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Open source: http://piwik.org

Clicky: http://getclicky.com/ (This is a good one)

Woopra: http://woopra.com/

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+1 to clicky. The real time stats are a very nice addition to a solid suite of tools.

My one gripe with them is they seem to do more processing of the data, rather than just letting you find the numbers you need. I am a data hound, so YMMV

Could you elaborate on your gripe? (I'm the co-founder/lead dev)

Why do you say this on your site: * Note: we do not allow any individual sites that receive over 500,000 daily page views.

Well the more traffic a site has, the more resources we need to process that traffic. 500,000 daily page views is currently the max we allow to ensure our service runs smoothly for everyone. This limit is higher than most other analytics services allow, and easily covers 99.9% of the sites on the internet.

It just seems like Clicky is more focused on giving "easier" to grok numbers than GA, and makes it a little harder to get some of the more custom numbers.

Fair enough. But that's also one of the reasons we're successful, because we make stats/analytics easy to understand. GA is a very powerful piece of software but it also has a fairly steep learning curve. A lot of our users are ex-GA users who stopped using GA because they just didn't get it.

We have plenty of users who use both Clicky and GA together though. Clicky does "most" of what people need and they like the real time aspect, but when they really need to dig deep into complex analysis, that's when they hit up GA.

Can any of these tools handle offline conversions? That's our biggest issue... the main purpose of our site is to generate offline activity. We can measure those conversions (phone calls) and even tie them back where they originated. We just need a tool that we can stuff that data into and actually visualize it in some meaningful way.

I've been wanting to try clicky as an alternative to our homegrown tracking but I'm saddened by the 500k visitor limit. Are there any services out there that can handle 2M+ views that are similar in quality?

edit: stupid me i spaced out. it's a 500k daily pageview limit not monthly. doh! this should work.

Hmm, I see how some people might be confused by that, since page views are typically talked about in monthly terms. I updated the registration page to list both daily and monthly limits.

I really like both clicky and Woopra. I end up using Woopra more, however.

What do you like about Woopra more than Clicky?

I like woopra too and I just checked out clicky's demo page. Clicky is really nice. But if I were to compare woopra to clicky, I think woopra has a nicer interface/visualization. They just did an update yesterday on their web interface and its now almost as good as the desktop client.

I use three analytic and all of the them are free. I don't use woopra anymore, but I will probably use them if I am looking for a commercial solution. Clicky seems to have more customized tracking solution and looks like a better solution for people who are looking for a more in-depth tracking data.

What are the three free ones you use?

Google Analytics.

Sitemeter.

Wordpress SiteStats.

The only one I frequently check for basic, quick, stats check is Sitemeter. If I want to go in to details I will check the other two every few weeks.

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