Simple Analytics shares Orbit's core philosophy — no cookies, no complexity, a dashboard that loads fast. The differences show up in what happens once you're tracking more than one website.
| Feature | Orbit | Simple Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Cookies required | No cookies | No cookies |
| Multi-site combined view | Yes, via Boards | No, per-site dashboards only |
| Session recording | Included | Not available |
| Free tier | Yes, 1 site | No, trial only |
| Team roles | Owner/manager/view-only | Basic collaborator access |
For a single website, Simple Analytics and Orbit deliver a nearly identical experience. Once you're managing several sites — client work, side projects — Orbit's combined Board view is the practical difference.
Simple Analytics lets you add multiple sites to one account, but each is viewed separately — there's no combined cross-site dashboard. Orbit's Boards feature shows stats from several sites together.
Yes — like Orbit, Simple Analytics doesn't use cookies or collect personal data, so no consent banner is required for analytics purposes.
No, Simple Analytics is pageview-and-events only. Orbit includes optional session recording and heatmaps.