Three ways to start. One answer at the end.
Pick the row that sounds like you. Every path ends in the same place: a dashboard that tells you what to fix, an ask bar you talk to in plain english, and a short email each morning.
path 1
I have a website or web app
- 1Sign up and create a projectYou get an isolated instance and a write key, in about a minute. No card.
- 2Drop one script tagPaste the snippet into your site's <head>. It autocaptures pageviews and clicks right away. Add track() for the key moments (signup, checkout) when you want funnels.
- 3Ask, or read the morning emailOpen the dashboard and it already shows the verdict. Ask 'where do people drop off?' in plain english, or just read the brief that lands each morning.
<script src="https://YOUR-INSTANCE/sdk.js"></script>
<script>smolanalytics.init("YOUR_KEY");</script>path 2
I built my app with AI (Lovable, Bolt, v0, Replit)
- 1Sign upYou never open a code editor or a terminal. Signup hands you one prompt with your key already in it.
- 2Paste the prompt into your builder's chatYour builder's AI drops the tracking in the right place for that platform. We have a page for each one with the exact prompt and where it goes.
- 3Come back to the dashboardIt fills in live, answers your questions in plain english, and the morning email starts the next day. Zero code from you.
path 3
I code in Cursor or Claude Code
- 1Run one connect commandsmolanalytics connect wires it into every coding assistant you have installed. Restart the editor.
- 2Ask in the same window you write code"did activation improve this week?" and your own model answers from your real data. no api keys, the ai part is free.
- 3Trust the numberyour ai assistant admits it hallucinates your numbers. this one can't. it's a ci test: the answer comes from the same deterministic reports the dashboard renders, and the build fails if they ever differ.
smolanalytics connect # wires up cursor, claude code, and the restthe editor-native guide →
Who is this for?
Indie hackers and solo devs
You ship a lot and never want to babysit a dashboard. One instance holds every product you run; one morning email covers them all.
Small SaaS teams
You need funnels, retention, and 'what's killing our signups' without a data hire or a $3k analytics bill. Share links for the cofounder and investors are built in.
Vibe coders
You built the app with AI and don't write code. Paste one prompt, then ask your dashboard questions like a person. No terminal, ever.
Anyone who quit GA4
You want a straight answer, not three menus deep in explorations. The dashboard opens with the answer instead of making you dig.
Not for you if you have a data team and want a distributed event warehouse — that's a different tool. smolanalytics is for people who want a straight answer without the ops.
Common questions
How long until I see data?
Immediately for pageviews and clicks once the snippet loads or the builder prompt runs. Funnels and retention fill in as real users move through your app. The morning email starts the next day.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. If you built your app with Lovable, Bolt, v0, or Replit, you paste one prompt and your builder does the wiring. The dashboard and the morning email need zero code from you.
What does it cost to start?
Nothing to try: 14 days, every feature, no credit card. After that it's $9/month for Solo (unlimited sites), or self-host the open-source binary free forever. Nobody gets charged without entering a card themselves.
no credit card · or self-host free