{
  "slug": "pirsch",
  "category": "web-analytics",
  "name": "Pirsch",
  "description": "Hosted web analytics from Germany that counts visitors without cookies using a daily hash, with server-side tracking options and a built-in link shortener.",
  "website": "https://pirsch.io",
  "source": "https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch",
  "license": "AGPL-3.0",
  "platforms": [
    "web"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "DE",
    "name": "Germany",
    "eyes": "Fourteen Eyes",
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 64,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Pirsch scores 64 out of 100 (grade C) on the website analytics criteria. It meets 5 of 11 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, no cookies and no personal data. It partly meets open source and self-hostable. It does not meet independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/web-analytics/pirsch/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/web-analytics/pirsch/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/pirsch-analytics/pirsch/blob/master/LICENSE",
      "note": "The core tracking library is AGPL-3.0, but the dashboard and hosted service are closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://pirsch.io/privacy",
      "note": "No third-party trackers. The website uses Pirsch's own analytics, which are cookieless and aggregate-only."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://docs.pirsch.io/privacy",
      "note": "Funded by subscriptions. The documentation states no information is sold to third parties."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=pirsch.io&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=pirsch.io",
      "note": "Grade D (30/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "no_cookies": {
      "title": "No cookies",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://docs.pirsch.io/privacy",
      "note": "No cookies are used. Visitors are recognized for up to a day with a salted hash computed on the server."
    },
    "no_personal_data": {
      "title": "No personal data",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://docs.pirsch.io/privacy",
      "note": "The visitor's IP address is never stored or logged."
    },
    "self_hostable": {
      "title": "Self-hostable",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://pirsch.io/pricing",
      "note": "On-premise installation is only offered with the Enterprise plan."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A",
    "observatory": "D",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:59:46.040Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}