Real-time Web Analytics

Clicky is a web analytics service designed to provide real-time insights into website traffic while prioritizing user privacy. As a privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics, Clicky aims to offer comprehensive analytics without compromising user data. It is used by over one million websites globally.

Key features include real-time visitor logs, which display every visitor, page view, and JavaScript event. The service offers high-accuracy proxy tracking to ensure all traffic is logged, even from visitors using ad-blockers. Custom data logging allows users to attach specific data, such as usernames and emails (with consent), to visitor profiles, enhancing customer service and support capabilities. Advanced filtering and segmentation enable the analysis of specific visitor subsets based on various criteria.

Clicky also provides video and audio analytics to track interactions with HTML5 media elements and supported services like YouTube and Vimeo. Trend analysis allows for quick comparisons of metrics against previous time periods. Heatmaps are logged at both page and visitor levels, enabling filtering by segment. The platform includes AI analytics to categorize visitors from chatbots separately, with plans for direct AI bot tracking. Uptime alerts notify users when their website goes offline, ensuring immediate reaction to downtime.

Clicky differentiates itself through its commitment to privacy, GDPR compliance, and aggressive bot detection. It offers a balance between detailed analytics and user data protection, making it suitable for businesses and website owners who prioritize privacy. Optional security and anti-fraud features allow for logging additional data, such as full IP addresses, for security purposes, as defined by GDPR recital 47.