List of web analytics software
This is a list of web analytics software used to collect and display data about visiting website users.
Self-hosted software
Free / Open source (FLOSS)
This is a comparison table of web analytics software released under a free software license.
| Name | Platform | Supported databases | Tracking method | Latest stable release | Latest release date | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analog | C | Logfile-based | Web log files | 6.0.17 | 2021-06-20 | GNU GPL |
| AWStats | Perl | Logfile-based | Web log files | 7.9[1] 
|
2023-01-17; 2 years ago | GNU GPL |
| GoAccess | C | Logfile-based | Web log files | 1.9.4[2]
|
2025-04-01; 4 months ago | MIT |
| Matomo | PHP | MariaDB, MySQL[3] | JavaScript, Web log files | 5.3.2[4]
|
2025-05-02; 3 months ago | GNU GPL |
| Octopussy | Linux, Perl, ASP | MariaDB, MySQL,[5] Logfile-based | Web log files (via Syslog) | 1.0.16 | 2017-06-03 | GNU GPL |
| Open Web Analytics | PHP | AWS Aurora, MariaDB, MySQL[6] | JavaScript or PHP pagetag | 1.7.8[7]
|
2023-01-07; 2 years ago | GNU GPL |
| Plausible Analytics | Elixir | PostgreSQL, ClickHouse | JavaScript | 2.1.5 | 2025-02-03[8] | AGPL-3.0 |
| W3Perl | Perl | Logfile-based | Web log files | 3.20 | 2015-07-30 | GNU GPL |
| Webalizer | C | Logfile-based | Web log files | 2.23-08 | 2013-08-26 | GNU GPL |
Proprietary
This is a comparison table of web analytics proprietary software.
| Name | Company | Platform | Supported databases | Tracking method | Latest stable release | Price in USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawmill | Flowerfire Inc | Windows/Linux/BSD/POSIX | MS SQL/MySQL/Oracle Database/PostgreSQL/Proprietary | Web log files | 8.5 | mixed, from $99/profile |
| Splunk | Splunk Inc. | Windows/Linux/BSD/Solaris | Proprietary | Web log files | 6.2.1 | Price varies. |
| Tealeaf CX | IBM | Windows/Linux | MS SQL/Proprietary | Network traffic monitor | 8.4 | See web-site |
| Unica NetInsight | IBM | Windows/Linux/Solaris | MS SQL/IBM Db2/Oracle Database/Netezza | Web log files & Cookies (with or without JavaScript) | 8.6 (as of 2012-05-15) | Sale has been discontinued[9] |
| Urchin | Windows/Linux/BSD | MySQL, PostgreSQL | Cookies & Logs | 7.0 | Sale has been discontinued[10] |
Hosted / Software as a service
This is a comparison table of hosted web analytics software as a service.
| Name | Company | Tracking method | Latest stable release | Price in USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Analytics | Adobe Systems | Cookies via JavaScript | 15 | Negotiable |
| Bing Webmaster Tools | Microsoft | Cookies via JavaScript | N/A | Free |
| Analytics Suite | AT Internet | Mobile ID and Cookies | Continuous | Negotiable |
| Data Workbench | Adobe Systems | Cookies via JavaScript | 6.51 | Negotiable |
| Google Analytics | Cookies via JavaScript | N/A | Free (Standard), $150,000 Annual (Premium) | |
| CleverTap | WizRocket, Inc. | Cookies via JavaScript | Continuous | Free (Start)/ Monthly Plans |
| LiveChat | Livechat Software | Cookies via JavaScript | N/A | from $36/month |
| Mixpanel | Mixpanel | Cookies via JavaScript | N/A | Free (Start)/ Monthly Plans |
| Plausible Analytics | Plausible Insights OÜ | JavaScript without cookies | N/A | From $9/month |
| Quantcast | Quantcast Corporation | Cookies via JavaScript | N/A | Free |
| Similarweb | Similarweb Ltd. | Cookies via JavaScript | N/A | Free / Monthly plans (from $199) |
| StatCounter | StatCounter | Cookies via JavaScript | N/A | Free - $5/month ... $119/month |
| Webtrekk Q3 | Webtrekk | Cookies via JavaScript | N/A | From $202/month |
| Webtrends | Webtrends | Cookies via JavaScript | N/A | N/A |
| Woopra | iFusion Labs LLC | Cookies via JavaScript | 1.2 | Free - $999+/month |
| Yahoo! Web Analytics | Yahoo! | Cookies via JavaScript | Not available anymore | Free |
| Yandex.Metrica | Yandex | Cookies via JavaScript | N/A | Free |
References
- ^ "Release 7.9". 17 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Release 1.9.4". 1 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Requirements for Matomo On-Premise - On-Premise - Matomo Analytics Platform". Analytics Platform - Matomo. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Release 5.3.2". 2 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Octopussy_Documentation/01_Installation.md at master · Octopussy-Project/Octopussy_Documentation". GitHub. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Technical Requirements". GitHub. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Open-Web-Analytics / Open-Web-Analytics". 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Releases · plausible/analytics". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ "Software withdrawal and support discontinuance: IBM Unica NetInsight". April 8, 2014.
- ^ Muret, Paul (January 20, 2012). "The End of an Era for Urchin Software". Google Analytics. Retrieved April 7, 2012.