{"id":4354,"date":"2023-12-09T08:28:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T13:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/?p=4354"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:48:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:48:51","slug":"jetpack-stats-independent-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/09\/jetpack-stats-independent-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Jetpack Stats &#038; Independent Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4356 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jetpak-vs-IA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jetpak-vs-IA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jetpak-vs-IA-500x205.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jetpak-vs-IA-768x315.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been blogging since before Google bought Blogger, but am not even close to knowing all the \u2018<i>inside<\/i>\u2019 workings involved in a \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Web_content_management_system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>web content management system<\/i><\/a>\u2019. \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p>Right now, I\u2019m starting the second year of a <b><a href=\"https:\/\/cart.hostinger.com\/pay\/a09dd5b0-8b1e-4b1b-84d3-91d31a1a5293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4-year Hostinger WordPress<\/a> <\/b>plan \u2013 intro price was onetime price of $107.56, and the 4-year renewal price will be a onetime price of $335.52 (<i>works out to about $83.88 a year<\/i>). New subscriptions may be a tad higher. There is also a 1-year Domain renewal cost of $16.17 each year.<\/p>\n<p>Not a big follower of my blog\u2019s stats, but do check out some of them daily. Also, am not even close to being an expert on what stats are important to other basic bloggers like me. Most of my previous blogs just showed some kind of a chart, with maybe a dropdown type of menu, and as I recall it was usually provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/jetpack.com\/support\/jetpack-stats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Jetpack<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Never purchased any kind of a Stat app or Analytical app until a couple of weeks ago. I had been using the free <a href=\"https:\/\/independentwp.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Independent Analytics<\/b><\/a> plugin for about a year, and liked it so well that I purchased the Independent Analytics Pro <a href=\"https:\/\/independentwp.com\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Lifetime<\/b><\/a> version.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jetpack.com\/support\/jetpack-stats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jetpack Stats<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/independentwp.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent Analytics<\/a> both have advantages, but over the year of using the free Independent Analytics plugin I found their stats to be more concise &amp; accurate.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/09\/jetpack-stats-independent-analytics\/#Jetpack_Stats_vs_Independent_Analytics\" >Jetpack Stats vs Independent Analytics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/09\/jetpack-stats-independent-analytics\/#Results\" >Results<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/09\/jetpack-stats-independent-analytics\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jetpack_Stats_vs_Independent_Analytics\"><\/span>Jetpack Stats vs Independent Analytics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I am going to show just one day of stat info from Jetpack Stats &amp; Independent Analytics \u2013 12\/7\/2023.<\/p>\n<p>Here is my WordPress Dashboard\u2019s look at Jetpack Stats &amp; Independent Analytics:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4358 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dash-w-Jetpack-n-IA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dash-w-Jetpack-n-IA.jpg 489w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dash-w-Jetpack-n-IA-334x500.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Jetpack Stats<\/b> condenses its Post &amp; Pages, Referrers, and Countries info onto one page:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4359 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jetpack-7-Dec-stats.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1004\" height=\"1044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jetpack-7-Dec-stats.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jetpack-7-Dec-stats-481x500.jpg 481w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jetpack-7-Dec-stats-985x1024.jpg 985w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jetpack-7-Dec-stats-768x799.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Independent Analytics<\/b> uses separate pages for each item \u2013 Title (<i>Posts &amp; Pages<\/i>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4361 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Posts-Pages.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"903\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Posts-Pages.jpg 903w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Posts-Pages-500x411.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Posts-Pages-768x631.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Referrer:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4362 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Referrer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"915\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Referrer.jpg 915w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Referrer-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Referrer-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Country:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4364 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Country.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Country.jpg 928w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Country-500x396.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Country-768x608.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Results\"><\/span>Results<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Note how thorough the info is on each of the Independent Analytics pages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Under Post &amp; Pages or Title<\/strong>: Jetpack Stats shows 1 post \u2013 Independent Analytics shows 4 posts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Under Referrer\/s<\/strong>: Jetpack Stats shows 0 Referrers \u2013 Independent Analytics shows 3 Referrers. I know blogger <a href=\"https:\/\/orcaflotta.blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orca<\/a> of the orcaflotta.blog viewed the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/05\/archinstall-easily-automates-installation-of-vanilla-arch-linux\/\"><i><b>archinstall \u2013 easily automates installation of Vanilla Arch Linux<\/b><\/i><\/a>\u2019 post on 12\/7\/2023, but Jetpack doesn\u2019t mention that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Under Countries\/Country<\/strong>: Jetpack Stats shows 1 Country (<i>United States<\/i>) \u2013 Independent Analytics shows 3 Countries (<i>Russia, United States, and South Africa<\/i>). <a href=\"https:\/\/orcaflotta.blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orca<\/a> of the orcaflotta.blog lives in South Africa.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Both Jetpack Stats &amp; Independent Analytics have a lot more info in other sections.<\/p>\n<p><b>Jetpack Stats<\/b> has a section for <i>All-time views<\/i>, which is useful info, but best I can tell Independent Analytics only shows up to <i>This Year<\/i> &amp; <i>Last Year<\/i>. However, as the above pics show, Free Jetpack Stats may not be very accurate on its views. \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p><b>Independent Analytics<\/b> has more info than I know how to setup or use, and the info that I do use under this new Pro plan is the same I was getting under the Free plan. Real-time analytics is included in the Pro, but I don\u2019t use it much. Mainly moved to the Pro plan because their support was always immediate, and I liked the Free version more than I liked Jetpack Stats Free version. Would not have purchased it if they didn\u2019t offer the Lifetime option<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4366 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/free-vs-PRO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"901\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/free-vs-PRO.jpg 901w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/free-vs-PRO-500x462.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/free-vs-PRO-768x710.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Device data comes with both the Free &amp; Pro, and shows info for Devices (<em>Desktop and Mobile<\/em>), Browsers &amp; OSes. I check its interesting info occasionally. \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p>I have tried some other stat &amp; analytical plugins, but they were either questionably accurate, had no Free versions, or were just too difficult for a novice like me to work with.<\/p>\n<p>Example: when I first started searching (<em>Nov of<\/em> <em>last year<\/em>) for something a little better than Jetpack Stats, I came across the <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-admin\/plugin-install.php?s=google%2520analytics&amp;tab=search&amp;type=term\"><strong>MonsterInsights<\/strong><\/a> plugin. It was just too complicated for a novice like me\u2014I am just a simple blogger who enjoys blogging, but am not interested in trying to set up technical plugins.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4368 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/analytics.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/analytics.jpg 635w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/analytics-500x366.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been blogging since before Google bought Blogger, but am not even close to knowing all the \u2018inside\u2019 workings involved in a \u2018web content management system\u2019. \ud83e\udd14 Right now, I\u2019m starting the second year of a 4-year Hostinger WordPress plan \u2013 intro price was onetime price of $107.56, and the 4-year renewal price will be &#8230; <a title=\"Jetpack Stats &#038; Independent Analytics\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/09\/jetpack-stats-independent-analytics\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Jetpack Stats &#038; Independent Analytics\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,99,40,113,32,63,27,168,62,31],"tags":[29,28,33],"class_list":["post-4354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogging","category-blogging-tips","category-blogs","category-google","category-hostinger","category-plugins","category-testing","category-web-hosting","category-widgets","category-wordpress","tag-blogging","tag-technology","tag-web-hosting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4354"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4371,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4354\/revisions\/4371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}