Adobe Analytics vs Simple Analytics

Adobe Analytics collects and processes visitor behavior across digital properties for analysis, reporting, and delivery of behavioral insights. It ingests data from websites, mobile experiences, kiosks, and streaming media, including paid and owned channels. Users can change views and fields on processed data without altering the original dataset. Analysis includes segmentation, cohort analysis, anomaly detection, and contribution analysis through AI and machine-learning services. Channel tools show visitor flow and fallout areas to examine conversion or disengagement points. Governance features provide alerts, policies, and residency controls for sensitive-data access and geographic storage requirements. Adobe lists integrations with Adobe Journey Optimizer, Adobe Target, Adobe Experience Platform, Microsoft Azure, Amazon S3, Google BigQuery, Snowflake, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Salesforce. Developer access includes SDKs, APIs, SQL connectors, Experience Platform Web SDK, and R and Python support. The product focuses mainly on web and mobile behavior; broader cross-channel analysis is positioned for Customer Journey Analytics. Pricing is on request, with a free trial option.

Simple Analytics gives website owners and marketing teams pageviews, referrers, campaign data, and events without cookies or personal data. It shows where visitors come from and how they browse, including when they reject consent. Teams can track clicks, form submissions, downloads, custom interactions, goals, and multi-step funnels. Weekly or monthly email reports, embeddable live visitor stats, CSV downloads, and APIs provide ways to share or retrieve results. The service says it stores no IP addresses, uses no persistent identifiers, and does not follow users across sites. Analytics data is hosted in the Netherlands, encrypted in transit and at rest, and not transferred outside the EU. Integrations include WordPress, Webflow, Squarespace, Wix, Ghost, Cloudflare, Netlify, Google Tag Manager, Looker Studio, and Power BI. The free plan is free and includes one user, five websites, and one month of history; data older than 30 days is deleted. Self-serve costs £20 a month. A 14-day trial requires no credit card; trial users can use advanced features without restrictions.