Cookieless pageview counting is deliberately the simplest kind of analytics: no per-user tracking, just aggregate counts per page per day. That constraint, which is Plausible's whole ethical pitch, is also exactly what makes it an evening build.
VIBE SCORE 97/100
The parts this build actually needs, each rated on its own — the average is the Vibe Score above.
| Landing page | 99 |
| CRUD database | 95 |
Don't feel like building it? These are already made, open-source, and free.
Build it. Cookieless pageview counting is deliberately the simplest kind of analytics: no per-user tracking, just aggregate counts per page per day. That constraint, which is Plausible's whole ethical pitch, is also exactly what makes it an evening build.
Plausible costs $9/mo (about $108/yr) as of 2026-08. That's what a working rebuild would save you.
Bot filtering (don't count crawlers as visitors) needs an up-to-date bot signature list Real-time visitor counts at genuinely high traffic need a bit of care about write contention on the counter Their funnel and goal-tracking features add real query complexity beyond raw pageviews
Yes — Plausible (self-hosted) are open-source options worth trying before you build your own. Details are in the standard parts section on this page.