Jetpack Stats is no longer free – Jetpack has started charging websites a monthly fee to keep an eye on their stats!
Here is what you need to know, and what you can switch to…
Jetpack Stats Is No Longer Free!
On 10 April 2024, Jetpack announced that it will now start charging websites a monthly fee to keep an eye on their stats, based on the amount of traffic they receive.
While Jetpack says it is “excited” to share that personal websites are staying free, it is likely that the vast majority of websites will never qualify, as Jetpack’s definition of “commercial sites” is wide-ranging. You are considered “commercial”, as long as:
- your website has advertisements of any kind, including Google Adsense
- you sell products or services on your website
- you promote a business on your website
- you solicit donations or sponsorship on your website
In other words, you will have to pay even if you are a charity seeking donations, or a Girl Scout troop hawking cookies.
On top of that, Jetpack is not charging a flat rate for its Stats module, but a pretty hefty fee based on the amount of traffic you receive every month!
Please note that you are billed yearly. To make it easier for you to understand the cost, I summarised the prices for Jetpack Stats in this table:
| Monthly Limit | Monthly Price | Yearly Cost |
| 10K page views | US$8.34 | US$100 |
| 100K page views | US$16.67 | US$200 |
| 250K page views | US$25 | US$300 |
| 500K page views | US$41.67 | US$500 |
| 1M page views | US$58.34 | US$700 |
| 2M page views | US$79.17 | US$950 |
| Every additional 1M page views |
+US$20.83 | +US$250 |
Mind you – this is just the cost for Jetpack Stats, which appears to be a separate and additional cost to the Jetpack Security and Jetpack Complete subscriptions, which are US$9.95, and US$24.95 per month respectively.
So you are talking about forking out serious money just to monitor your website stats, and get some insights.
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Best Free Jetpack Stats Alternative : MonsterInsights
To be sure, Jetpack Stats was a useful and convenient tool, when it was free, but it really doesn’t make sense to pay so much to stick with it. After all, it’s basically displaying a summary of your Google Analytics data!
Fortunately, there is a great alternative – MonsterInsights. It looks remarkably similar to Jetpack Stats (or vice versa), so you should have no problem switching. It’s also easy to install and setup – I took less than 10 minutes to migrate from Jetpack Stats to MonsterInsights. Best of all – MonsterInsights is FREE!
There is a paid MonsterInsights Pro version, but that’s only necessary for those who need specialised features like events tracking, ecommerce tracking, custom dimensions tracking, page speed reports, popular post tracking, custom dimensions, affiliate link tracking, video, tracking, etc.
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MonsterInsights is easy to install and setup. Here’s a quick guide:
Step 1 : Your WordPress website, go to the Add New Plugin page.
Step 2 : Search for MonsterInsights.
Step 3 : Click on the Install Now button for MonsterInsights, and wait for the installation to complete.
Step 4 : Click on the Activate button.
Step 5 : Refresh your WordPress website, and you will see a new Insights option on the menu.
Step 6 : Click on Insights > Setup Checklist > Launch Wizard.
Step 7 : Sign into your Google Account, and select the right Analytics Property.
Step 8 : Complete the rest of the setup, including selecting the features you want. Then wait for it to complete its setup process.
That’s it! You should be able to instantly monitor your website stats using MonsterInsights, without paying to use Jetpack Stats!
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