10 Best Better Google Analytics Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Better Google Analytics 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 Better Google Analytics
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GA Google Analytics
Closest matchGA 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, statistics tags on WordPress.org. About 200 times the installs, last updated 28 days ago.
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4.7 (84) 8,000+ active installsNewStatPress (Statpress plugin fork) is a real-time plugin to manage the visits' statistics about your blog (without external web analytics).
Shares the analytics, statistics, tracking tags on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, last updated July 7, 2026.
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Koko Analytics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics
5.0 (242) 60,000+ active installsPrivacy-friendly and lightweight Google Analytics alternative for WordPress sites. No cookies, just insights.
Shares the analytics, google analytics, statistics tags on WordPress.org. About 30 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative)
4.9 (183) 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, statistics tags on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin
4.8 (167) 100,000+ active installsA simple, yet powerful WordPress analytics plugin that gives you privacy-friendly stats to grow your website. A Google Analytics alternative.
Shares the analytics, google analytics, statistics tags on WordPress.org. About 50 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress
4.5 (95) 60,000+ active installsAdds Matomo (former Piwik) statistics to your WordPress dashboard and is also able to add the Matomo Tracking Code to your blog.
Shares the analytics, statistics, tracking tags on WordPress.org. About 30 times the installs, last updated August 5, 2026.
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4.8 (817) 70,000+ active installsReal-time WordPress analytics that stay on your own server: pageviews, outbound links, WooCommerce funnels, all privacy-first and GDPR-ready.
Shares the analytics, statistics, tracking tags on WordPress.org. About 35 times the installs, last updated June 24, 2026.
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4.9 (38) 4,000+ active installsDisplays a wealth of useful statistics about your site. Display total number of posts, pages, categories, tags, and much more.
Shares the analytics, statistics tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 29 days ago.
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4.5 (25) 10,000+ active installsThis plugin will display Clicky Web Analytics data and statistics inside your WordPress Administration Dashboard.
Shares the analytics, statistics tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated May 24, 2026.
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Search Analytics for WP
5.0 (30) 3,000+ active installsSearch Analytics for WP will store and display the search terms used on your website. No third-party service is used!
Shares the analytics, statistics tags on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
Switching from Better Google Analytics: common questions
What is the best alternative to Better Google Analytics?
GA Google Analytics is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 400,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Better Google Analytics alternative has the most users?
GA Google Analytics, with 400,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Better Google Analytics alternative is rated highest?
Koko Analytics, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 242 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Better Google Analytics 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 Better Google Analytics 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 Better Google Analytics 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
GA Google Analytics is the closest match to Better Google Analytics by the data we track, and GA Google Analytics has the widest reach with 400,000+ active installs. Koko Analytics shipped the most recent release, on August 31, 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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