Free Stat Counter Alternatives to Google Analytics
Posted on December 12th, 2007 by admin
Besides Google Analytics, there are a number of free stat counters you can use to analyze your traffic.
- Clicky is very similar to Google Analytics. The free version only works for under 1000 visitors per day. If you get more traffic than that, you will have to upgrade to a paid version.
- StatCounter is great but the appearance is a bit “old school.” It doesn’t have the fancy ajax of Google Analytics. The free version only works for under 1000 visitors per day. If you get more traffic than that, you will have to upgrade to a paid version.
- 103 Bees is unique. It’s great for bloggers. It provides less info than some of the other stat counters here, but it provides information in a way that allows bloggers to come up with new ideas for blogging.
- FeedBurner is great for RSS feeds.
- Mint is a site I haven’t tried.
NEW: A terrific new program is called Piwik. It’s an open source, free alternative to Google Analytics. Try the demo. This software is self-hosted. Another free self-hosted option is AW Stats.