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Analytify vs Hitsteps for WordPress
Analytify brings Google Analytics 4 reports into WordPress, including useful Free reports and a Pro real-time dashboard. Its home FAQ says you need a Google Analytics account. Hitsteps connects WordPress to a hosted account and uses its own tracking, so you can follow a live page path without connecting Google Analytics.
The choice depends on where you want to work. Analytify suits a site already using GA4 that wants its reports inside WordPress. Hitsteps puts the live visitor workflow in a hosted dashboard, with WordPress widgets available through its plugin. Analytify's real-time view is part of Pro, while Hitsteps includes its live view on Free. The setup and plan features decide which fits your site.
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Understand your visitors. Take action with confidence.
Use it when you need live visitor context, practical installation routes, and action tools around the traffic you already have.
Works where your site already lives
WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Google Tag Manager, HTML, CMS, commerce, browser, and desktop setup paths are documented from one hub.
From tracking hit to next action
Live dashboard, visitor profiles, heatmaps, chat, Segments, uptime, reports, and alerts stay connected after tracking is installed.
What Analytify shows inside WordPress
Analytify shows GA4 data in the WordPress dashboard and requires a Google Analytics account. Its Free listing includes core traffic reports, page-level stats in the editor, geographic and social reports, and Search Console insights. If you already use GA4 and want those reports next to your WordPress content, Analytify is a sensible choice.
Hitsteps uses its own tracking and a hosted account. Connect the Hitsteps WordPress plugin using your website API key. It adds tracking without theme edits, shows WordPress dashboard widgets, and lets you follow live page paths in Hitsteps. See how Hitsteps works with WordPress for the setup.
GA4 reports and the live visitor view
Analytify asks users to allow up to 24 hours for full reports. The same FAQ says its Pro real-time dashboard updates immediately.
Hitsteps Free includes a live visitor view and observed page paths for 1 site, up to 2,000 pageviews a month, with 14 days of history. Explore the live visitor view to see how a current visit moves from page to page. A page path shows observed activity. An anonymous visit does not identify a person by itself.
Ecommerce, forms, funnels, chat, and heatmaps
Analytify Pro's WordPress.org listing describes WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads ecommerce reporting, multistep form tracking, custom events, a goals dashboard, campaign tracking, custom dimensions, and automated email reports. It names Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, WPForms, and Formidable Forms among supported forms. It also describes LearnDash and LifterLMS course dashboards, a Paid Memberships Pro membership dashboard, and pixel tracking.
Analytify's add-ons index lists a WooCommerce shopping funnel, an Easy Digital Downloads shopping funnel, and a Paid Memberships Pro membership funnel. Hitsteps funnels start on Pro. Hitsteps also supports custom events through JavaScript Actions.
For example, follow a current Hitsteps visit from a product page to shipping information and back. Then see click heatmaps to learn which page elements draw clicks on Growth or above. If a timely answer would help, visitor chat starts on Starter. Click heatmaps, visitor-facing live chat, and uptime monitoring are not listed on Analytify's public pages (checked 19 Oct 2026).
| Question | Analytify | Hitsteps |
|---|---|---|
| Where do I work with analytics? | GA4 reports appear inside WordPress. A Google Analytics account is required. | A hosted Hitsteps account holds the live visitor workspace. The WordPress plugin adds widgets and connects by API key. |
| What can I see during a visit? | Pro offers an immediately updating real-time dashboard. | Free includes a live visitor view and observed page paths within Free limits. |
| What about ecommerce and funnels? | Pro describes WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads reporting, and the add-ons index lists shopping and membership funnels. | Hitsteps funnels and Hitsteps Commerce start on Pro and are available during the 7-day Pro trial. |
| Where are chat, click heatmaps, and uptime monitoring listed? | They are not listed on Analytify's public pages (checked 19 Oct 2026). | Chat starts on Starter, click heatmaps on Growth, and uptime monitoring on Pro. |
| How can I use data beyond pageviews? | Pro lists forms, custom events, goals, campaigns, custom dimensions, email reports, LMS and membership dashboards, and pixels. | Starter includes 3 goals. Custom events use JavaScript Actions. |
Analytify yearly licenses and Hitsteps monthly plans
Analytify's pricing page labels its paid USD amounts as Discounted price: StartUp is $99/year for 2 sites (original price shown: $199). Agency is $199/year for unlimited sites (original price shown: $399). Developer is $499 lifetime for unlimited sites (original price shown: $999). The WordPress.org listing offers a Free plugin at $0. The pricing page shows no monthly Analytify plan and says refunds must be requested within 14 days after purchase.
