Thanks John! That's the one I thought looked best for us...good to have some feedback on it.
> -----Original Message----- > From: John McGowan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 1:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: Server Statistics > > > Jamileh & Others, > > Up until very recently our shop used web trends. and before that, > funnel web. > > In the last month we evaluated and installed Urchin. It's in > the list > below, but I just wanted to put a personal stamp of approval on the > product. It's the best stats package I've ever worked with. > > If anybody wants more information about it feel free to > contact me directly. > > Urchin reminds me of Witango. It's made by a small company > and seems to > blow away the competition and is worth every penny we paid for it. > > /John > > Wilcox, Jamileh (HSC) wrote: > > > I asked about webstats programs a while back & received several > > suggestions, which got me off to a good start. I've had to > compile a > > comparison list for mgt here, so I thought maybe someone else could > > use it. Some of my notes are pretty sketchy (of course, I > postponed > > the research until the last minute ;) and may not be much help, but > > you can get a general idea. I'm sure I didn't list 'em > all, either. > > > > It's a tab-delimited Excel export. > > > > <<SoftwareComparisons.txt>> > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > >- > > > >Product Company Web Requirements Webserver > requirements Webpage requirements Features Method > Support Price Other Recommended by > >Analog 5.32 http://www.analog.cx/ Any OS Any > webserver none Multiple languages; very fast; highly > configurable; reads all standard formats and allows custom > formats; very scalable Log file analysis Mail > List; online userguides and tutorials; third party vendors > Freeware Many helper applications Jason Schulz > [witango list]: For others analog is useful. > >AWstats Laurent Destailleur > http://awstats.sourceforge.net/ Any OS "Perl, any > webserver" none "Web, FTP and mailserver logs. Robots > detected." Log file analysis Online documentation > freeware Helper apps available > >ClickTracks ClickTracks http://www.clicktracks.com/ > Win98+ any depends on product "Page reports, > link reports, path reports, visitor info by defined group for > each page; search engine reports including keyword vs engine; > primarily geared to pay-per-click sites; visitor behavior; > import/export capable; visitor labeling for grouping & > reporting; reports shown on website page. visitor behavior > analysis geared towards marketing/advertising." "5 > products - 2 log file analyzers, 3 javascript embedded." > online & email during business hours; telephone for certain > packages. $495-3000+; online $49-$239+/month > >FreeStats Mega Web Services Inc http://freestats.com/ > None None Add scripts to webpages. "Traffic > reports, marketing reports (search engines, referrers, > keywords, etc.), path reports, visitor profile reports. > Higher levels increase features, reports, history." Page > embedding using javascripts; online service online during > business hours free w/banner ads; bannerless > $2.99-$8.99/month Appears to be same as SiteTracker > >HBX OnDemand Web Analysis (aka HitBox) WebSideStory > http://www.hbxondemand.com None none unknown - not > on website "website navigation analysis, ecommerce > analysis, campaign analysis, content analysis, visitor > analysis - custom visitor grouping; custom reports into > Excel; executive KPI dashboard; overlay stats/reports onto > website pages. additional upgrades/modules available." > online unknown - not on website unknown - not > on website > >HitCounter Lorentz Consulting Group > http://hitcounter.leveltendesign.com/ ? Perl or PHP > Add logo/program to webpages "Traffic summary, page > comparisons, path reports, referrer reports, historical > reports, browser reports." Page embedding using Perl or > PHP user forum Free but logo on pages > >LiveStats XSP DeepMetrix > http://www.deepmetrix.com/livestats/xsp/ Windows2000+; > MSDE included or use with MSSQL. "Any OS, any > webserver." none "Multiple servers; reimport for > reprocessing previous log files; full search; SOAP interface; > customize reports available; command line interface; live > statistics, page reports, visitor reports, referrals, > demographics; custom reporting; graphs, trending, etc.; > export & email reports; search engine results; " Log > file analysis Automated website setup; automated account > creation for report viewing; automated db maintenance; 12 > month support plan included. 