mrkr vs Plausible.
Same privacy posture, same missing cookie banner, different ambition. Plausible stops at a clean pageview dashboard on purpose. mrkr keeps going into replay, visitors, and revenue.
In short
What is the difference between mrkr and Plausible?
Both run cookieless by default, so neither needs a consent banner as installed. Plausible is deliberately minimal: traffic, sources, pages, and simple goals, from an established company. mrkr covers the same ground and adds session replay, per-visitor timelines, and revenue attribution, plus an optional per-site cookie mode that does need consent.
Plausible’s simplicity is a design decision, not a gap. If a one-screen dashboard is what you want, buy Plausible.
Where the dashboards stop being the same.
Traffic, sources, and pages look alike in both products, and both get there without a cookie by default. mrkr adds recorded visitor journeys and session replay to help explain the numbers.
Where mrkr goes further.
Session replay
Watch the sessions behind the numbers. Plausible sells no replay at any tier.
Visitor journeys
Follow recorded sessions from their traffic source to a conversion or purchase.
A managed proxy
Point a CNAME at your own subdomain. mrkr provisions the certificate for you.
Compared
Side by side.
| Feature | mrkr | Plausible |
|---|---|---|
| Cookieless by default | Optional cookie mode | Yes |
| Consent banner required | No in cookieless mode, yes in cookie mode | No |
| Traffic, sources, pages | Yes | Yes |
| UTM campaign tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Funnels | With drop-off | Yes |
| Session replay | On every plan | No |
| Per-visitor timeline | Yes | No |
| Per-visitor detail | Yes | No |
| Revenue attribution | Yes | Goal revenue |
| Core Web Vitals | Yes | No |
| AI assistant traffic and AI crawlers | Yes | Partial |
| First-party proxy on your own subdomain | Managed, included | Self-configured |
| Free plan | No, $1 for 14 days | No, 30-day trial |
| Entry paid price | $5/mo, 100K pageviews, 3 sites | $9/mo, 10K pageviews, 1 site on Starter |
Plausible details checked against plausible.io pricing and docs on 2026-08-24.
Live demo
The screen Plausible does not have. Session replay is the structural difference, not a missing checkbox. Open a recorded session on the live demo and decide whether it is worth the extra surface area.
Open the live demoWhere Plausible is genuinely better.
An established EU company
EU-owned and EU-hosted, with years of public operation behind it. mrkr is newer.
Longer track record
Years of public operation, community, and integrations. mrkr is newer.
Deliberate simplicity
One screen, nothing to configure. If surface area is a cost, Plausible wins.
FAQ
Does Plausible have session replay?
No. Plausible does not sell session replay at any tier, and has been clear that it is out of scope for the product. Neither do Fathom, Simple Analytics, or Pirsch. mrkr includes it on every paid plan, from $5/mo.
Are both really cookieless?
Yes. Both count visitors with a rotating salted hash rather than a cookie or a device fingerprint, and neither requires a consent banner in the EU, UK, or California. On this point the two products are equivalent.
Which is cheaper?
mrkr. Plausible starts at $9/mo for 10K pageviews, 1 site on Starter. mrkr Starter is $5/mo for 100K pageviews across 3 sites, so it is cheaper outright and much cheaper per pageview. Neither has a free plan: Plausible runs a 30-day trial and mrkr a 14-day one.
Can I migrate from Plausible to mrkr?
You can export your Plausible data and start sending events to mrkr in the same afternoon, but historical data does not import into mrkr's rollups. Most teams run both for a month and then cut over.
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