---
title: "TraceTail vs FingerprintJS — pricing and features compared"
description: "TraceTail and Fingerprint, the company behind FingerprintJS, compared on price, free allowance, rate limits and platforms, using Fingerprint's published pricing as of October 4, 2026."
url: https://tracetail.io/vs-fingerprintjs
updated: 2026-10-04
---

Comparison · checked October 4, 2026

# TraceTail vs FingerprintJS

Fingerprint, the company behind the FingerprintJS library, and TraceTail both identify browsers without cookies. This is how they compare on price and limits, using Fingerprint's published pricing.

## Monthly cost

| Requests a month | TraceTail | Fingerprint                 |
| ---------------- | --------- | --------------------------- |
| 50,000           | $4.90     | $219.00 (Pro Plus)          |
| 500,000          | $49.90    | $2,019.00 (Pro Plus)        |
| 5,000,000        | $499.90   | Custom pricing (Enterprise) |

TraceTail: the first 1,000 requests each month are free, then $0.10 per 1,000. Fingerprint Pro Plus: $99.00 a month including 20,000 API calls, then $4.00 per 1,000. Source: [fingerprint.com/pricing](https://fingerprint.com/pricing/), checked October 4, 2026.

## Plans and limits

|                               | TraceTail                                                                   | Fingerprint                                                                                           |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Free allowance                | 1,000 requests every month                                                  | 1,000 API calls a month (Free plan)                                                                   |
| Paid usage                    | $0.10 per 1,000 requests beyond the free 1,000                              | Pro Plus: $99.00 a month including 20,000 API calls, then $4.00 per 1,000. Enterprise: custom pricing |
| Trial                         | None needed: the free allowance renews every month                          | 14-day trial of Pro Plus                                                                              |
| Rate limit                    | 100 requests per second per API key                                         | 5 requests per second (Free and Pro Plus); custom on Enterprise                                       |
| Volume and annual discounts   | None: one rate at every volume, billed monthly                              | Annual billing and discounts through sales                                                            |
| Stored visitor data           | Kept until 180 days after a visitor's last visit                            | Kept 30 days (Free and Pro Plus), 90 days (Enterprise)                                                |
| Uptime SLA                    | None                                                                        | 99.9% (Enterprise)                                                                                    |
| Platforms                     | Web browsers                                                                | Web, iOS and Android                                                                                  |
| Server-side verification      | Server API: look up an identification or a visitor with a secret server key | Server API: look up an identification with a secret API key                                           |
| Signals beyond the visitor ID | Automated-browser flag (headless Chrome, WebDriver)                         | Smart Signals such as VPN and browser-tamper detection                                                |

## Which one fits

### Fingerprint is the better fit if you need

- SDKs for native iOS and Android apps
- A contractual uptime SLA
- Server-side signals such as VPN or browser-tamper detection

### TraceTail is the better fit if you want

- To start free, without a card or a trial clock
- One price per request at every volume, with no plan to outgrow
- More than 5 requests per second without an enterprise contract

## Switching from FingerprintJS

Replace the library, create a TraceTail client with your API key, and keep sending visitorId to your backend. The two libraries compute different IDs, so each returning visitor gets a new ID once.

**FingerprintJS**

```javascript
import FingerprintJS from '@fingerprintjs/fingerprintjs';

const fp = await FingerprintJS.load();
const { visitorId } = await fp.get();
```

**TraceTail**

```javascript
import { TraceTail } from '@tracetail/js';

const tracetail = new TraceTail({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY', endpoint: 'https://tracetail.io/api' });
const { visitorId } = await tracetail.generateFingerprint();
```

## Start identifying visitors today

1,000 requests free every month, no credit card required. Add a card only when you need more.

[Get started free](https://tracetail.io/auth)

[See pricing](https://tracetail.io/pricing)