Usage analytics for plugins, apps, and extensions.
Once your plugin, app, or extension ships, the feedback loop ends. You get the usage signal back — which features run, why people deactivate, what environments they're on. WordPress plugins, mobile apps, CLI tools, and extensions. Privacy-first, no DIY telemetry stack.
the problem
You have users. You have no data.
You ship a plugin to 50,000 sites. A browser extension to 20,000 users. An iOS app to thousands. Download counts. Support tickets. Guesswork.
SaaS companies get Mixpanel. You get a messy MySQL table and
wp_optionshacks.
what you get
Analytics built for distributed software. Finally.
Automatic environment detection
OS version, device info, app version, locale, runtime — collected automatically. Zero configuration.
Consent-gated collection
You build the opt-in flow in your own UI. The SDK takes a yes/no consent value and collects nothing until it reads yes.
Custom event tracking
Instrument feature usage, user actions, and workflows — anything you can name. Lightweight API that batches events and sends them async.
Deactivation feedback
Capture why users deactivate — not just that they did. Structured surveys, not freeform text.
Event-based pricing
Pay per event, not per "monthly tracked user." Inactive installs cost you nothing.
Privacy-first architecture
No PII collected by default — environment data only, unless you send more. Nothing is collected until your consent value reads yes. Full opt-out with deletion on request.
honest comparison
Why not just use Mixpanel?
Mixpanel, Amplitude, and PostHog are built for SaaS. They weren't designed for software that runs on someone else's infrastructure — whether that's a WordPress server or an end user's phone.
Runs outside your infrastructure
Consent gating
Deactivation surveys
Auto environment detection
Pricing model
Privacy / GDPR
sdk roadmap
One API. Five runtimes.
Two functions — configure() and track() — across every runtime we ship.
available at launch
coming later
pricing
Pay for events, not users.
Your plugin has 100,000 installs and most are inactive.
You shouldn't pay for all of them.
Free
- 500K events/mo
- 90-day retention
Starter
- 2M events/mo
- 6-month retention
Growth
popular- 10M events/mo
- 12-month retention
Pricing may adjust before launch. It will stay tied to the events you actually send, not to users we guess at.
faq
Common questions
How is Beaconstat different from Mixpanel or PostHog?
Mixpanel and PostHog are built for SaaS — they track users on your own website or app backend. Beaconstat is purpose-built for distributed software: plugins, extensions, mobile apps, and CLI tools that run on someone else’s infrastructure. We handle consent gating, environment detection, and event-based pricing out of the box.
How does Beaconstat handle GDPR?
GDPR compliance is a shared job, so here is exactly what we handle. No personally identifiable information is collected by default. Nothing is collected at all until your integration passes a yes consent value — you build the opt-in flow in your own UI, and the SDK acts on the answer. Users can fully opt out, and all of their data is deleted on request. What you send beyond that, and how you collect consent, stays under your control.
What data does Beaconstat collect automatically?
Environment data like OS version, app version, device info, locale, and runtime — with zero configuration. No PII is collected unless you explicitly send it. Everything is opt-in by default.
How does event-based pricing work?
You pay for the events you actually track, not for "monthly tracked users." If your plugin has 100K installs but only 5% are active, you pay for the 5%. The free tier includes 500K events per month.
When does Beaconstat launch?
We’re currently in development. Join the waitlist to get early access. We’ll notify you as soon as the beta is ready.
What happens if I exceed my event limit?
We’ll notify you before you hit your limit, so there are no surprises. Events past your plan’s limit are designed to be buffered rather than dropped. Changing plans will be self-serve when invites start rolling out; it isn’t built yet.
Analytics for the software you ship. Not the software you rent.
We're in early access. Leave your email and we'll let you in — the free tier starts at 500K events a month.