Vireo vs Burst Statistics

Vireo Analytics

Free on WordPress.org. Pro from $60 for the first year on one site, then $100 a year.

Burst Statistics

Burst Statistics is free on WordPress.org. Paid from €43.61 (1 site).

Checked

October 2026, against Burst Statistics’ own pages, listed under Sources

Looking for a Burst Statistics alternative? Here’s how Vireo compares, including where Burst does more.

Feature by feature

Free and Pro mark which Vireo edition has a feature. Not listed means we didn’t find it on Burst Statistics’ pricing page, feature pages, docs or WordPress.org readme in October 2026. Numbers link to the sources below.

Prices, first year and renewal

Where Vireo is ahead

• Importers are free, and the GA4 import reads the Analytics Data API directly. Burst's importers are part of Pro, and GA4 comes in from a CSV report.
• Search Console searches on each post's own stats screen.
• AI crawler fetches against the readers AI assistants send, and a bot report that lists what was kept out.
• Store revenue from EDD, FluentCart and Freemius as well as WooCommerce, on every Pro plan.
• Shareable client dashboards on every Pro plan, where Burst keeps client reporting for its Agency plan.

Where Burst is ahead

• Real-time visitors and goals in the free plugin. Vireo has both in Pro.
• A free trial of Pro, and lower first-year prices for one or five sites.
• Scheduled client reports by email, daily, weekly or monthly. Vireo's digest is weekly.
• A larger, older user base: over 200,000 sites, per WordPress.org.

Switching from Burst Statistics

Vireo imports your Burst history for free: pageviews, visitors, pages, referrers, countries, devices and 404s. Install Vireo next to Burst, let both run while you compare, then turn Burst off when you’re ready.

Read the Burst switching guide

Questions

Is Vireo Analytics a good Burst Statistics alternative?

For most WordPress sites, yes. Vireo counts without cookies, keeps visitor data in your WordPress database and is free on WordPress.org. Burst Statistics is the better pick if you want real-time visitors and goals without paying, or a free trial of the paid plan first.

How does Vireo’s price compare with Burst Statistics’?

The Vireo plugin is free. Vireo Pro costs $60 for the first year on one site and $100 a year after that. Burst Statistics’ Creator plan (1 site) costs €43.61. Burst Statistics is free on WordPress.org.

Can I move from Burst Statistics to Vireo and keep my history?

Vireo imports your Burst history for free: pageviews, visitors, pages, referrers, countries, devices and 404s. The Burst switching guide has the steps.

Can Vireo import my Burst Statistics history?

Yes, for free. Vireo reads Burst's tables in your database, without changing them, and brings the history across.

Sources

1. Burst pricing, checked October 2026
2. WordPress.org readme, checked October 2026
3. Burst: import and export your statistics, checked October 2026

Vireo’s column is the released free plugin, version 0.23.0, and Vireo Pro, read from their code and readmes. Burst Statistics is a trademark of its owner. Prices and features change, so check Burst’s own pages before you buy. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.