AI Rankings / Web analytics tools
The web analytics tools AI recommends most
Plausible is recommended in 80% of AI answers about web analytics tools. Measured from 40 answers by ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Mode and Perplexity between 24 Sept 2026 and 25 Sept 2026. Updated daily.
40
AI answers · 7 days
10
questions asked daily
14
brands ranked
4
AI engines
| # | Brand | Recommended in | ChatGPT | Claude | AI Mode | Perplexity | Picked first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plausible | 80% | 90% | 100% | 60% | 70% | 28× |
| 2 | Umami | 70% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 1× |
| 3 | Fathom | 57% | 70% | 70% | 60% | 30% | 1× |
| 4 | Matomo | 57% | 90% | 20% | 50% | 70% | 0× |
| 5 | GA4 | 43% | 50% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 12× |
| 6 | Simple Analytics | 40% | 40% | 70% | 10% | 40% | 1× |
| 7 | PostHog | 25% | 20% | 40% | 30% | 10% | 2× |
| 8 | Pirsch | 23% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 1× |
| 9 | Microsoft Clarity | 20% | 30% | 10% | 30% | 10% | 0× |
| 10 | Cloudflare Web Analytics | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 40% | 1× |
| 11 | GoAccess | 8% | 0% | 20% | 10% | 0% | 1× |
| 12 | Piwik PRO | 5% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 0× |
| 13 | AWStats | 5% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0× |
| 14 | Clicky | 5% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0× |
Engine by engine
Which web analytics tool does ChatGPT recommend?
- 1. Plausible90%
- 2. Matomo90%
- 3. Umami80%
Which web analytics tool does Claude recommend?
- 1. Plausible100%
- 2. Umami80%
- 3. Fathom70%
Which web analytics tool does Google AI Mode recommend?
- 1. Plausible60%
- 2. Umami60%
- 3. Fathom60%
Which web analytics tool does Perplexity recommend?
- 1. Plausible70%
- 2. Matomo70%
- 3. Umami60%
The questions we ask
Each is asked every day on all four engines. None names a brand, so no answer starts with a favourite.
- What are the best privacy-friendly web analytics tools in 2026?
- Which web analytics tool do you recommend for a small business?
- Compare the top privacy-friendly web analytics tools and their pricing.
- What web analytics tool has the best free plan?
- What is the best cookie-free website analytics tool?
- What is the best website analytics tool for a small blog?
- What is the best GDPR-compliant web analytics tool?
- What is the best open-source web analytics platform?
- What is the simplest way to see where my website visitors come from?
- How can I track website traffic without using cookies or invading privacy?
How the rankings work
- Every day we ask ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Mode and Perplexity the questions buyers ask when choosing software, through the same interfaces people use, with web search on.
- Only neutral questions count. “What is the best CRM for a small team?” does; “Is HubSpot worth it?” does not, because the question already picked a brand.
- A brand counts as recommended when the answer puts it forward as an option. Tools named in passing, such as an integration or a review site, are not counted.
- The share is the percentage of answers that recommend the brand, over the last 7 days. Product lines are counted under their brand (HubSpot CRM is HubSpot).
- AI answers vary from day to day. A few points of difference between two brands is noise; tens of points is not.
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