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SlimStat Analytics
Live visitor tracking that might trigger a sudden server crash.
HealthyGrowing
72/100
Users enjoy the live data but recent updates and paywalls have caused frustration.
Active installs
~85,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 80k+
Rating
4.8★
817 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+51%
Growing fast
289 → 436 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 · +51% in the last year
289/day a year ago→436/day today
Reviews
what people actually saySlimStat Analytics is a long-standing WordPress stats plugin appreciated for its real-time data and lightweight footprint, but it is undermined by recurring complaints about performance degradation, breaking changes in updates, and a shift toward paid features that has alienated long-time users.
What people like
- +Lightweight and fast on the front end×2
- +Useful real-time user tracking and active visitor data×2
- +Helpful for identifying 404 errors and broken links
- +Good filtering options and breadth of features×2
- +Developer has provided responsive support in the past
Common complaints
- −Recent updates caused serious site performance issues including 503 errors (since 5.4)×2
- −Version 5.4.1 specifically called out as the worst release (since 5.4.1)
- −Features moved behind a paywall overnight, prompting mass uninstalls
- −Plugin described as injected with AI-generated content ('AI slop')
- −Poorly optimized database queries cause high server load, especially on high-traffic sites×2
- −Plugin perceived as abandoned by the developer at various points, with no updates for extended periods×2
- −Paid bundle reported as non-functional with no working support ticket system
- −Real-time page layout and active-user configuration considered inadequate compared to alternatives like GA4
- −A known CVE (shortcode vulnerability) lingered in third-party security databases even after being patched (since 5.0.9)
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.49★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.80★
- 13%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 33% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-11-172025-03-112026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 817 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-04-01★★★★★These Folks are Fantastic!sperorisk1-shot
- 2026-04-01★★★★★Great Supportstrandpuller1-shot
- 2026-03-23★★★★★The worst update ever usedRyan
- 2025-09-29★★★★★fantastic pluginalamea
- 2025-04-27★★★★★Last update to version 5.4 made the site slow and causing 503 errorsMarcia
- 2025-04-26★★★★★Goodbye, Slimstatlweb
- 2024-06-03★★★★★Very excellentSenri Miura
- 2024-01-13★★★★★January 2024craig.keefner
- 2023-10-26★★★★★best solutionSergio Alfaro
- 2023-02-06★★★★★Really enjoy using the realttime datasayna
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to SlimStat Analytics
Top Analytics plugins, ranked by score.For developers & the curious
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.
421
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
522
Prior 7-day baseline
381
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
8,121
Mean release-day peak (30d)
405
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-19.3%
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.
33%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.39
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
84%
5★ share in analyzed sample
13%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.51 → 4.49★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered