Built-In Privacy-First Analytics for Your Status Page
Status pages exist to build trust by communicating status clearly and transparently. Traditional web analytics that track users across the web, set persistent cookies, or feed data into adtech ecosystems undermine that trust and create legal and compliance risk.
That’s why Status Page includes privacy-first web analytics as a built-in feature and why we only allow privacy-first analytics on statuspage.me. Any script that collects personal data, tracks users across sites, or profiles visitors is blocked by design.
See the official docs: https://statuspage.me/docs/status%20pages/status-pages-web-analytics
What “Privacy-First Analytics” Actually Means
Privacy-first analytics collect aggregate insights about visitor behavior without storing personal or identifiable information. They don’t rely on cookies, don’t fingerprint devices, and don’t track users across domains.
Privacy-first analytics typically provide:
- Pageviews and session counts
- Referrer and traffic source metrics
- Approximate geographic regions (anonymous)
- Device and browser breakdowns
- Engagement trends over time
These metrics give you meaningful insight without invading visitor privacy.
Why Traditional Tools Like Google Analytics Don’t Fit
Tools like Google Analytics are designed for deep, user-level tracking and marketing optimization. They:
- Set persistent cookies
- Track users across sessions and domains
- Feed data into broader advertising and analytics ecosystems
- Require explicit consent mechanisms under privacy laws
Google Analytics does provide detailed reports on website activity, but because it relies on persistent identifiers and extensive tracking, it raises privacy and compliance concerns for status pages where users may be highly sensitive about being tracked. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Analytics
For that reason, Google Analytics and similar invasive tools are not permitted on statuspage.me.
Supported Privacy-First Analytics Services
Status Page integrates with seven privacy-friendly analytics providers, all of which are cookieless and don’t collect personally identifiable information. You can choose the service that best fits your needs: https://statuspage.me/docs/status%20pages/status-pages-web-analytics
Plausible
Simple, lightweight, privacy-focused
Fathom
Privacy-first approach
Simple
Zero-configuration option
Pirsch
European-focused, privacy-centric
Cabin
Minimal setup required
GoatCounter
Open-source-friendly
Umami
Self-hosted optionAll supported analytics providers on Status Page meet strict privacy standards:
- No cookies or personal identifiers
- No cross-site tracking
- No third-party ad integration
- Transparent, compliant data handling
🏆 Our Recommendation: Plausible Analytics
While all supported providers are privacy-first, our favorite choice is Plausible Analytics (https://plausible.io/).
Plausible is a simple, lightweight, and privacy-focused analytics platform that respects visitor privacy while providing essential insights such as traffic trends and referral sources. Unlike Google Analytics, Plausible:
- Doesn’t collect personal data
- Doesn’t use cookies
- Is GDPR and CCPA compliant
- Has a lightweight script that doesn’t slow down your pages
- Offers a clean, easy-to-use dashboard of key metrics
Compared to traditional analytics, Plausible eliminates unnecessary complexity and compliance headaches while giving you what you actually need to understand your status page’s usage.
📈 Check out our stats: https://plausible.io/statuspage.me.
Why Privacy-First Analytics Actually Works
Adopting privacy-first analytics isn’t a compromise. There are clear operational benefits:
- Better compliance with privacy laws without cookie banners
- Faster pages thanks to lightweight analytics scripts
- Higher visitor trust because no personal tracking is involved
- Cleaner data since ad blockers and privacy tools don’t filter out your stats
- Consistent user experience during outages (no consent popups)
This approach aligns perfectly with the core role of a status page: to provide clear, reliable, and respectful communication with your audience.
📣 Want Another Tool Supported?
If you use a privacy-first analytics platform that isn’t currently supported and it meets our privacy criteria, let us know on X: https://x.com/getStatusPage. We’ll review it for inclusion.
Privacy Isn’t an Afterthought
Privacy should be a feature, not an afterthought - especially on status pages where trust matters most. By offering built-in privacy-first analytics and blocking invasive tracking scripts, we help you protect your visitors and gain meaningful insights about your status page performance.
If you have questions about configuration, best practices, or edge cases, reach out to us at https://x.com/getStatusPage.
