Open Analytics Pricing and Free Trial Options

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Open Analytics offers two ways to start without paying upfront: a Startup plan that is free for 1 year for up to 100 projects, and a 14-day free trial on paid plans. The Startup plan is described as "free to apply," so access depends on an application rather than automatic signup. If you want to validate realtime analytics on a small number of sites at no cost, the Startup plan is the natural first step; if you need capabilities beyond what it covers, the paid trial lets you test the full product for 14 days.

What each option includes

Option Cost Duration Scope How to get it
Startup plan Free 1 year Up to 100 projects Apply ("free to apply")
Paid plans Not stated on the page 14-day free trial Full paid-plan features during trial Start a trial from the site

The page does not publish paid-plan prices, feature tiers, or what happens after the 14-day trial ends. Treat any comparison of free vs. paid functionality as something to confirm on the official site before committing.

Who each option fits

Choose the Startup plan if you are a founder, small team, or agency that wants to run realtime analytics across many small sites — up to 100 projects — and can accept an application step. The 100-project ceiling is unusually generous for a free tier, which makes it practical for portfolios, client work, or side projects.

Choose the 14-day paid trial if you need to evaluate the full feature set before deciding, or your usage would exceed what the Startup plan covers. Fourteen days is enough to run a real traffic cycle and check whether the realtime view, traffic-source tracking, and SEO-related insights match how you work.

What you get regardless of plan

The product centers on realtime activity rather than historical reporting:

  • Live visitor tracking — see who is on your site now, which pages they view, where they came from, and how they move through the site, including an interactive visitor map.
  • Traffic source and campaign tracking — referrals, campaigns, and organic search performance in one place.
  • SEO insights alongside analytics — Domain Authority tracking, Search Console data, and SimilarWeb insights without switching tools.
  • Crawl and indexing monitoring — see when search engine bots discover, revisit, or ignore content.
  • Public dashboards — share analytics with clients, teammates, or investors without giving them account access; viewers need no login.
  • Simple setup — sign in with Google or GitHub, create a project to get a site key, then paste one script tag into your HTML or Next.js layout. Events post to your Open Analytics server and land in your PostgreSQL database.

How to decide

  1. Estimate your project count. If you are under 100 projects, the Startup plan covers you for a year at no cost — apply first.
  2. Check whether the free plan's feature set is enough. The page does not spell out differences between free and paid features, so verify this on the site if a specific capability is essential.
  3. If you need more, start the 14-day trial and test the exact workflows you care about — realtime monitoring, source attribution, SEO data — during the trial window.
  4. Confirm pricing before the trial ends. Since paid-plan prices are not published on the page, get current numbers from the site or sales before the 14 days run out.

The main caveat: because the free Startup plan requires an application, it is not an instant, guaranteed free tier. Plan for a short approval step before you can add the script and start collecting data.