10 Best GA Google Analytics Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
GA Google Analytics sits at #3 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. 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 GA Google Analytics
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Koko Analytics
Closest matchKoko 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.
#9 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. 60,000+ installs against 400,000+, rated 5.0 against 4.9, 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.
#5 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. About half 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.
#7 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.9, last updated 18 days ago.
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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.
#10 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. 70,000+ installs against 400,000+, rated 4.8 against 4.9, last updated June 24, 2026.
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MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)
4.5 (3,150) 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.
#2 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. About 5 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.9, last updated 4 days ago.
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WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative
4.1 (757) 600,000+ active installsGet website traffic insights with GDPR/CCPA compliant, privacy-friendly analytics. Includes visitor data, stunning graphs, and no data sharing.
#4 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. About 1.5 times the installs, rated 4.1 against 4.9, last updated 2 days ago.
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ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin)
2.5 (1,546) 300,000+ active installsConnects Google Analytics with your WordPress site. Displays stats to help you understand your users and site content on a whole new level!
#8 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, rated 2.5 against 4.9, last updated 4 days ago.
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2.8 (119) 100,000+ active installsProvides integration between Google Analytics and WooCommerce.
#6 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. About a quarter of the installs, rated 2.8 against 4.9, last updated 13 days ago.
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Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
4.2 (1,009) 5 million+ active installsSite Kit is a one-stop solution for WordPress users to use everything Google has to offer to make them successful on the web.
#1 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. About 13 times the installs, rated 4.2 against 4.9, last updated 14 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. 60,000+ installs against 400,000+, rated 4.5 against 4.9, last updated August 5, 2026.
GA Google Analytics against each of them
Head to head on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.
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GA Google Analytics vs Koko Analytics400,000+ vs 60,000+ installs · 4.9 vs 5.0
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GA Google Analytics vs Burst Statistics400,000+ vs 200,000+ installs · 4.9 vs 4.9
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GA Google Analytics vs Independent Analytics400,000+ vs 100,000+ installs · 4.9 vs 4.8
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GA Google Analytics vs SlimStat Analytics400,000+ vs 70,000+ installs · 4.9 vs 4.8
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GA Google Analytics vs MonsterInsights400,000+ vs 2 million+ installs · 4.9 vs 4.5
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GA Google Analytics vs WP Statistics400,000+ vs 600,000+ installs · 4.9 vs 4.1
Switching from GA Google Analytics: common questions
What is the best alternative to GA Google Analytics?
Koko Analytics is the closest match: it shares the Analytics Plugins top 10 with GA Google Analytics and has 60,000+ active installs with a 5.0 out of 5 rating.
Which GA Google Analytics alternative has the most users?
Site Kit by Google, with 5 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which GA 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 GA 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 GA 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 GA 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
Koko Analytics is the closest match to GA Google Analytics by the data we track, and Site Kit by Google has the widest reach with 5 million+ active installs. WP Statistics shipped the most recent release, on September 5, 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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