10 Best Simple Analytics Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Simple Analytics has 1,000+ 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 Simple Analytics
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Fathom Analytics
Closest matchFathom Analytics for WP
4.8 (25) 10,000+ active installsFathom is a simple, GDPR compliant Google Analytics alternative.
Shares the privacy friendly tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated November 18, 2025.
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Trace My IP – Visitor IP Tracker, Stats Analytics & Page Views Counter with Email Alerts
4.5 (21) 1,000+ active installsComprehensive visitor IP tracking and website analytics solution with real-time statistics, page view counting, and customizable email alerts.
Shares the website analytics tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated August 2, 2026.
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Analytics Insights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress
4.6 (34) 10,000+ active installsA full-featured and entirely free Google Analytics Dashboard plugin for WordPress. Displays stats to help you to better understand your site content.
Shares the website analytics tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated May 24, 2026.
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Matomo Analytics – Powerful, Privacy-First Insights for WordPress
4.6 (177) 100,000+ active installsPrivacy friendly, GDPR compliant and self-hosted. Matomo is the #1 Google Analytics alternative that gives you control of your data. Free and secure.
Shares the privacy friendly tag on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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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.
Shares the website analytics tag on WordPress.org. About 2,000 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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WeShareAI – AI-Powered Share Buttons (formerly E-MAILiT)
4.3 (65) 700+ active installsFree, AI-powered, privacy-first share buttons for WordPress with optional post-share monetization.
Shares the privacy-first tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated January 15, 2026.
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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.
About 10 times the installs, last updated May 24, 2026.
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CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally
4.9 (128) 10,000+ active installsThe fastest, lightest way to integrate Google Analytics in WordPress.
About 10 times the installs, last updated June 4, 2026.
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4.8 (20) 10,000+ active installsGoogle Analytics or Google Tag Manager for WordPress without tracking your own visits.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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5.0 (29) 10,000+ active installsSimple, lightweight, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative for WordPress with a clean dashboard.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 27 days ago.
Switching from Simple Analytics: common questions
What is the best alternative to Simple Analytics?
Fathom Analytics is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Simple Analytics alternative has the most users?
MonsterInsights, with 2 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Simple Analytics alternative is rated highest?
CAOS, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 128 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Simple 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 Simple 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 Simple 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
Fathom Analytics is the closest match to Simple Analytics by the data we track, and MonsterInsights has the widest reach with 2 million+ active installs. MonsterInsights shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 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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