StatsRely.com - This site provides a free counter service that's useful for monitoring your Web site's traffic levels. StatsRely.com's counter is very easy to install and only requires a snippet of HTML code in order to function. It displays detailed statistics, such as the number of unique visitors you're receiving, referring sites, keywords, country of origin, etc. This is also an advert-free service.

WebpageCounter.org - If you're interested in logging the number of visitors to your Web site then you might like to check out this service. WebpageCounter.org reports on the number of unique visitors to your site, referrers, keywords, last 20 visitors, type of Web browser and operating system used and more. You can also opt to receive your traffic reports via e-mail.

Tracksy - A free counter service that's ideal for owners of small sites who wish to monitor traffic levels. Tracksy is completely free provided your site doesn't exceed 25,000 page views per month. There are two counters available here: an invisible counter and a "classic" counter. Features include the tracking of referrers, page views, unique visitors, browser type, operating system, etc.

CQ Counter - A free hit counter service that will track all kinds of Web page visitor information. By using CQ Counter, you can log the total number of visitors to your site, see which search engines draw in the most traffic and also what operating system and browser your visitors use. Besides, it's easy to install and includes many features. The service is restricted to 50,000 page views per month.

Hitmeter.info - A free tracker service ideal for logging visitors to your Web site. Hitmeter.info is complete in what it offers and tracks the number of unique visitors, where they were referred from, visitor operating systems, browsers, countries and even the keywords used to search for your site. To begin, simply register, then copy and paste a small piece of HTML into your page.

RoboCounter - RoboCounter is a simple free hit counter service that Webmasters can use to track the number of visitors they have to their Web site. This service provides various counter designs (most are small 88 x 50 pixel images, although there are some "traditional" counter designs). Registering for a new counter here is very easy indeed and takes less than one minute of your time.

7 Realtime Statistics - The "free" version of this counter service allows you to track the visitors arriving at your Web site. 7 Realtime Statistics does not display banner adverts and still manages to pack in a truckload of features, such as the number of daily and monthly visitors, duration per visitor, search engine referrers and keywords. There is also a more feature-rich commercial version here.

TrafficFile.com - TrafficFile's "bronze" service is completely free and offers a reliable tracker that counts unique visitor totals for the last seven days. It is also invisible and fast-loading, which makes a refreshing change from the many free counter services that require you to place their advertisement on your pages. You'll also find some commercial packages here, should you wish to upgrade.

OneStat.com - OneStat.com's freebie tracker service is geared towards the more serious Webmaster who wants more than just a simple counter. Although some of the trackers here are commercial, OneStat.com also provides two different free services: OneStat Basic and OneStat Lite, both of which monitor referrals, page views, browser versions and even track a visitor's country.

AddFreeStats - A popular and reliable free Web site tracker service that's amongst the best on the Web. AddFreeStats offers real-time statistics, such as prediction of daily hits, unique visitors, last 20 referrers, total daily referrers, and visitor countries. Using this service, you can also password protect your stats. You are required to place small advert on all the pages you wish to monitor.

Easy-Hit-Counter.com - A completely free traditional counter service that provides accurate logging of your site's visitors. Registering here takes less than a minute and various counter styles are available. Please note, however, that this free counter is advert-supported (to cover the cost of providing a free service) and a small "sponsor link" advertisement will appear near to your counter.

StatSession - Here's a completely free counter and tracker service, perfect for logging how many visitors have been to your Web site. StatSession provides a range of useful statistics, including search engine reporting, general referrer information, system information (e.g. operating system, Web browser, etc.) and country of origin. Invisible trackers with no logo are available here.

Alpha Stats - A free Web counter and visitor statistics service for Webmasters. If you use Alpha Stats, various pieces of information can be collected about your Web site's visitors, including: top 20 referrers, last 10 referrers, top 20 keywords, last 20 keywords, visitor Web browsers, operating system, screen resolution and more. You also have the option of password protected stats.

Free Counter Plus - Here's a simple, advert-supported free counter service that allows you to log the number of visitors browsing your Web site's pages. At Free Counter Plus there are a number of counter colour schemes to choose from and Web site statistics are also provided, so you can view daily page views, the visitor's Operating System, Web browser and more, all from a control panel.

Webcounter.ws - A free tracker service, presenting detailed statistics in a graphical form on pie and bar charts. The counter allows you to track total visitors each day, referring domains, search engine keywords, the operating system, browser and also visitor location. Please note, however, that at the time of writing this, password-protected statistics were not available and will be added in the future.

SeeHits - The SeeHits tracker is completely free and allows you to monitor an unlimited number of Web pages. Referring Web sites, search engine keywords, browsers, operating systems and lots more can be logged using this service. Registering for an account here is very straight-forward and once you've done that, all you need to do is add a small snippet of HTML into your pages.

StatsMachine - An easy to install text or graphic counter with no advertisements or logos. Unlike other free counters and trackers listed in this section, the StatsMachine free counter does not collect any personal information from you (since there is no registration process). When you load up the page, the required snippet of HTML code is displayed for you to instantly integrate.

LinkCounter.com - Ever wanted to track the number of visitors you're sending a Web site? LinkCounter.com makes this task easy by remotely counting the number of "clicks" people make on your site's hyperlinks. Using this service means you can get a real, accurate picture of your Web site's performance and can simultaneously track link swaps, promotional partners and affiliate links.

Extreme Tracking - Overall, Extreme Tracking scores 9/10. The only thing stopping it hitting 10 is the lack of password protection. Using this fine (and free) service, you can track an extensive amount of information about your visitors, including totals and average, top referrers, browser types, java script status, search engine keywords, the search engines themselves and even countries.

Site Meter - Here's an established free tracker service. Site Meter allows you to choose from a variety of different counter styles, such as classic numbers, a small button or an animated image. We've found the interface of this tracker to be somewhat cumbersome, but haven't found any major faults with the quality of its tracking ability. The code is very simple to implement and loads quickly.

JellyCounter - Sign up for a free Jelly Counter and get free statistics from your Web site visitors.  Features of this tracker include: number of hits, visitor's operating system, browser types, hits per hour, etc. There are also 13 different counter styles available. Some look slightly tacky, however, they do provide some designs which look professional, load quickly and fit neatly on any Web site.

Counted! - Counted! provides in-depth statistics about your Web site's visitors and (at the same time), helps you to increase traffic by listing your site in their member directory. You may choose one of 16 icons to be displayed on your Web site (all are 88x31 pixels), plus no advertisements will be displayed and you can configure the counter so you yourself won't get counted as a visitor.

Nedstat - Nedstat is one of the most reliable and popular tracker services on the Internet. If you want password protected stats though, the service drops from "free" to somewhat expensive. Having said that, the free version does track Web site referrers, amongst other information such as the busiest day and users' ISP. Note: you are required to place at least one piece of HTML code into your page.

Sparklit Counter - Amongst other free Webmaster services, Sparklit.com offers a reliable and fully functional free hit counter. They provide over 100 counter styles to choose from, however, don't provide any detailed statistical information. You'll find this tracker professional and very easy to install on your site. If you get stuck or need more information, go to their free support forum.

Easy Counter - Offers several free Web page counter services that are free for personal use. These counters will make it easy for you to track hits on individual pages. You can even cheat the number of visitors so it looks like you have a high traffic site, however, sites containing adult or other inappropriate material will have their account(s) locked and possibly deleted.