Why cheap analytics?

You ship something. Then you wonder: did anyone see it?

Earlier this year I built a GDPR-friendly analytics tool for a prototype I was helping with. One script tag, no cookies, no consent banners. It worked, and then I kept going until it became cheapanalytics.com. The core idea is simple: that moment between "I shipped it" and "Did anyone see it?" needs an answer. Not a dashboard you check daily, not funnels and cohorts, just enough signal to feel progress.

It's privacy by default, which means no cookies, no personal data, GDPR compliant from day one. I added weekly email summaries written in plain English, where an AI looks at your traffic and tells you what mattered. You can ignore the dashboard entirely if you want. It costs €3,99 a month for unlimited sites and 100k page views. The emotional truth here is that moment when you realise people are actually looking at your thing. That validation is what you're selling.

It's built for solo founders and indie builders who want first-layer insight without learning analytics. It should be as simple as possible, while still giving you guidance.

I'd love your feedback on the onboarding flow and whether the weekly email actually helps keep momentum. What do you use for analytics on your side projects?