Free Counter Services
Welcome to FreebieList.com's Free Counters and Trackers section. If you've built a Web site, a counter is a very important piece of kit to have. Without it, you will not be able to monitor how many visitors you're receiving. Below, we review a wide range of counter services, from the traditional that simply track numbers of visitors, to more sophisticated trackers, which monitor all kinds of visitor information, such as the browser version a visitor is using, the country they're located in, or which search phrases they typed in to find your site. The majority of the services we review below also monitor referring sites, so you can see who's sending you the most traffic. A number of these services also provide password protected statistics, so you can keep your visitor numbers away from prying eyes! If you happen to stumble across an outdated link, we'd very much appreciate it if you could report it.
Amazing Counters - This fantastic free hit counter service is one of the best we've seen in a long while. Amazing Counters includes over 350 counter styles to choose from and also provides Web site statistics (so you can privately view your traffic history), along with a free invisible counter, should you choose not to display a counter image. Registering for a free counter here is quick and easy.
eXTReMe
Tracking - This veteran Web site tracking service has been online
for over 10 years and continues to provide accurate and real-time
visitor information. Using this fine (and free) service, you can track
an extensive amount of information about your visitors, including
daily/monthly totals and averages, top referrers, browser types, search
engine keywords, operating systems, countries, etc. What's more, there
is also no limitation on traffic, so you can track as many visitors
as you like. Our only gripe is the lack of password protection on
their "free" package.
Free-Counter.com - This free hit counter service for Webmasters includes real time statistics and over 500 different counter styles to choose from. At Free-Counter.com, you can begin tracking your site's visitors within minutes. All you're required to do is copy and paste a small snippet of HTML code into your pages. Here, you'll also find counters with Chinese, Japanese and Arabic numerals.
Site
Meter Basic - This established tracker service is a reliable and
efficient method to monitor your site visitors. SiteMeter allows you
to monitor unique visitors, page views, referrals, visitor location,
system information (i.e. browser and OS), entry and exit pages, "visitors
online now", and also other information. The tracker also allows users
to monitor trends and then draw comparisons (i.e. you may wish to
compare the current week with a historical one to see if there has
been any improvement).
AddFreeStats
- A popular free tracker service that's amongst the best on the Web.
If you want too much visitor information to handle, then AddFreeStats
will be right up your street. They offer real-time statistics, and
track daily hits, unique visitors, referrers, search engines, system
info, visitor countries, etc. Using this service, you can also password
protect your stats. You are required to place small button image on
all the pages you wish to monitor.
> Whilst AddFreeStats logs an impressive
amount of information on site visitors, accessing the administration
area can be tedious due to the longwinded log-in process and amount
of pop-up advertisements.
> The occasional glitches users encountered
when attempting to view stats from historical days appears to have
been rectified. Previously, accessing historical statistical information
sometimes resulted in a "zero" traffic report.
OneStat Free Counter - OneStat (provider of a number of commercial tracker services) is now offering a free, password protected counter with detailed analytics reports. This service provides free traffic reports via e-mail and also allows you to track an unlimited number of pages. In addition, the counter will monitor visitor numbers, referring sites, system information (i.e. browser type), country of origin, and much more besides.
Statisfy - A free counter service that provides extensive data about your site's visitors. Statisfy offers all kinds of features and also includes an invisible counter option with no adverts shown on your site. They allow unlimited traffic, provide real time statistics and even Google AdSense tracking. Once registered, you'll have access to the admin area, where you can view charts and graphs relating to your site's traffic.
Webcounter.ws - A free tracker service, presenting detailed statistics in a graphical form on pie and bar charts. The counter allows you to track total visitors each day, referring domains, search engine keywords, the operating system, browser and also visitor location. This site provides example reports so you can view the admin area before you register for an account. Password protected statistics are now available at Webcounter.ws.
Counted! - Counted! provides in-depth statistics about your Web site's visitors and monitors all kinds of information, including daily visits, referring domains and URLs, search engine keywords, browser type, operating system, etc. You may choose one of 16 small button images to be displayed on your site (all are 88x31 pixels), but no obtrusive advertisements are displayed. The counter can be configured to ignore certain IP addresses.