30 day full function demo. > "$1,095 " "Tom Ferguson [witango list] ""I've > used a product called Live Stats from a Canadian company > named Media House for years. It is rock solid, accurate, and > their tech support is superb.""" > >LiveStats.NET v7 MediaHouse Software / DeepMetrix > http://www.deepmetrix.com/livestats/net/ "SQL backend > (MSDE included or separate full SQL server), Win2000/XP/2003" > "any OS, any webserver, anywhere; can collect statistics from > remote servers" Use provided installers or manually add > scripts to webpages. "Visitor tracking (even thru > caches/proxies/firewalls/etc.; not IP dependent;excludes > spiders); live (not from log) stats; interactive graphic > reports including geographic maps, comparisons, trending & > forecasting, history, search engine usage, site paths, > visitor demographics, browser/screen resolution info, flash, > etc.; customizable reports; multiple accounts and/or multiple > servers; web-based reports accessible via internet; schedule > or demand email reports; exportable reports; scalable to very > high end" Page embedding (StatScript) using javascripts > "Automatic installation (database engine, .NET platform, > services, permissions, webapp, configuration); Online help; > 12 months: free email, 6 phone, free upgrades/updates; > flexible licensing; 30 day full function demo" $895.00 > Also have hosted service available ranging from > $49-$499 per month up to 10million page views. > >SiteTracker SiteTracker http://sitetracker.com/ Any OS > any Add scripts to webpages. "Traffic reports, > visitor profiles, path reports, marketing reports" Page > embedding using javascripts; online service online during > business hours $2.99-$8.99/month Appears to be > same as FreeStats > >StatCounter StatCounter http://www.statcounter.com/ > Any OS any Add scripts to webpages. Visitor > tracking; traffic reports; path reports; search engine > reports; software/demographic reports; charts. Page > embedding using javascripts; online service online Free up > to 250K pageloads/month advertising on website when > reviewing stats > >Summary 2.0 Summary.Net http://www.summary.net/ > "Windows, Macintosh including OSX, Linux x86, FreeBSD, and > Sun SPARC" Most none "Save reports as spreadsheets; > handles multiple log files, multiple remote locations; > incremental processing; email reports; web-published reports; > interactive reports; referring domains reports; search engine > reports; customizable report layouts; broken links reports; > server bandwidth reports; graphic hijacking reports; reads > some compressed logs; filters; recognizes most common > formats, allows customizable log formats" Log file > analysis 30 day full function demo; online user manuals > & updates; user mail list; email support $249 "$59 > ""personal"" version" Michael Dittbrenner [witango list] > >Traffic Report 1.2.1 Seacloak Software > http://www.seacloak.com/ "MacOS 7.0 thru OSX 10.x, 68040 > or PowerPC processor, 5 MB or more of RAM" "works on > ""many of the most popular log formats, from Netscape to > Apache, whether produced on Unix, NT or Mac servers""" > none Multiple log files allowed; internal vs external > referrers; report by website; DNS lookups; filters; custom > categories; customize report look; schedule reports Log > file analysis 30 day full function demo; online user guide; > email & phone assistance for registered users $149.95 > $49.95 Lite version also available "Wayne Irvine [witango > list] ""I use Traffic Report. It can be scheduled to generate > reports periodically from log in HTML format.""" > >Urchin 5 Urchin Software http://www.urchin.com/ > "Windows, Mac OSX, Unix" any Add scripts to > webpages. "Visitor & session reports, visitor loyalty; > ecommerce reports, revenue source reports; drilldown details; > search temrs, robots/spiders reports; client parameters; > charts & graphs, export reports, date ranges, trending; page > & path reports; referral & search engine reports; setup > wizard. assistance w/page scripts. proprietary db included. > Extra modules (campaign, marketing, etc.) and >100 site > upgrades available." Log file analysis & page embedding > using javascripts email; support plans & hourly support > available $895 base module up to 100 sites > >WebCEO Radiocom > http://www.webceo.com/?> source=SitePointNewsletter2 > "Windows98+, WinNT with MDAC > added" none Add scripts to webpages. Site > promotion/search engine; maintenance; analysis; site > monitoring. Traffic analysis & website monitoring online. > Page embedding using javascripts; online service email > $19-$495 + monthly > >WebStat WebStat http://www.webstat.com/ Any OS any > Add scripts to webpages. "Free version up to 20K > hits/month: reports download to excel or pdf but include > advertising; summary report, visited pgs, monthly trends, > browser & OS reports, search engine reports. paid version up > to 600K/month: extra features, extra reports." Page > embedding using javascripts; online service email $9.95 - > $600/month based on pageview count > >WebTrends NetIQ > http://www.netiq.com/webtrends/default.asp> ? ? > Add scripts to webpages. "Search > engine results, marketing campaign results, navigation > analysis, traffic reporting, commerce reporting; drilldown to > detail; more features in higher level products" Page > embedding using javascripts documentation & knowledgebase; > paid support plans available $495-$9995 or online service > $35-$1000/month "Jason Schulz [witango list]: > reports everything but takes pricing to a new level, so we > only use it for a couple of sites. For others analog is useful." > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > >- > > > >_____________________________________________________________ > __________ > >_ > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
