking sendBeacon delivery.

Daily Salted Visitor Hashing

Strict visitor anonymization ensures GDPR compliance with zero cross-site tracking.

Full Conversion & Event API

Track button clicks, signups, and e-commerce purchases using window.analytics.track().

SIDE-BY-SIDE BREAKDOWN

Feature & Technical Comparison

Feature & Capability	Analytics by Sufyaan Studio	Fathom Analytics
Starting Price	$0 / mo (Free Tier)	$15 / mo minimum
Cookie-Free Tracking	Yes (Daily-Salted Hash)	Yes (Daily Hash)
Script Size	1.15 KB gzipped	~1.6 KB
Custom Events	Yes (window.analytics.track)	Yes
UTM Support	Yes (Source/Medium/Campaign/Click IDs)	Yes

Choose Analytics by Sufyaan Studio when:

•You want a lightweight privacy-first tool without paying $15/month starting fee.
•You are building side projects, blogs, or early-stage SaaS apps.

ℹStick with Fathom Analytics when:

•You have already paid for annual Fathom enterprise contracts.

FAST MIGRATION

How to Migrate from Fathom Analytics in 60 Seconds

Instant 1-line script replacement.

BEFORE: FATHOM ANALYTICS SCRIPT

OLD TRACKING CODE

<!-- Fathom Analytics Script -->
<script src="https://cdn.usefathom.com/script.js" data-site="ABCDEFGH" defer></script>

AFTER: ANALYTICS BY SUFYAAN STUDIO

NEW LIGHTWEIGHT SCRIPT

<!-- Analytics by Sufyaan Studio Script -->
<script
  defer
  src="https://analytics.sufyaanstudio.com/t.js"
  data-web="YOUR_WEBSITE_ID"
></script>

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