Helder vs. The Competition
Why founders, indie hackers, and privacy-conscious businesses are switching from Google Analytics to Helder.
Feature Breakdown
| Feature / Benefit |
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Google Analytics (GA4) |
|---|---|---|
| No Annoying Popups Do you need to show a cookie banner? | No banner needed | Yes (Required) |
| Website Speed Impact on site loading times. | Ultra-light (< 1KB) | Heavy script |
| Learning Curve Time to find what you need. | None. Instant. | Very Steep |
| Data Ownership Who owns your data? | 100% Owned by you | Owned by Google |
| Pricing Model How much does it cost? | Simple & Fair | Free (But you are the product) |
Ditch the cookie banners
Google Analytics (GA4) and other "big data" platforms track visitors using persistent client identifiers (cookies). Under EU GDPR and other privacy laws, you are legally required to obtain explicit consent before loading these scripts.
Helder processes all data anonymously using a daily rotating salt hash. Since we never store tracking cookies, you do not need a cookie consent banner. You capture 100% of your traffic while respecting visitor privacy.
Privacy Comparison
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Helder Cookieless, 100% GDPR compliant by design.
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Google Analytics Requires banners, shares data with advertisers, complex setup.
The hidden cost of "free" analytics
Google Analytics might be free, but staying compliant while using it isn't. To legally use tracking cookies in Europe, most businesses pay for consent management platforms (CMPs).
Typical Compliance Costs
By using Helder, you save more than the cost of your analytics subscription just by removing the need for 3rd party compliance tools.
Stop fighting your analytics
GA4 and Mixpanel are built for data scientists at enterprise companies. They come with hundreds of menus, complex "explorations," and a learning curve that takes months to master.
Helder gives you everything you need on one single page. No configuration, no events to set up, and no headaches. Just the numbers that help you grow your business.
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