10 Best AWCA Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
AWCA has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to AWCA
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WP Visitor Statistics
Closest matchWP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)
4.5 (156) 20,000+ active installsThis plugin will help you to track your visitors & visits, browsers, operating systems, GEO locations and much more, easy to install and working fine.
Shares the analytics, google analytics, insights tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 21 days ago.
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Analytify
Paid version availableAnalytify – Google Analytics 4 Tracking and Reporting in WordPress
4.7 (487) 20,000+ active installsThe easiest way to connect Google Analytics 4 to WordPress. See real-time stats, eCommerce, and events tracking, right in your dashboard.
Shares the analytics, google analytics tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 26 days ago.
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Lara's Google Analytics (GA4)
4.7 (122) 8,000+ active installsFull width Google Analytics dashboard widget for Wordpress admin interface, which also inserts latest Google Analytics (GA4) tracking code to your pag …
Shares the analytics, google analytics tags on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, last updated August 14, 2026.
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4.8 (20) 10,000+ active installsGoogle Analytics or Google Tag Manager for WordPress without tracking your own visits.
Shares the analytics, google analytics tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated August 20, 2026.
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Fathom Analytics for WP
4.8 (25) 10,000+ active installsFathom is a simple, GDPR compliant Google Analytics alternative.
Shares the analytics, google analytics tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated November 18, 2025.
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Search Insights – Privacy-Friendly Search Analytics
4.9 (29) 3,000+ active installsUncover exactly what visitors search for on your site. Stop guessing what content to create, fix content gaps, and boost engagement.
Shares the insights tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, last updated August 28, 2026.
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MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)
4.5 (3,156) 2 million+ active installsThe best free Google Analytics plugin for WordPress. See how visitors find and use your website so you can grow your business with powerful analytics.
Shares the analytics, google analytics tags on WordPress.org. About 1,000 times the installs, last updated September 16, 2026.
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WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative
4.1 (759) 500,000+ active installsCookieless, privacy-friendly WordPress analytics. GDPR/CCPA compliant visitor data and clear graphs, with no data sharing.
Shares the analytics, google analytics tags on WordPress.org. About 250 times the installs, last updated 8 days ago.
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GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress
4.9 (158) 400,000+ active installsAdds Google Analytics tracking code to your WordPress site. Supports many tracking features.
Shares the analytics, google analytics tags on WordPress.org. About 200 times the installs, last updated August 10, 2026.
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Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative)
4.9 (186) 200,000+ active installsSimple, lightweight WordPress analytics with privacy-friendly visitor tracking. Cookieless and GDPR-ready. Setup in seconds, no cookie banner needed.
Shares the analytics, google analytics tags on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated 2 days ago.
Switching from AWCA: common questions
What is the best alternative to AWCA?
WP Visitor Statistics is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 20,000+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which AWCA alternative has the most users?
MonsterInsights, with 2 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which AWCA alternative is rated highest?
Burst Statistics, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 186 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these AWCA alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with AWCA score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against AWCA on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
WP Visitor Statistics is the closest match to AWCA by the data we track, and MonsterInsights has the widest reach with 2 million+ active installs. Burst Statistics shipped the most recent release, on October 20, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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