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The best Google Analytics alternative

The free default that costs you a weekend to set up and never quite answers the question.

If you're looking for a Google Analytics alternative, you've probably already felt the friction: Tag Manager, custom event config, a consent banner, and reports that are sampled and gapped the moment visitors decline cookies. GA4 was rebuilt for enterprise marketing teams — not for a founder who just wants to know which channel brought last month's paying customers.

Mochi is the opposite trade. One line of script, one page, and every visit is already sorted into the channel that earned it — with Stripe revenue sitting right beside it. No tag manager, no cookie banner, and your visitors' data never gets handed to an ad platform.

Why founders switch from GA4 to Mochi

An answer, not a data warehouse

GA4 makes you build the report before it tells you anything. Mochi opens on the one question that matters — which marketing makes money — with channels and revenue already lined up.

No consent banner, no ad-graph

Mochi is cookieless and first-party by default, so there's no banner to bolt on and nothing handed to Google's ad ecosystem. GA4 needs both.

Counts every visitor

GA4 samples data and loses everyone who declines cookies. Mochi counts every real human, so your numbers actually add up.

Setup in five minutes

Skip Tag Manager and event schemas. Drop in one script line and the dashboard fills itself in.

GA4 vs Mochi, at a glance

Mochi
GA4
Starting price
$6.99/mo
Free
Setup
1 line, ~5 min
Tag Manager + events
Cookieless — no consent banner
Revenue attribution (Stripe)
Built in
Manual tagging
Counts every visitor
Sampled + consent gaps
Your data isn't used for ads
Data retention
3+ years
2–14 months default

To be fair: If you're deep in Google Ads and need to feed it conversion data, GA4 is hard to replace — that's exactly what it's built for. Competitor details are drawn from public pricing and docs and can change — check their site for the latest.

See the full GA4 vs Mochi comparison

Switching from GA4

There's nothing to migrate. Add Mochi's one-line script alongside GA4, keep both running for a week to compare, then remove Google Tag Manager and the consent banner once you trust Mochi's numbers.

Google Analytics alternative — FAQ

Is Mochi a free Google Analytics alternative?

Mochi isn't free, but it starts at $6.99/mo with a 14-day trial and no card required. The trade for that price is a tool that works in five minutes, counts every visitor, and ties traffic to revenue without a tag manager or consent banner.

Can I import my Google Analytics history into Mochi?

No — Mochi starts collecting fresh, first-party data the moment you add the script. Most founders run both side by side for a week, then drop GA4 once Mochi's numbers look right.

Does Mochi need a cookie consent banner like GA4?

No. Mochi is cookieless and doesn't collect personal data, so in most jurisdictions there's no consent banner to add and nothing handed to an ad platform.

Try the Google Analytics alternative built for founders.

Drop in one line of script and watch revenue line up against the channels that earned it. Free for 14 days, no card needed.

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