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Privacy-friendly web analytics

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Plausible is growing past 'simple GA alternative' — funnels, user journeys, and AI traffic attribution are real depth.

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◆Current state
Plausible has shipped a sustained wave of analytical capability over the past two quarters. It now offers funnel analysis with strict ordering and period-over-period comparison, full URL breakdowns, chart annotations, a dedicated AI Assistants channel tracking traffic from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity, and a full user journey visualization. The product is materially more capable than its original lightweight-analytics pitch.
◆Where it's heading
The pattern across these entries is a deliberate push toward parity with mid-tier analytics tools on reporting depth — specifically funnels, path analysis, and attribution. Plausible isn't abandoning its privacy-first differentiator, but it's no longer content being simpler than the alternatives. The AI Assistants channel suggests the team is tracking where the analytical profession is heading.
◆Prediction
The next release is likely to connect the new pieces — user journeys threaded into funnel analysis, or revenue attribution tied to AI-referral sessions. The funnel comparison feature that just shipped hints at a broader push toward conversion optimization reporting.

◆Recent moves

  1. 7d ago

    Compare funnels over time and track revenue in funnels

    Time-period funnel comparison extends the analytical depth: with strict ordering already in place, teams can now run A/B-style funnel audits across any two date windows and see conversion rate changes at every step.

  2. 2mo ago

    Add notes to your traffic chart with annotations

    Chart annotations fill a practical gap for teams coordinating campaigns — spikes now have context without leaving Plausible to correlate with external event logs.

  3. 2mo ago

    See full URLs in Page reports

    Full URL breakdowns let multi-subdomain setups — docs site, app, marketing — see exactly which URLs are driving traffic, closing a usability gap for teams tracking more than one property under a single account.

  4. 3mo ago

    New AI Assistants channel

    ⚡ SPARK

    The AI Assistants channel slots into the trajectory of capability expansion, giving Plausible a concrete differentiation point at the moment when AI-driven referral traffic is actively reshaping how sites acquire visitors.

  5. 3mo ago

    User journey visualization launches in Plausible

    ⚡ SPARK

    User journeys is the largest capability shift in this window — it moves Plausible from single-page stats into sequential path analysis that was previously only available in tools like Amplitude or Mixpanel.

  6. 5mo ago

    Strict order funnels for precise path analysis

    Strict funnels enforce exact step sequences — a precision tool for measuring tightly defined conversion paths like onboarding or checkout flows, and a prerequisite for the time-period comparison that shipped later.