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Equals vs Fathom Analytics

Equals and Fathom Analytics are both analytics tools. Equals is aimed at small businesses and developers, while Fathom Analytics is aimed at small businesses and freelancers. Fathom Analytics costs less, from $15/mo versus $2000/mo for Equals.

Equals

Spreadsheet connected to your database and Stripe

Fathom Analytics

Simple, privacy-first analytics

PricingPaid · $2000Paid · $15
Starting price$2000/mo$15/mo
Free planNoNo
Free trial—7 days
Built forSmall businesses, DevelopersSmall businesses, Freelancers
Platformswebweb
CountryUS · 2021CA · 2018
Rating——

Choose Equals if

Startup finance and ops teams.

  • Live data
  • Versioning
  • Finance-friendly

Look elsewhere if: Casual users.

Choose Fathom Analytics if

Agencies and businesses with many sites who want simple, compliant analytics.

  • Strong privacy positioning and legal review
  • 50 sites included per plan
  • Simple, fast dashboard

Look elsewhere if: Product analytics or funnel analysis (PostHog, Plausible funnels).

Equals vs Fathom Analytics pricing

Equals

  • Essential$24k/yearUnlimited seats, 3 connectors, 6-hr sync
  • Business$36k/year5 connectors or warehouse, 1-hr sync, writeback
  • Enterprise$60k/yearUnlimited connectors, 15-min sync, Enterprise SSO

Fathom Analytics

  • 100k pageviews$15/mo50 sites included, all features, analytics API
  • 200k pageviews$25/moSame features, higher volume
  • 500k pageviews$45/moSame features, higher volume
  • 1M pageviews$60/moSame features, higher volume
  • Higher tiersfrom $100/mo2M to 25M pageviews ($100-$470/mo), then custom

Equals · Key features

  • Live SQL queries in sheets
  • SaaS integrations
  • Versioning
  • Scheduled reports
  • Dashboards
  • Familiar spreadsheet

Cons

  • High annual contract prices
  • Smaller ecosystem
  • Requires SQL for best use

Fathom Analytics · Key features

  • Single-page dashboard with realtime data
  • Events, goals and UTM campaign tracking
  • 50 sites included on every plan
  • EU isolation for EU visitor data
  • Email reports and uptime monitoring
  • Google Search Console integration and ad-blocker bypass option

Cons

  • No funnels or retention analysis
  • Fewer segmentation options
  • Pricing by pageviews can exceed Plausible at some tiers

Equals vs Fathom Analytics: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Equals or Fathom Analytics?

Fathom Analytics starts at $15/mo and Equals at $2000/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Equals and Fathom Analytics have a free plan?

Equals has no free plan. Fathom Analytics has no free plan, a 7-day free trial.

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