10 Best Search Meter Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Search Meter has 20,000+ 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 Search Meter
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Search Analytics
Closest matchSearch 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 search, statistics tags on WordPress.org. 3,000+ installs against 20,000+, last updated 12 days ago.
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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 search, statistics tags on WordPress.org. 3,000+ installs against 20,000+, last updated 10 days ago.
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4.4 (65) 100,000+ active installsEnables you to display how many times a post/page had been viewed.
Shares the statistics tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, 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 statistics tag on WordPress.org. About 3 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 statistics tag on WordPress.org. About 3.5 times the installs, last updated June 24, 2026.
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4.8 (51) 100,000+ active installsVisitor statistics for WordPress with focus on data protection, transparency and clarity. Perfect as a widget in your WordPress Dashboard.
Shares the statistics tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated August 7, 2026.
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4.9 (1,225) 200,000+ active installsPost Views Counter allows you to collect and display how many times a post, page, or other content has been viewed in a simple, fast and reliable way.
Shares the statistics tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 24 days ago.
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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 statistics tag on WordPress.org. About 3 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 statistics tag on WordPress.org. About 10 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 statistics tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
Switching from Search Meter: common questions
What is the best alternative to Search Meter?
Search Analytics is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 3,000+ active installs with a 5.0 out of 5 rating.
Which Search Meter alternative has the most users?
Post Views Counter, with 200,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Search Meter 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 Search Meter 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 Search Meter 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 Search Meter 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
Search Analytics is the closest match to Search Meter by the data we track, and Post Views Counter has the widest reach with 200,000+ 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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