Statcounter pioneered visitor logs back when GeoCities was a thing. We took the same idea and rebuilt it for 2026: faster, prettier, AI-aware, with engagement and conversions baked in.
If you came to Statcounter because GA4 was overkill but Google Analytics still felt necessary, you already know the value of visitor-level detail. HitCounters gives you the same per-visitor view, plus modern features Statcounter never quite caught up to.
| Feature | HitCounters | Statcounter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-visitor logs (the original Statcounter feature) | Both have it | ||
| Real-time visitor stream | Both have it | ||
| Modern, mobile-friendly dashboard | Statcounter UI is dated | ||
| AI assistant traffic (ChatGPT etc.) | Native source category | ||
| Engagement scoring (engaged vs bounced) | See who actually read your stuff | ||
| Bot quality scoring per visit | basic | Multi-signal scoring 0-100 | |
| URL goals + custom events | Both have it | ||
| Email reports + alerts | Both have it | ||
| Team members / shared dashboards | Both have it | ||
| Free plan with real features | Both have it | ||
| Built this decade | 😅 |
Same visitor logs you love, in a modern UI that actually reads well on your phone. Tabs, charts, engagement filters, dark backgrounds where it matters.
AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot) are a real referral source now. We surface them as their own category. Statcounter buries them in "Other".
See immediately how many visits viewed multiple pages vs bounced — with a configurable "engaged" threshold (3+, 5+, whatever you want).
Get an email when traffic spikes, bots flood in, or your site goes quiet. We tuned the thresholds to not be noisy.
No third-party cookies. No cross-site tracking. Visitor opt-out built in. GDPR/CCPA-ready without lawyers.
Paste a snippet on your site and verify. Your old Statcounter data stays where it is — we just take it from here.
Free plan, no credit card. Setup takes 2 minutes.
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