XPmetric vs DataFast
DataFast is a strong product, and for some founders it is the better pick. This page is written by the maker of XPmetric, so read it with that in mind.
Every DataFast fact below was checked on its public site on October 30, 2026, with a source link next to it. If one is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
Who each is for
XPmetric
Indie hackers and solo founders who want traffic, goals and Stripe or Polar revenue in one dashboard, and who like seeing a win turn into something they can post. It is also the pick if you are leaving Google Analytics and want your GA4 history to come along.
DataFast
Founders who need revenue attribution across more payment providers and platforms, a mobile app, team access or longer data retention, and who want a bigger toolbox around the data: CLI, Search Console keywords and cross-domain tracking.
What both do
The core job is the same: show which traffic turns into paying customers.
Revenue by channel
Both show which traffic sources bring paying customers. Stripe and Polar connect natively on both, and both take payments from anywhere else through a Payments API.Source: datafa.st/docs/revenue-attribution-guide
Goals, funnels and visitor journeys
Both let you define goals, build funnels and open one visitor's path. On XPmetric, journeys that span several days need a site in cookie mode.Source: datafa.st
Live visitors
A real-time view of who is on your site right now. XPmetric puts them on a live world map.Source: datafa.st
Bot and AI crawler traffic
Both report AI and search crawlers that never run a browser script, and both ship server-side code for it: @xpmetric/ai-crawl on XPmetric, trackAICrawlerRequest on DataFast.Source: datafa.st/docs/bot-traffic-tracking
An API and an MCP server
Both let an AI agent read your numbers, and both include them on every plan.Source: datafa.st
A choice about cookies
Both offer a cookie script and a cookieless script. The default differs: XPmetric starts cookieless, DataFast's default script uses cookies. In cookieless mode both rotate the visitor identifier about every day, so neither follows one person across weeks. DataFast says that hits revenue attribution hardest.Source: datafa.st/docs/gdpr-cookieless-tracking
X mentions on your chart
Posts that mention your domain appear on the chart next to traffic and revenue. Both put this on the Growth plan.Source: datafa.st/docs/twitter-mentions
Alerts and email reports
Both notify you when a goal is reached and send a regular summary by email.Source: datafa.st/changelog
What only XPmetric does
Not on DataFast's public site as of 2026-10-30. We looked at its homepage, docs, changelog and llms.txt. A feature that lives only behind its login would not show up there.
Milestone cards for X
First visitor, first sale, $100 MRR: each milestone becomes an image for X with a real number from your site on it. Sites also get a level-up card at levels 5, 10, 15 and 20.
GA4 history import
On the Growth plan, up to two years of Google Analytics 4 history comes into XPmetric, with milestones dated to the days they were actually reached. DataFast imports from Plausible today, and its FAQ says Google Analytics is next.Source: datafa.st/docs/import-from-plausible, datafa.st/#faq
Site levels and streaks
Each site gets a level from its real traffic and revenue, and a streak that counts the days in a row it records visitors.
Compare your sites on one timeline
Put your sites on one chart and compare their traffic and revenue side by side. This needs the Growth plan, which tracks up to 30 sites. DataFast's Growth plan also covers 30 websites, but its public pages do not show a comparison view.
A WordPress plugin for bot traffic
One plugin reports AI and search crawlers from your WordPress server with the real HTTP status, and can add the browser script for human pageviews. DataFast's bot traffic docs cover server code and a direct POST, and its WordPress plugin page lists pageviews and WooCommerce orders.Source: datafa.st/docs/bot-traffic-tracking, datafa.st/docs/wordpress
What only DataFast does
Checked These are real advantages. If one matters to you, it may decide this.
More payment providers
Stripe and Polar are on both. DataFast also lists LemonSqueezy and Shopify as native, and its docs add Paddle, Dodo Payments, Easytool and WooCommerce. On XPmetric, any other provider goes through the Payments API, which takes a little code.Source: datafa.st, datafa.st/docs/revenue-attribution-guide
Mobile apps and web-to-app funnels
iOS and Android apps for checking your numbers, a React Native SDK for tracking inside an app, and funnels that follow a visitor from landing page to app. XPmetric has no mobile app or app SDK.Source: datafa.st/docs/mobile-app, datafa.st/docs/react-native, datafa.st/docs/web-to-app-tracking
Team members
DataFast supports team members with roles. An XPmetric account is a single login.Source: datafa.st/changelog
Longer data retention
3 years on Starter and 5+ years on Growth. XPmetric keeps 2 years on every plan.Source: datafa.st/#pricing
Search Console keywords
Connect Google Search Console to see which keywords bring traffic, with an estimated revenue per keyword once revenue is connected.Source: datafa.st/docs/google-search-console
Cross-domain tracking
Follow a visitor across several of your own domains by listing them as allowed hostnames. XPmetric has no cross-domain mode.Source: datafa.st/docs/cross-domain-tracking
Deeper social and ad attribution
Revenue attributed to the specific X posts that drove it, mentions from Reddit as well as X, and Meta ads attribution. XPmetric shows X mentions on the chart and goes no further.Source: datafa.st/docs/twitter-link-attribution, datafa.st/docs/meta-ads-attribution, datafa.st
A CLI, and MCP with OAuth sign-in
DataFast has a CLI for agents and terminals, and its MCP server signs in with OAuth. XPmetric's MCP server runs on your machine with a personal API key, and there is no CLI.Source: datafa.st/docs/cli-introduction, datafa.st/docs/mcp-introduction
More install guides
More than 20 install guides, an npm package and a managed proxy. XPmetric has guides for eight common setups.Source: datafa.st/docs
Buyer-likelihood indicators
DataFast says live visitors carry a likelihood-to-buy indicator. We have not tested how well it predicts anything.Source: datafa.st
Pricing
Checked DataFast prices as listed on its site. Both start with a free trial.
DataFast's own pricing cards and FAQ disagree on team size, so that number is left out. The cheapest tier is not the whole story: pick on features first, then compare the price at your own traffic. XPmetric's plans, tiers and yearly prices are on the pricing page.
Install both for a week
The honest test is your own site. Run both for a week and compare what each one saw.
- Start both free trials. Neither needs a credit card.
- Add both script tags to the head of your site.
- Connect the same Stripe or Polar account to both.
- After seven days, compare visitors, top sources and revenue by channel.
- Expect small gaps. Bot filtering, how a visitor is identified (cookie or cookieless) and session rules all differ between tools.
- Keep the one you open without being asked.
Neither tool imports the other's data, so history starts the day a script goes live: install early. Coming from another tool? DataFast imports a Plausible export, and XPmetric's Growth plan imports Google Analytics 4 history.
Run it next to DataFast
Put the XPmetric script on your site for a week and compare the numbers yourself.
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