Stop Overpaying for Website analytics - Affordable Alternative

Hey fellow builders! 👋

I built an analytics tool Littlestats, and this is the story of why I built yet another analytics tool (I know, I know - but stick with me here).

The Problem I Faced

Ever launched a side project or small business website? Then you know this feeling:

You're excited about your new project. You want to know if people are actually using it. So you add analytics.

"Cool, they have a free plan!" 😎

Until you realize:

Want to know where your traffic comes from? That's premium.

• Need to track button clicks? Premium feature.


• Want to see which countries visit your site? You guessed it... premium.

Suddenly that "free" plan feels like a demo, and you're staring at a $19-$29/month upgrade just to get basic insights about your website.

Sound familiar?

I looked around for alternatives:

• Google Analytics: Free but privacy concerns and increasingly complex


• Self-hosted solutions: The option i would generally go for, but didn't find the time, managing such on your own also sucks.


• Other SaaS analytics: All seemed to start at range of $19 - $29/month (yeah they do have a higher number of sites/domains, but that way more than my needs)

The Solution: Littlestats

So I built Littlestats with a simple promise:

Everything you actually need from analytics, for the price of a coffee (or maybe two coffee now 😅).

What do MicroSaaS founders actually need?

• Traffic monitoring ✅


• Conversion tracking ✅


• Geographic data ✅


• Source attribution ✅


• Custom events ✅

What don't we need?

• Machine learning predictions


• Complex user journey mapping


• 47 different dashboard views


• Enterprise-grade features we'll never use


• Adding mediocre AI features to justify the price

Why $7

While most analytics tools charge $9-29/month for just 10k-30k hits per month, we're giving you 50k monthly hits for $7. Simple as that.

We're keeping it simple and affordable for bootstrappers and indie hackers - no complicated tiers, no enterprise bloat, just clean analytics that help you make better decisions.

The Technical Bits You'll Care About

• <2kb script size (your users won't even notice it)


• No cookies (GDPR-friendly)


• First-party data collection (no third-party trackers)

Who's This For?

• 🎯 Bootstrapped founders running 1-5 microsaas


• 🎯 Side-project builders validating ideas


• 🎯 Indie hackers watching their burn rate


• 🎯 Small agency owners managing multiple client sites

Who's This Not For?

Let's be real:

• If you need enterprise features, this isn't for you


• If you're doing >50k hits/month, you've outgrown us


• If you need ML-powered predictions, look elsewhere

The Price Breakdown You Actually Care About

$7/month gets you:

• 5 websites (will increase in the future)


• 50k hits/month


• All features included


• No upsells or hidden fees

Ready to Stop Overpaying?

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