AWStats
The facts below are what the maker publishes about AWStats, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From AWStats's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| AWStats | Free | Free software under GNU GPL v3 · Unlimited log file size |
The facts
Each one read from AWStats's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Conversion funnels
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Ecommerce tracking
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Event tracking
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Extensibility
- AWStats supports plugins and configurable options and filters, and its analysis database can be stored as XML for external processing.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- GeoIP reports can use MaxMind databases, and AWStats supplies a Webmin module.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker says AWStats works with hosting providers that allow CGI and log access, and notes support for multi-named websites such as virtual servers used by hosting providers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- AWStats is free software distributed under GNU GPL v3, with source code included.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Log sources
- It supports Apache, IIS, WebStar, and other web, proxy, WAP, streaming, FTP, and mail server logs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- Reports can be dynamic CGI pages or static HTML/XHTML pages, with experimental PDF export through third-party software.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project history
- The documentation says AWStats development started in 1997 and names Laurent Destailleur as its author.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- AWStats analyzes server logs and generates graphical web, FTP, mail, and streaming statistics reports.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Release status
- The official site says version 8.0 is the last version released by the original author and future maintenance releases may come from the community.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- Users need access to readable server logs and the ability to run Perl scripts from the command line or as CGI.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Run modes
- AWStats can run from the operating system command line or through a web browser as a CGI.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Search and errors
- Reports include search engines, keywords and phrases, HTTP errors, and user-defined reports based on URLs and referrers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker's security page reports no current alert, says its status was updated on 2016-12-03, and identifies version 7.6 or higher as safe from known exploits.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Session recordings
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Support
- The support page says responses take at least a month and are not guaranteed, and only AWStats problems not already covered in the FAQ are processed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Visitor reports
- Reports include visits, unique visitors, visit duration, visitor domains and countries, browsers, operating systems, and robots.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1997checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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