Amazing Counters
This fantastic free counter service is one of the best we've seen in a long while. Amazing Counters includes over 350 counter styles to choose from and also provides Web site statistics (so you can privately view your traffic history), along with a free invisible counter, should you choose not to display a counter image. Registering for a free counter here is quick and easy.

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.

Free-Web-Page-Counters.com
If you're after a simple, straight-forward free counter service for your Web site, and can dispense with detailed statistics, then this service may be right down your street. Free-Web-Page-Counters provides a variety of counter styles to choose from, each showing the number of visitors on a small button. This service is ad-supported via a small, non-obtrusive advertisement.

Statisfy
A free counter service that provides extensive data about your site's visitors. Statisfy offers all kinds of features and also includes an invisible counter option with no adverts shown on your site. They allow unlimited traffic, provide real time statistics and even Google AdSense tracking. Once registered, you'll have access to the admin area, where you can view charts and graphs relating to your site's traffic.

Free-Counter.com
This free hit counter service for Webmasters includes real time statistics and over 500 different counter styles to choose from. At Free-Counter.com, you can begin tracking your site's visitors within minutes. All you're required to do is copy and paste a small snippet of HTML code into your pages. Here, you'll also find counters with Chinese, Japanese and Arabic numerals.

ExpertCounter.com
A free Web site tracker service that allows Webmasters to determine the number of visitors a site is generating, and much more besides. ExpertCounter.com offers password protected statistics and allows you to gather important visitor information, such as: unique visitors, page loads, referrals, search keywords, countries, etc. An invisible counter is also available.

Ace Counters
If you want to track the number of visitors to your Web page, then head over to this site for an impressive collection of free traditional hit counters. Ace Counters includes over 50 counter designs that you can select and then implement on your page. To begin tracking, simply include a small snippet of HTML code into your page, then the digits will appear and change every time a new visitor is logged.

Lodgy.com
A high quality and feature-rich free counter service with many useful functions. Lodgy.com allows you to monitor your site's visitors in real-time, and tracks: daily visitors, referrers, the phrases used on search engines to find your site, entry and exit pages, most popular pages, countries, browsers, operating systems and more. They also provide a free invisible counter.

Blog Stat Counter
A straight-forward free counter service that's ideal for logging the number of visitors to your site. Blog Stat Counter does not perform any fancy functions like similar services, but on the other hand is a reliable and visually appealing method to count visitors. They offer over 100 counter styles to choose from, so you're sure to find one that fits seamlessly into your site's design.

RiteCounter
A completely free counter service that allows you to track the number of visitors to your Web site, plus lots more besides. RiteCounter provides an invisible counter, with no annoying banner adverts, and monitors: daily visitors, referring sites, search engine phrases, visitor country, etc. However, there is one drawback: sites must not exceed 6000 page loads per day.

Neatstats.com
A free invisible Web site counter service, ideal for Webmasters who wish to monitor their site's traffic, but prefer not to display "counter" adverts on their pages. Neatstats.com includes a password protected control panel and tracks unique visitors, referrals, keywords, country of origin, operating system, browser type, etc. Visible counters are also available here.

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.

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.

CyberCount
Cyber Count will place a free hit counter on your Web site (this is provided you place their banner on your page). They also offer in-depth real-time statistics. One of the best features of this counter is you can track all of your Web site pages with one piece of code since the service will spider your site. Note: If you don't display their banner on your page they will suspend your counter.