# Open Web Analytics

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**Open Web Analytics (OWA)** is [open-source](/source/Open-source_software) web analytics software created by Peter Adams.

OWA is written in [PHP](/source/PHP) and uses a [MySQL](/source/MySQL) database, which makes it compatible for running with an [AMP](/source/List_of_AMP_packages) [solution stack](/source/Solution_stack) on various [web servers](/source/Web_server).[2]

## Overview

OWA is comparable to [Google Analytics](/source/Google_Analytics), though OWA is server software anyone can install and run on their own host, while Google Analytics is a [software service](/source/Software_as_a_service) offered by Google.[1]

OWA supports tracking with [WordPress](/source/WordPress) and [MediaWiki](/source/MediaWiki), two popular website frameworks.[3] This application helps [webmasters](/source/Webmaster) keep track of and observe the influx of views on their websites.[4]

The program also tracks the websites of competitors and their company's growth compared to the site in question.[5]

## See also

- [OpenSearchServer](/source/OpenSearchServer)

## References

1. ["Comparison"](http://www.openwebanalytics.com/?page_id=158). *Open Web Analytics*. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

1. ["Open Web Analytics"](http://www.openwebanalytics.com/). Retrieved 16 February 2012.

1. ["About"](http://www.openwebanalytics.com/?page_id=2). *Open Web Analytics*. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

1. ["Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.2"](https://contentplanning.ai/wcag-2-2/). 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2026-05-29.

1. ["What is Open Analytics and Do I Need it?"](https://www.ardormediafactory.com/do-i-need-open-web-analytics). 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.openwebanalytics.com/)

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