Histats vs StatCounter (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Histats and StatCounter share a 2.8 GPA, both have a free plan, and Histats has no paid plan to buy, against about $10.05 a month for StatCounter.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Histats grades higher on value for money and the free plan. StatCounter grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
StatCounter
Web traffic stats with a live visitor feed and session replay
Which one is for you
Pick Histats if
- Fits if you run several small sites and want free stats
- Works for people who want a visible hit counter on the page
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you need support, as it is a forum or Facebook
- Watch out: the log analyzer covers only the last 20,000 hits
- Watch out: the site lists no paid tier, so no business support terms are published
- Watch out: check its privacy and cookie policies before using it where consent rules apply
Pick StatCounter if
- Fits if you want to watch individual visits as they happen
- Works for small sites under 20,000 sessions a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with 5,000 sessions and 14 days of data
- Watch out: session replay is billed separately from €9 a month
- Watch out: heatmaps and UTM tracking need Premium Plus at €19
- Pricey if your traffic grows, since 100,000 sessions is €29 or €45
- Watch out: the prices read were in euros, with no confirmed dollar price
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAHistatsGood | 2.8GPAStatCounterGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree for every feature, with no paid tier, and the features page says no limits up to 10 million hits a day. | BPremium is €9 a month for 20,000 sessions, near $10, inside the $13 where the cheaper quarter ends. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright, with up to 300 sites per account and no cap a normal person would reach. | CFree forever, but 5,000 sessions a month and 14 days of data are caps you'll reach. The 30-day trial needs no card. |
| Features | CReal-time stats, traffic reports, tags and custom events and counters cover the basics, but the log analyzer only keeps 20,000 hits. | BSessions, a live feed, conversions, replay, heatmaps and UTM tracking. Replay and heatmaps cost more. |
| Ease of use | CA snippet to add to each site and a control panel to set up, and no store rating on record. | CNo rating read. A tracking code to add and reports to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations or apps listed. | AWeb, iPhone, Android and Windows apps, an API, and WordPress, Squarespace and Google Ads links. |
| Best for | free hit counters and visitor stats | simple traffic stats with a live visitor feed |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Histats and StatCounter. How we grade
Price against what you get
Histats has no paid plan and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. StatCounter starts at about $10.05 a month and scores 3.0.
StatCounter scores higher, and starts $10.05 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other website and product analytics tools on the chart, none scores higher than Histats for less, and none scores higher than StatCounter for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- StatCounter also covers session replay.
At a glance
| Histats | StatCounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | €9 per month for up to 20,000 sessions (€97 billed yearly) |
| Free plan | Everything is free: the features page says there are no service limits up to 10 million hits a day and keeps statistics for 10+ years. | Basic plan, free forever: 5,000 sessions per month, 14 days of data retention, trend charts, a reports dashboard and a real-time visitor feed. |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day free trial of all features, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | wisecode srl unipersonale | Statcounter |
| Price read from | histats.com | statcounter.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Histats
- Support is through a forum or Facebook, per the features page.
- The log analyzer covers the last 20,000 hits.
- The service is web-only and the site lists no paid tier, so no business-level support terms are published.
- The site shows a widget opt-out and policy page, so check its privacy and cookie policies before using it where consent rules apply.
StatCounter
- The pricing page displayed euro prices when read from India; a US dollar list price was not confirmed.
- The free Basic plan stops at 5,000 sessions a month and keeps data for only 14 days.
- Session replay is billed separately: €9 a month for 1,000 recordings, €19 for 10,000, €29 for 50,000.
- Heatmaps and UTM campaign tracking need Premium Plus, the higher-priced tier.
Key features
Histats
- Real-time statistics
- Online visitors, recent and most active visits, popular pages and referrers, and geolocation update as traffic arrives.
- Log analyzer
- Covers the last 20,000 hits with IP tags, visitor paths and segmentation by IP, country, city, referrer, search keyword, entry page and hardware. Saved filters can be reloaded.
- Traffic reports
- Hourly, daily and monthly analytics for referring sites, search engines, social networks, browsers, operating systems, languages and visited URLs.
- Tags and custom events
- Page titles and tags, custom events and variables, and downloads or clicks can be tracked.
- Counter styles
- A hidden tracker, or a visible counter chosen from 500 or more styles, with configurable starting values.
- Multi-site control panel
- One account manages up to 300 sites, with user access management and privacy settings for each site's stats page.
StatCounter
- Live visitor feed
- A real-time list of visitors as they arrive, with location, device, navigation path and visit history for each one.
- Session replay
- Plays back a recording of each visitor's session. Basic includes none; recordings are an add-on from 1,000 per month on every plan.
- Heatmaps
- Interactive heatmaps show which parts of a page get attention and where visitors click on elements that are not links. Premium Plus only.
- Conversion and paid traffic analysis
- Premium tracks a landing page conversion rate and looks for repeat paid clicks from the same visitor, to help spot click fraud.
- Visitor labels and alerts
- Attach notes or customer IDs to a visitor and get an email or mobile alert when that visitor returns. Premium and above.
- Mobile apps and API
- iOS, Android and Windows apps are linked from the site, and the Premium plan adds API access for custom reports and scripts.
Plans
Histats
Free$0
All features, up to 300 sites per account, with no service limits up to 10 million hits a day.
StatCounter
Basic€0
per month for up to 5,000 sessions
Trend charts, reports dashboard, real-time visitor feed and basic email reports. 14 days of data retention.
Premium€9
per month for up to 20,000 sessions (€97 billed yearly)
Adds landing page analysis, conversion tracking, CSV export, API access, live chat support and 3 years of data. €29 a month at 100,000 sessions.
Premium Plus€19
per month for up to 20,000 sessions (€205 billed yearly)
Adds heatmaps, Google Ads integration and UTM campaign tracking, with 5 years of data. €45 a month at 100,000 sessions.
Ways to pay less
Histats
No public discounts listed.
StatCounter
- Annual discount
Save 10% with yearly billing
The pricing page says paying yearly saves 10%: Premium at 20,000 sessions is €97 a year against €9 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Histats or StatCounter?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Histats is cheaper to start with: it is free, against about $10.05 a month for StatCounter. Histats is free, and StatCounter starts at €9 per month for up to 20,000 sessions (€97 billed yearly).
Which has a free plan, Histats or StatCounter?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Histats and StatCounter have a free plan.
Which platforms do Histats and StatCounter run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only StatCounter lists Windows, iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.