Plausible Analytics operates as a privacy-focused, lightweight web analytics service positioned as an alternative to Google Analytics. The company targets website owners and businesses that prioritize user privacy and minimal data collection. The business model is subscription-based, supported by over 10,000 paying customers, indicating a sustainable niche market presence. The website content is professional and consistent with the brand's privacy-centric messaging.
Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including jQuery and Cloudflare DNS services, ensuring good performance and fast loading times. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, though accessibility features are basic. The domain is registered with a reputable registrar and is consistent with the business timeline, enhancing credibility.
From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections in place but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are recommended for enhanced security. No privacy or cookie policies are present on the landing page, and no contact or incident response information is provided, indicating areas for compliance and transparency improvement.
Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional front with a solid technical foundation but would benefit from enhanced privacy disclosures, security headers, and contact information to improve compliance and user trust.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
Not visible from outside
This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.
GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.
Priority findings
7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
Email security
SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.
Critical
No email authentication configured
Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing
What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately
Security headers
Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.
High
Missing Content-Security-Policy header
Controls resources the browser is allowed to load
What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application
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DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
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Third-party trackers
Security score drift
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Results by check
Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.
How this score is calculated
The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.
Counted in this score
SSL/TLS
75
Security headers
55
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
66
Not counted
NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.
Findings that cap the score at 49
Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.
The certificate is not trusted by browsers
The website is not served over HTTPS
A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
The page loads a script from a compromised source
The domain registration has expired
SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain
Partial scans
When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.
Risk levels
Critical0–25
High26–49
Medium50–75
Low76–100
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention analyticsweb.net, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Plausible Analytics holds a competitive position in the web analytics market by focusing on privacy and simplicity. Its subscription-based revenue model supported by a sizable paying user base suggests steady growth and customer trust. The company leverages open source principles and independence from large tech corporations to appeal to privacy-conscious customers. The partnership ecosystem is minimal but includes integration with Cloudflare for DNS and CDN services. The business targets small to medium-sized website owners and developers seeking alternatives to mainstream analytics platforms. Strategic growth could be supported by expanding transparency, compliance documentation, and incident response capabilities.
Security posture
The current security posture is moderate with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections active. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a gap in defense-in-depth strategies. No exposed vulnerabilities or sensitive data leaks were detected. The lack of published privacy policies, cookie consent mechanisms, and incident response contacts limits compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations. The site does not provide a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file, which could hinder coordinated vulnerability management. Overall, the security culture appears basic but with room for significant improvement.
Recommendations
Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
Implement and display security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
Add incident response contact information and consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file.
Enhance accessibility features and provide contact information to improve user trust and compliance.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Plausible Analytics
Description
Plausible Analytics is a simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics. It is an independent service funded by over 10,000 paying subscribers.
Key services
Web analytics, Privacy-friendly data tracking
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
jQuery 3.6.0, Cloudflare DNS
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enabled
Domain status clientTransferProhibited
Analytics and tracking
Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Transparency
poor
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with no WAF or security blocks.
No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the landing page.
No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses are present on the homepage.
The site uses HTTPS and Cloudflare DNS but lacks DNSSEC.
Minimal external dependencies detected (jQuery and Cloudflare DNS).
Social media presence limited to Twitter link.
No forms present on the homepage except navigation links to login and register pages.
No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
Website content is focused on promoting Plausible Analytics as a privacy-friendly analytics alternative.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a minimal and modern technology stack with jQuery 3.6.0 and Cloudflare DNS services, contributing to fast load times and good performance. The HTML structure is valid and includes responsive design elements for mobile optimization. SEO is supported by appropriate meta tags and descriptive content. However, the site lacks advanced frameworks or CMS indications, suggesting a custom or lightweight build. The absence of DNSSEC and security headers indicates technical debt in security hardening. No broken links or errors were detected, indicating good maintenance practices.
Standards and sources
Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.
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