Urchin Alternatives

Urchin is described as 'Server side analytics software program. I can be used along side Google Analytics . It has slightly more features than Google Analytics and can be used inside a firewalled network' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Urchin for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Self-Hosted and SaaS apps. The best Urchin alternative is Matomo, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Urchin are Open Web Analytics, AWStats, Segment and Analog CE.

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Urchin alternatives page was last updated May 23, 2025
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  1. Matomo icon

    Matomo

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    Matomo, previously Piwik and before that PHPMyVisites, is a downloadable, open-source (GPL-licensed) web analytics software program. It provides you with detailed reports on your website visitors : the search engines and keywords they used, the language they speak, your popular...

    158 Matomo alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NZ flagNew Zealand

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Wordpress
    Matomo screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Real-time analytics
    2.  Traffic Analysis
    3.  Website Traffic Stats
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Tag Manager
    6.  No Coding Required
    7.  User Session Recording
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  LAMP
    10.  Tag based

    Matomo VS Urchin

     

    • Matomo is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Urchin.

    • Matomo is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Urchin.

    • Matomo is Freemium and Open SourceUrchin is Paid and Proprietary
    • Matomo is Privacy focusedUrchin is not according to our users
  2. Open Web Analytics icon

    Open Web Analytics

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    Open Web Analytics - Web Analytics – Open Source Web Analytics Framework

    The Open Web Analytics (OWA) framework provides a generic set of PHP and HTTP APIs that application developers can use to integrate web analytics into any application. The Framework also has built-in suppor.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    OWA Dashboard

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Open Web Analytics VS Urchin

     
  4. AWStats icon

    AWStats

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    AWStats is a free powerful and featureful tool that generates advanced web, streaming, ftp or mail server statistics, graphically. This log analyzer works as a CGI or from command line and shows you all possible information your log contains, in few graphical web pages.

    84 AWStats alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Perl
    AWStats screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Website Monitoring

    AWStats VS Urchin

     

    • AWStats is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Urchin.

    • AWStats is Free and Open SourceUrchin is Paid and Proprietary
    • AWStats is LightweightUrchin is not according to our users
  5. Segment icon

    Segment

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    Segment is the analytics API you've always wanted. Instead of integrating with Google Analytics, Mixpanel, KISSmetrics, etc. individually, you integrate with a simple, clean API once and you can send your data to all of them.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Segment Features

    1. Facebook icon  Facebook integration
    2.  Real-time analytics
    3.  Data-management

    Segment VS Urchin

     
  6. Analog CE icon

    Analog CE

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    Analog is a popular logfile analyser: it shows you the usage patterns on your web server.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Analog CE VS Urchin

     

  7. The Webalizer

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    The Webalizer is a fast, free web server log file analysis program. It produces highly detailed, easily configurable usage reports in HTML format, for viewing with a standard web browser.

    60 The Webalizer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    The Webalizer screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    No updates since at least 2013: http://www.webalizer.org/news.html

    The Webalizer VS Urchin

     
  9. Web Log Storming icon

    Web Log Storming

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    An interactive web log analyzer software. Interactively change filters, check goals and conversions, browse through statistics, drill down into details.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RS flagSerbia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Web Log Storming main screen

    Web Log Storming VS Urchin

     

    • Web Log Storming is the most popular commercial alternative to Urchin.

    • Web Log Storming is Paid and ProprietaryUrchin is also Paid and Proprietary
  10. Angelfish Software icon

    Angelfish Software

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    Angelfish Software is a self-hosted web analytics tool, used by organizations around the world to track their Intranets and public websites.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Dashboard

    Angelfish Software Features

    1.  Self-hosted
    2.  GDPR Compliant
    3.  Data Protection
    4.  Stats

    Angelfish Software VS Urchin

     
  11. Nihuo Web Log Analyzer icon

    Nihuo Web Log Analyzer

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    Nihuo Web Log Analyzer is a powerful Windows application that turns your web logs into a professional sales and prospecting tool. By telling you where your web site visitors come from, which pages are most popular, and which search engine phrases brought visitors to your web...

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    main Windows

    Nihuo Web Log Analyzer VS Urchin

     
  12. Xiti icon

    Xiti

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    Xiti Free (free version of Xiti Analyzer) offers the basic indicators you need to give you a global view of your site's traffic. Already used by over 350,000 sites, this version gives you the reliability and credibility of XiTi, recognized as a trusted third-party service.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Xiti screenshot 1

    Xiti Features

    1.  Traffic Analysis

    Xiti VS Urchin

     
  13. WebLog Expert icon

    WebLog Expert

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    WebLog Expert is a powerful access log analyzer. It will give you information about your site's visitors: activity statistics, accessed files, paths through the site, information about referring pages, search engines, browsers, operating systems, and more.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    Sample report

    WebLog Expert VS Urchin

     
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