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European web analytics alternative based in Ireland.
Statcounter gives website owners clear, privacy-respecting web analytics paired with session replay, heatmaps, and a live visitor feed. Small businesses and marketers get the traffic insights they actually need β what pages work, where visitors drop off, which campaigns convert β without the complexity of enterprise analytics suites or the privacy baggage of Google's tracker.
A lightweight script installs in minutes across any CMS or custom site and feeds a dashboard covering traffic sources, UTM campaigns, conversion goals, Google Ads performance, and bot detection. Session replay and heatmaps layer qualitative insight on top of the numbers, turning raw pageviews into concrete UX fixes that teams can ship the same day.
Key benefits:
- Web analytics dashboard tracks traffic, sources, and conversions
- Session replay watches real visitors interact with pages
- Heatmaps visualize clicks, scrolls, and attention zones
- Live visitor feed monitors traffic and campaigns in real time
- Goal and UTM tracking attributes conversions back to campaigns
- Bot detection keeps reporting accurate and clean
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and operating since 1999, Statcounter is an Irish-owned company subject exclusively to EU data-protection law and GDPR. Analytics data stays inside European infrastructure, offering a privacy-respecting alternative to Google Analytics without the complications of international data transfers or US surveillance exposure.
Trusted on over 1 million websites worldwide, with customers including Hoowla, Freerange Stock, and HappyHealthy, and plans starting at 9 euros per month after a free 30-day trial.
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