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Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative)
Relief for privacy focused bloggers who hate complex data.
HealthyGrowing
91/100
Users love the lightweight privacy focus but some find the free version lacks depth.
Active installs
~381,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 200k+
Rating
4.9★
182 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+75%
Growing fast
1,192 → 2,088 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +75% in the last year
1,192/day a year ago→2,088/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayBurst Statistics is well-regarded as a lightweight, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative that's easy to set up and read, though its free version is seen by some as lacking depth in reporting features.
What people like
- +Easy to set up and use out of the box, with no complex configuration required×6
- +Dashboard is clear and readable, even for non-technical users×4
- +Privacy-friendly, stores data in your own database×2
- +Flexible date range selection for reporting
- +Good WooCommerce integration
- +Responsive and helpful support
Common complaints
- −Free version lacks country-of-origin tracking
- −Free version only shows the top device/OS, not a full breakdown by percentage
- −No option to view stats in the WordPress admin top bar
- −Free version considered too incomplete overall
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.79★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 9%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-09-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 182 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-27★★★★★Great plugin, A great help!cmjklein
- 2026-05-18★★★★★Burst is no-fuss compared to G.Analytics3cstudio
- 2026-05-13★★★★★A great plugin even for non-IT specialistsjirixdolezal
- 2026-05-06★★★★★Grrrrrrreat pluginontwerperij
- 2026-05-06★★★★★Great, Easy to handle and a great helpretroarthotel
- 2026-05-06★★★★★Dashboard user interfaceBigSamX
- 2026-04-30★★★★★It is a lightweight and useful plugin, but it needs more features like advancedzagrosalborzian1-shot
- 2026-04-24★★★★★Great!JIMMY J LOPEZ GARCIA
- 2026-04-01★★★★★great little plugin!kcarruthers
- 2026-02-19★★★★★Perfect for a small site like usstichtingbonartz
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Burst Statistics
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the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
2,608
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
2,403
Prior 7-day baseline
2,410
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
65,024
Mean release-day peak (30d)
63,800
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
+8.5%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
9%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.61
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
93%
5★ share in analyzed sample
9%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-6%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.81 → 4.79★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered