DataFast alternative
Lantern vs DataFast: a DataFast alternative that connects to Razorpay and Cashfree
Lantern Analytics is the closest alternative to DataFast. Both are web analytics for founders that credit revenue to the channel that brought each customer, and both track AI crawlers. The differences are in the payment providers. Lantern connects directly to Stripe, Razorpay, Cashfree, Dodo Payments, Paddle, Polar and Lemon Squeezy. DataFast lists native integrations with Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar and Shopify, with setup guides for Paddle and Dodo Payments, and a Payment API you call from your own code for anything else. If you take payments through Razorpay or Cashfree, Lantern is the one that connects without code.
Last updated 10 November 2026.
Lantern vs DataFast, side by side
| Lantern Analytics | DataFast | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue by channel, referrer and campaign | Yes | Yes |
| Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar | Connects directly | Connects directly |
| Paddle, Dodo Payments | Connects directly | Setup guides in its docs |
| Razorpay, Cashfree | Connects directly, with a webhook | Not listed. Its Payment API takes payments you send from your code |
| Shopify | No | Connects directly |
| AI assistants as their own channel | Yes | Yes |
| AI crawlers | Yes, by company, purpose and page | Yes, AI bot requests are part of its plans |
| MCP server for Claude, Cursor and Codex | Read-only, and listed in Claude's connectors directory | Yes, and it can act with the permissions you choose |
| Funnels | Yes, suggested from your real traffic | Yes |
| Free trial | 7 days, no card | 14 days, no card |
| Entry price | $8 a month | $9 a month when we checked in October 2026 |
DataFast's details are from its own site on 10 November 2026. Products change, so check before you decide.
Pick Lantern if
- You take payments through Razorpay or Cashfree, alone or next to Stripe, and want them joined without writing a webhook handler.
- You want your coding agent to install the script and add your sign-up and checkout goals from one prompt.
- You want an MCP server that can only read, added to Claude in one click.
- You want a weekly summary by email and funnels suggested from the paths visitors already take.
Pick DataFast if
- You sell through Shopify. DataFast connects to it and Lantern does not.
- You want 14 days to try it instead of 7.
- You want social mentions and X link attribution, which DataFast includes in its plans.
What Lantern is
Lantern Analytics is web analytics for founders. One dashboard shows where visitors come from, with ChatGPT, Perplexity and other AI assistants as their own channel, which AI crawlers read your pages, where people drop off, and who is on the site right now. Connect a payment provider and every payment, renewal and refund is credited to the channel that first brought that customer.
- Revenue by channel from seven payment providers.
- AI traffic as its own channel, and AI crawlers by company and page.
- An MCP server, so Claude, Cursor and Codex can answer questions from your numbers.
- Plans from $8 a month, priced by traffic, with every feature on every plan.
Switching, or running both
Both tools use one script tag, so you can run them side by side for a week and compare. Lantern's setup prompt installs the script and tags your checkout with the visitor id. Connect your payment provider in Settings → Revenue and Lantern imports the last 90 days where the provider allows it.
Questions
What is the best DataFast alternative?
Lantern Analytics is the closest: revenue by first-visit channel, AI assistants as their own channel, AI crawler tracking and an MCP server, from $8 a month. It connects directly to Razorpay and Cashfree, which DataFast does not list.
Does DataFast support Razorpay or Cashfree?
Neither is listed among DataFast's integrations as of 10 November 2026. Its docs offer a Payment API that you call from your own code when a payment succeeds. Lantern connects to both with a webhook.
Is Lantern cheaper than DataFast?
Lantern starts at $8 a month for 10,000 pageviews on one site. DataFast's entry plan was $9 a month when we checked in October 2026. Both have a free trial with no card.
Can I use Lantern with Razorpay and Dodo Payments at the same time?
Yes. Connect both to the same site. Paid in one currency you see that currency; paid in several, Lantern shows US dollars, converting each payment at the rate on the day it was paid.
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