In reply to Justin Tadlock.

The "You need a subscription to Plausible Analytics to track your stats. There’s a free 30-day trial with unlimited usage and no credit card required." message was on https://wordpress.org/plugins/plausible-analytics

It was even in bold.

You know, I am not attacking PA, I love competition against Google Analytics but in general I don't like plugins (or themes) that have to "phone home".

Although I like Marko Saric. We are both from the same country that does not exist any longer. It's nice to see a diversity in the community