Is Vireo Analytics a good SlimStat Analytics alternative?

For most WordPress sites, yes. Vireo counts without cookies, keeps visitor data in your WordPress database and is free on WordPress.org. SlimStat Analytics is the better pick if you want to read individual visits in a full access log, or need heatmaps.

How does Vireo’s price compare with SlimStat Analytics’?

The Vireo plugin is free. Vireo Pro costs $60 for the first year on one site and $100 a year after that. SlimStat Analytics’ Pro plan (1 site) costs $39. SlimStat is free on WordPress.org.

Can Vireo import my SlimStat history?

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

Vireo vs SlimStat Analytics: SlimStat alternative, features and prices compared

Vireo Analytics: Free on WordPress.org. Pro from $60 for the first year on one site, then $100 a year.
SlimStat Analytics: SlimStat is free on WordPress.org. Paid from $39 (1 site).
Checked: October 2026, against SlimStat Analytics’ own pages, listed under Sources

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

Feature by feature

Features in Vireo Analytics and SlimStat Analytics
Feature	Vireo	SlimStat
Where visitor data is kept	Your WordPress database	Your WordPress database, or an external one in Pro2
Counts without cookies	Free	Free1
Imports Google Analytics 4 history	Free, through the Analytics Data API	Not listed
Imports other analytics tools	Free, 8 tools	Not listed
Search Console searches	Free, per post	Not listed
AI assistants as a traffic source	Free	Not listed
AI crawler fetches against readers sent	Free	Not listed
Real-time visitors	Pro	Free access log, paid live chart1
Individual visitor journeys	No	Free access log2
Custom events and form submissions	Free	Not listed
Goals and funnels	Pro	1 goal free; 5 goals and 3 funnels paid1
UTM campaigns	Pro	Not listed
Store revenue by source	Pro, WooCommerce, EDD, FluentCart, Freemius	Not listed
Email reports	Free, weekly	Paid1
Shareable dashboard links	Pro	Not listed
Heatmaps	No	Paid1
Core Web Vitals	Free, from real visitors	Not listed
AI assistants can read your stats	Free, over MCP	Not listed
Headless front ends	Free, one front end	Not listed

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

Prices, first year and renewal

Vireo

Plan	First year	Renewal
Free pluginAny number of sites	$0	$0
Pro1 site	$60	$100
Pro5 sites	$108	$180
Pro25 sites	$210	$350
ProUnlimited sites	$300	$500

Yearly, in USD. The first-year price has the launch discount; renewals are at the full price. 30-day money-back guarantee. Vireo pricing.

SlimStat Analytics

Plan	First year	Renewal
Pro1 site	$39	No separate price shown
Pro5 sites	$99	No separate price shown
ProUnlimited	$199	No separate price shown

SlimStat is free on WordPress.org. Yearly, in USD. Licences renew automatically and the page shows no separate renewal price. 14-day refund. Source 1.

Where Vireo is ahead

Imports from Google Analytics 4 and eight other tools.
Search Console searches per post, and AI assistants as a traffic source.
AI crawler fetches against the readers AI assistants send.
Store revenue by landing page and source, in Pro.

Where SlimStat is ahead

A searchable log of every visit, free. Vireo keeps daily totals and has no per-visit log.
Heatmaps in Pro.
A lower Pro price: $39 a year for one site.
An external database option for very busy sites.

Switching from SlimStat Analytics

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

Read the SlimStat switching guide

Questions

Is Vireo Analytics a good SlimStat Analytics alternative?: For most WordPress sites, yes. Vireo counts without cookies, keeps visitor data in your WordPress database and is free on WordPress.org. SlimStat Analytics is the better pick if you want to read individual visits in a full access log, or need heatmaps.
How does Vireo’s price compare with SlimStat Analytics’?: The Vireo plugin is free. Vireo Pro costs $60 for the first year on one site and $100 a year after that. SlimStat Analytics’ Pro plan (1 site) costs $39. SlimStat is free on WordPress.org.
Can I move from SlimStat Analytics to Vireo and keep my history?: Vireo imports your SlimStat history for free: pageviews, visitors, pages, referrers, countries, devices, 404s and clicks. The SlimStat switching guide has the steps.
Can Vireo import my SlimStat history?: Yes. Vireo reads SlimStat's tables in your database and brings the history across, without changing them.

Sources

SlimStat pricing, checked October 2026
WordPress.org readme, checked October 2026

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

Try Vireo next to SlimStat

Vireo Analytics is free on WordPress.org. It runs alongside SlimStat, so you can compare the numbers before you switch.

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