RiteCounter - A completely free and user friendly counter service that allows you to track the number of visitors to your Web site/ RiteCounter provides an invisible counter, with no annoying banner adverts, and monitors daily visitors, referring sites, search engine keywords, visitor countries, browser types, etc. However, there is one drawback: sites must not exceed 6000 page loads per day (enough for small, low traffic pages).
Ace Counters - If you want to track the number of visitors to your Web page, then head over to this site for an impressive collection of free traditional hit counters. Ace Counters includes over 50 counter designs that you can select and then implement on your page. To begin tracking, simply include a small snippet of HTML code into your page, then the digits will appear and change every time a new visitor is logged.
Free-Web-Page-Counters - If you're after a simple, straight-forward free counter service for your Web site, and can dispense with detailed statistics, then this service may be right down your street. Free-Web-Page-Counters provides a variety of counter styles to choose from, each showing the number of visitors on a small button. This service is ad-supported via a small, non-obtrusive advertisement.
ExpertCounter.com - A free Web site tracker service that allows Webmasters to determine the number of visitors a site is generating, and much more besides. ExpertCounter.com offers password protected statistics and allows you to gather important visitor information, such as unique visitors, page loads, referrals, search keywords, countries, etc. You may select from either a visible of invisible counter for your page.
Tracksy - A free counter service that's ideal for owners of small sites who wish to monitor traffic levels. Tracksy is completely free provided your site doesn't exceed 25,000 page views per month. There are two counters available here: an invisible counter and a "classic" counter. Features include the tracking of referrers, page views, unique visitors, browser type, operating system, etc.
CQ Counter - A free hit counter service that will track all kinds of Web page visitor information. By using CQ Counter, you can log the total number of visitors to your site, see which search engines draw in the most traffic and also what operating system and browser your visitors use. Besides, it's easy to install and includes many features. The service is restricted to 50,000 page views per month.
TrafficFile - TrafficFile's "bronze" service is completely free and offers a reliable tracker that counts unique visitor totals for the last seven days. It is also invisible and fast-loading, which makes a refreshing change from the many free counter services that require you to place their advertisement on your pages. You'll also find some commercial packages here, should you wish to upgrade.
LinkCounter.com - Ever wanted to track the number of visitors you're sending a Web site? LinkCounter.com makes this task easy by remotely counting the number of "clicks" people make on your site's hyperlinks. Using this service means you can get a real, accurate picture of your Web site's performance and can simultaneously track link swaps, promotional partners and affiliate links. LinkCounter "free" is limited to 200 clicks.
StatSession - Here's a completely free counter and tracker service, perfect for logging how many visitors have been to your Web site. StatSession provides a range of useful statistics, including search engine reporting, general referrer information, system information (e.g. operating system, Web browser, etc.) and country of origin. Invisible trackers with no logo are available here.
StatsMachine - An easy to install text or graphic counter with no advertisements or logos. Unlike other free counters and trackers listed in this section, the StatsMachine free counter does not collect any personal information from you (since there is no registration process). When you load up the page, the required snippet of HTML code is displayed for you to instantly integrate.
Sparklit Counter - Amongst other free Webmaster services, Sparklit.com offers a reliable and fully functional free hit counter. They provide over 100 counter styles to choose from, however, don't provide any detailed statistical information. You'll find this tracker professional and very easy to install on your site. If you get stuck or need more information, go to their free support forum.
Easy Counter - Offers several free Web page counter services that are free for personal use. These counters will make it easy for you to track hits on individual pages. You can even cheat the number of visitors so it looks like you have a high traffic site, however, sites containing adult or other inappropriate material will have their account(s) locked and possibly deleted.
Cyber Count - Cyber Count will place a free hit counter on your Web site (this is provided you place their banner on your page). They also offer in-depth real-time statistics. One of the best features of this counter is you can track all of your Web site pages with one piece of code since the service will spider your site. Note: If you don't display their banner on your page they will suspend your counter.
StatsRely.com
- This site provides an excellent free counter service that's useful
for monitoring your Web site's traffic levels. StatsRely.com's counter
is very easy to install and only requires a snippet of HTML code in
order to function. It displays detailed statistics, such as the number
of unique visitors you're receiving, referring sites, keywords, country
of origin, browser type, etc. No adverts will be displayed on your
site's pages.
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