Free Web Statistics Packages

Here are the top-rated free "hit counters" according to Tellertest.com, a well respected Dutch web site that evaluates web statistics packages. Each description includes a brief summary of features from the vendor followed by an excerpt from the Tellertest.com ratings page. Click on the links to learn more or sign up.

StatCounter.com

A free, yet reliable invisible web tracker, highly configurable hit counter and real-time detailed web stats. Insert a simple piece of our code on your web page and you will be able to analyze and monitor all the visitors to your website in real-time. Uses cookies set on the visitor's computer but does not collect personal information. Demo.

Tellertest Review: Since the latest release, StatCounter has quietly worked its way to the top in our tracker list. There is only one drawback with StatCounter, and that is that there are not as many options as some of the competitors are providing. But you can put it invisibly on your website and the statistics are protected by password.

OneStat Basic

The OneStat Basic requires this small icon on each page. You need to click on this icon to check your statistics. OneStat Basic provides the following information about your website: Who and how many people are visiting; Where visitors come from; Which pages they look at most; What type of information they're interested in; What hours, days, weeks, months, quarters and years are most popular; and What kind of technology they use to view your website. Demo.

Tellertest Review: OneStat Basic is a very good product. You can put the code on every page of your web site without any need to customize, so this works ideal with templates. The number of reports is almost unlimited and you can go back in time for detailed trend analysis. The service is fast and reliable. This tracker is a favorite of ours.

CQ Counter

CQCounter requires this small icon on each page. It tells you: Which sites and search engines send your site visitors; How often your pages are reloaded; How many hits your site has every hour, day, week, month, and year; What operating system and web browsers your visitors use; and Which IP addresses your web page visitors come from. Demo.

Tellertest Review: CQ Counter is a very good tracker with a lot of reporting. In addition to the other counters, CQ Counter reports referrers from hard drive and e-mail, and identifies visitors using a proxy server. One of the best free trackers around.