Blog · 2026-09-22
Uplitycs vs Pirsch
Pirsch is a sharp EU analytics product. Uplitycs is the one with a free plan and uptime in the same price.
Why Uplitycs instead of Pirsch
Pirsch is a serious cookieless tool, hosted in the EU, with events and a fast dashboard. The starter price looks low because the pageview ladder is the real price.
Uplitycs is built for the same reader and then keeps going. Free for the first 10,000 events, with one URL monitored. $19 until 2 million, with three URLs. A status page you can send to customers the same day.
Pricing and features
Thirteen rows. Same questions on every comparison, so the gap is easy to see. Uplitycs prices below are the public Free, Pro, and Max plans.
| Pirsch | Uplitycs | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Starts around $6/month | Free, then $6, $19, or $39 |
| Free plan | No real free tier for a production site | Yes. 10,000 events and 1 website |
| Around 2 million events | Public 2026 lists show about $12 at 100k and about $54 near 1 million | $19 on Pro covers 2 million events |
| Cookies | No | No analytics cookie |
| Script | Small | Under 1kb |
| Profile of each visitor | No stored profile. They hash for uniqueness | No. Counts of visits only |
| Uptime checks | Not included | Yes. 1 page on Free, 3 on paid |
| Public status page | Not included | Yes. Public page, 90 days |
| Team | Account plans, many sites on higher tiers | 10 people on Pro, 30 on Max |
| Custom events | Yes, including funnels on their product | Yes. One track() call |
| People on the site now | Yes | Yes. Who is here now |
| At the monthly cap | Buy the next pageview tier | Collection stops. The bill does not jump |
| Setup | Script on a paid site | One tag. First visit verifies the site |
What the bill actually does
Pirsch can be about $6 at the bottom of the table. A million pageviews is a different plan, listed around $54 on 2026 comparison tables, and 10 million is well into three figures.
Uplitycs Pro holds 2 million events for $19. Max holds 10 million for $39. Uptime does not move you onto another vendor’s SKU.
Make the switch
Pirsch wins if you specifically want their funnel features and an EU-only vendor. Uplitycs wins if the job is traffic, a live count, and a status page without climbing a pageview ladder.
Paste the Uplitycs tag, open the site once, and the first visit verifies it. The demo is public if you want the charts before you create an account.