10 Best Independent Analytics Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Independent Analytics sits at #6 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 Independent Analytics
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MonsterInsights
Closest matchMonsterInsights – 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.
#2 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. About 20 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.8, last updated September 16, 2026.
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ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin)
2.5 (1,546) 200,000+ active installsConnects Google Analytics with your WordPress site. Displays stats to help you understand your users and site content on a whole new level!
#7 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. About 2 times the installs, rated 2.5 against 4.8, last updated September 16, 2026.
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2.8 (119) 100,000+ active installsProvides integration between Google Analytics and WooCommerce.
#8 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, rated 2.8 against 4.8, last updated 2 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.
#4 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. About 4 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.8, last updated August 10, 2026.
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Koko Analytics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics
5.0 (244) 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. About half the installs, rated 5.0 against 4.8, last updated 28 days ago.
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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.
#5 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.8, last updated 2 days ago.
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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.
#3 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. About 5 times the installs, rated 4.1 against 4.8, last updated 8 days ago.
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GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress
4.5 (155) 700,000+ active installsAdvanced tag management for WordPress with Google Tag Manager
#10 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking. About 7 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.8, last updated 10 days ago.
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Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
4.2 (1,012) 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 50 times the installs, rated 4.2 against 4.8, last updated 2 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, WordPress analytics tags on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.8, last updated 26 days ago.
Independent 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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Independent Analytics vs MonsterInsights100,000+ vs 2 million+ installs · 4.8 vs 4.5
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Independent Analytics vs ExactMetrics100,000+ vs 200,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 2.5
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Independent Analytics vs Google Analytics for WooCommerce100,000+ vs 100,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 2.8
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Independent Analytics vs GA Google Analytics100,000+ vs 400,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 4.9
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Independent Analytics vs Koko Analytics100,000+ vs 60,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 5.0
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Independent Analytics vs Burst Statistics100,000+ vs 200,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 4.9
Switching from Independent Analytics: common questions
What is the best alternative to Independent Analytics?
MonsterInsights is the closest match: it shares the Analytics Plugins top 10 with Independent Analytics and has 2 million+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which Independent Analytics alternative has the most users?
Site Kit by Google, with 5 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Independent Analytics alternative is rated highest?
Koko Analytics, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 244 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Independent 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 Independent 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 Independent 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
MonsterInsights is the closest match to Independent Analytics by the data we track, and Site Kit by Google has the widest reach with 5 million+ active installs. Google Analytics for WooCommerce 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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