| Analytify, USD billed yearly or lifetime | Hitsteps, USD billed monthly |
|---|---|
| Free: $0. StartUp: Discounted price $99/year for 2 sites (original price shown: $199). Agency: Discounted price $199/year for unlimited sites (original price shown: $399). Developer: Discounted price $499 lifetime for unlimited sites (original price shown: $999). Analytify pricing. | Free: $0, up to 2,000 pageviews a month, 1 site, 14 days of history. Starter: $4.99/month. Growth: $9.99/month. Pro: $21.99/month. Business: $49.99/month. Scale: $99.99/month. Enterprise: $449.99/month. |
Each column shows its own product and billing period. The prices do not pair equivalent plans. Hitsteps' USD billed monthly allowances are:
| Hitsteps plan | Price per month, USD | Pageviews per month | Sites | History | Selected plan features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | up to 2,000 | 1 | 14 days | Live visitor view |
| Starter | $4.99 | 10,000 | 2 | 30 days | 1 chat agent, 3 goals |
| Growth | $9.99 | 50,000 | 5 | 60 days | Click heatmaps, 3 chat agents |
| Pro | $21.99 | 500,000 | 30 | 180 days | Funnels, uptime monitoring, Hitsteps Commerce |
| Business | $49.99 | 1,000,000 | 100 | 360 days | Higher allowances |
| Scale | $99.99 | 12,000,000 | 400 | 360 days | Higher allowances |
| Enterprise | $449.99 | 60,000,000 | 1,000 | 360 days | Higher allowances |
Review current plans and trial terms. New Hitsteps accounts get a 7-day Pro trial with no card and no automatic charges. Pro features during the trial include Hitsteps funnels, uptime monitoring, and Hitsteps Commerce.
Which WordPress analytics setup fits your site?
Choose Analytify if you already use GA4 and want the Free page-level and traffic reports in WordPress, or if its Pro real-time, ecommerce, forms, campaign, and specialist reports suit your work. Its add-ons index also lists shopping and membership funnels.
Choose Hitsteps if your next step starts with a current visitor's observed page path and you may want to offer chat during the visit. You can begin with the live view on Free if eligible, add chat on Starter, or use click heatmaps on Growth. Pro adds Hitsteps funnels, uptime monitoring, and Commerce. Start the 7-day Pro trial without a card.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Analytify without Google Analytics?
Analytify's home FAQ says you need a Google Analytics account with your website set up on it. Hitsteps uses its own hosted tracking. Its WordPress plugin connects with a Hitsteps account and website API key.
Is Analytify free, and what does Free show?
Yes. The WordPress.org listing offers a Free plugin with core traffic, page-level, geographic, social, and Search Console insights.
Does Analytify show visitors in real time?
Yes, in Pro. The WordPress.org FAQ says full reports can take up to 24 hours, while Pro's real-time dashboard updates immediately. Hitsteps Free includes a live visitor view within its limits.
Does Analytify support ecommerce and funnels?
Yes. Analytify Pro describes WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads reporting, and its add-ons index lists WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads shopping funnels and a Paid Memberships Pro membership funnel. Hitsteps funnels and Hitsteps Commerce start on Pro and are available during the 7-day Pro trial.
Can I try Hitsteps on WordPress before paying?
Yes. Connect the Hitsteps WordPress plugin to a hosted Hitsteps account with a website API key. New accounts get a 7-day Pro trial with no card and no automatic charges. After the trial you can stay on Free, which includes the live visitor view, as long as your email is verified and your site fits Free's limits (up to 2,000 pageviews a month, 1 site), or choose a paid plan.