StatCounter

The third free counter service that I have used is StatCounter.

The setup procedure of this tool is pretty much like the other two that I have used. Some Java script code is generated for insertion into the Blog Template which was described in the posting about .

Pros:

1. Like SiteMeter, StatCounter provides quite comprehensive statistics.
2. StatCounter gives you a little flexibility in terms of the log size of each counter. While BraveNet sets a fixed limit of 20 log entries for each counter, StatCounter sets a total (free) limit of 100 entries. The maximum number of entries for each counter can be set by the user, but it must be at least 30. Hence a little arithmetic will tell that you can have a maximum of 3 free StatCounters, each with about 30-40 log entries; and if you choose to have only one counter, then your log size limit is 100 entries.
3. The counter does not slow down web page display time as much as SiteMeter, at lease it appears so.

Cons:

1. The counter aesthetics is not as good as the other two.