For your first bullet point, I always feel like the hard part is storing the log files and knowing when it's worth going back to them later. Once you have that sorted out, you have a lot of options (probably to back up GA, not on their own--but it sounds like that's how you use WT so this wouldn't be any different). All of these are free/open source and really easy to figure out and automate:
http://www.analog.cx/ http://awstats.sourceforge.net/ http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/ I've used all three and find them substantially similar, although there are probably differences in the details (I've never tried to compare them directly). I don't really understand what you mean in the second bullet point. Good luck, Matt -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Mosoddik, Bilkis Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6:50 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Suggestions for Web Analytics software besides Google Analytics Hi everyone, We use WebTrends and Google Analytics (GA) for analysing our web statistics at Museum of London. However, WebTrends has become increasingly very expensive for us and we want to move away from it to a new, preferably free, package and would appreciate all your recommendations. I am aware of some of the software out there that has been mentioned in previous emails, but I would like a recommendation of one that you think is really good. A couple of things that the software should do that GA doesn't: * Allow reanalysis of web log files * Allow analysis of visits to downloads Any other comments or suggestions are welcome. Thanks. Bilkis. Bilkis Mosoddik Web Content Manager, Web Team, Communications Museum of London 150 London Wall London. EC2Y 5HN Tel: 020 7410 2213 / 020 7814 5723 Fax: 020 7600 1058 Email: bmosoddik at museumoflondon.org.uk www.museumoflondon.org.uk Spectacular new ?20 million Galleries of Modern London opening at Museum of London on 28 May 2010. Find out more at www.museumoflondon.org.uk Before printing, please think about the environment _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
