Pirsch Alternative

A Pirsch alternative with live visitors, live chat and heatmaps

Pirsch is a privacy-friendly analytics service hosted in Germany. If you also want to see who is on your site right now, tag campaign traffic or talk to visitors, Hitsteps is a hosted web analytics service that adds those pieces with one snippet.

Hitsteps gives you a live visitor view on Free, live chat from Starter at $4.99 a month and click heatmaps from Growth at $9.99 a month. Pirsch starts at $6 a month for 10,000 page views, with a 30-day free trial and no credit card (pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026).

Which one fits your day?

Choose Pirsch if you want a privacy-first dashboard with unlimited data retention, an API and SDKs, and the option to import data from Google Analytics, Plausible or Fathom (pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026).

Choose Hitsteps if you want to act on a visitor arriving now: open the live visitor view on Free, add live chat on Starter, and get click heatmaps on Growth at $9.99 a month.

Hitsteps vs Pirsch, checked 26 Oct 2026

What you need	Hitsteps	Pirsch
Price	Free plan, then Starter from $4.99 a month; 7-day Pro trial, no card	No free plan listed; Standard from $6 a month for 10,000 page views, Plus from $12 a month; 30-day free trial, no card (pricing page)
See visitors live, one by one	Live visitor view from Free	Not listed on its pricing page
Chat with website visitors	From Starter, $4.99 a month	Not listed on its pricing page
Click heatmaps	From Growth, $9.99 a month	Not listed on its pricing page
Events, conversion goals and funnels	Traffic sources, campaigns and funnels in the dashboard	Events and conversion goals on Standard; funnels on Plus (pricing page)
Data detail and history	Free keeps 14 days of history, up to 2,000 pageviews a month, 1 site	Unlimited data retention on all plans (pricing page)
Number of sites	1 site on Free; more on paid plans	50 websites on Standard, unlimited on Plus (pricing page)

Pirsch details come from its pricing page. Prices and features can change, so check the source before you decide.

Where Pirsch is strong

It is a focused, privacy-first service hosted in Germany, with unlimited members and data retention, an API with SDKs, a built-in URL shortener and imports from Google Analytics, Plausible and Fathom. Its Plus plan adds A/B testing, custom domains and white labeling (pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026).

Try the live workflow

Create a free Hitsteps account and open the live visitor view. Your free account includes a 7-day Pro trial with no credit card. After the trial you can stay on Free, which includes the live visitor view, as long as your email is verified and your site fits Free's limits (up to 2,000 pageviews a month, 1 site), or choose a paid plan.

Hitsteps does not record or replay sessions. The live visitor view shows who is on your site now, and heatmaps show where people click.

FAQ

Is Hitsteps a good Pirsch alternative?

Yes, if you want a live visitor view, a way to chat with visitors and click heatmaps. If you mainly want a privacy-first dashboard with an API and unlimited retention, Pirsch may fit better.

How much does Pirsch cost?

Its pricing page lists Standard from $6 a month and Plus from $12 a month for 10,000 monthly page views, with higher volumes priced by traffic (pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026). Hitsteps has a Free plan and paid plans from $4.99 a month.

Does Pirsch have a free trial?

Yes, its pricing page offers a 30-day free trial with no credit card (pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026). Hitsteps includes a 7-day Pro trial with no card, and keeps a Free plan after it.

Can I run Hitsteps next to Pirsch?

Yes. You add one Hitsteps snippet to your site, so you can run both tools side by side while you compare them.

Does Pirsch offer heatmaps or live chat?

Neither appears in the feature lists on its pricing page (pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026). Hitsteps offers live chat from Starter and click heatmaps from Growth.