WordPress plugin comparison

ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more) vs Seriously Simple Stats

ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more)

by matto3c

20+ installs4.0

Seriously Simple Stats

by Craig Hewitt

5K+ installs3.6

At a glance

Seriously Simple Stats has more active installs: 5K+, against 20+ for ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more).
On a typical day, Seriously Simple Stats is downloaded about 32 times, ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more) about 2.
ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more) is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.6 from 13 reviews.
Seriously Simple Stats was updated more recently: Jan 9, 2026, against Jun 19, 2020 for ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more).
Seriously Simple Stats is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.4.25 for ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more).
ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more) has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Seriously Simple Stats.

Seriously Simple Stats leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more)	Seriously Simple Stats
Popular rank	#26,305	#3,205
Active installs	20+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	48	946
Rating	4.0(12)	3.6(13)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	5.4.25	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.47
Last release	6 years ago	10 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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