Website analytics
Pirsch privacy rating
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.
Summary
Pirsch scores 63 out of 100 (grade C) on the website analytics criteria. It meets 5 of 12 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, no cookies and no personal data. It partly meets open source, modern web standards 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, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D and Internet.nl website score 78%.
Score 63 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Partial
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
The core tracking library is AGPL-3.0, but the dashboard and hosted service are closed source.
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Yes
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
No third-party trackers. The website uses Pirsch's own analytics, which are cookieless and aggregate-only.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by subscriptions. The documentation states no information is sold to third parties.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
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Yes
No cookies Weight 2 of 3
Does it count visitors without cookies or other identifiers stored on the device?
No cookies are used. Visitors are recognized for up to a day with a salted hash computed on the server.
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Yes
No personal data Weight 3 of 3
Does it avoid storing IP addresses and personal data, and never share data with advertisers?
The visitor's IP address is never stored or logged.
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Partial
Self-hostable Weight 1 of 3
Can the analytics be self-hosted?
On-premise installation is only offered with the Enterprise plan.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A
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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade D (30/100+)
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Partial
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Score 78%