Web analytics services

Pirsch

Privacy focused web analytics from Germany

GermanyEUEU hostedOpen source Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved

Scope verdict

Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved

This service remains visible for context, but it is not counted or recommended as a European-controlled option.

How we classify services

Pirsch is a web analytics service from Germany with a focus on privacy. The tracking script is under 1 KB, the code is open source, and there is an integration with Google Search Console. A live demo on the site shows the traffic of Pirsch itself.

Pirsch is hosted in the EU with Hetzner, which makes it a European alternative to Google Analytics. Every plan has the same features and can be used for an unlimited number of websites, so it suits developers and small agencies looking after several sites at once.

Pricing

Plans start at 6 dollars per month, or 5 dollars per month billed annually, with higher tiers adding more page views.

Data and operations

Infrastructure and email path

Verified operational dependencies, shown separately from ownership and from the service's core data hosting.

Incoming business email

Google Workspace

Non-European provider
Observed
MX 1 aspmx.l.google.com · 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com · 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com · 10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com · 10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com · 15 iensdltbx6kb4tdorwr76r7qikgtfdmslolmcxguhnt2yfzmt3ta.mx-verification.google.com

Why this matters

Published MX records route incoming business email through Google Workspace. Correspondent details and message content can therefore enter this non-European provider's systems; MX does not reveal the configured storage region.

Authorised outbound email

Google Workspace

Non-European provider
Observed
SPF _spf.google.com

Why this matters

This domain authorises Google Workspace to send email. If active, recipient details and message content can be processed by this non-European provider. SPF does not reveal its configured storage region.

Authorised outbound email

Amazon SES

US-controlled cloud
Observed
SPF amazonses.com

Why this matters

This domain authorises Amazon SES, infrastructure under US ultimate ownership, to send email. If active, recipient details and message content can be processed there. SPF does not prove active use, the selected AWS region, or use of the separately operated AWS European Sovereign Cloud.

Authorised outbound email

emvi.com

Provider control not verified
Observed
SPF emvi.com

Public DNS records identify visible providers and routes, not every backend location or private data-region setting.

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