W3Perl

Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

W3Perl is ranked #56 of 141 in web analytics tools on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free Free Free software under GNU General Public License w3perl.com · 5 Oct 2026

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The record

Product: W3Perl is an open source logfile analytics tool that analyzes web and other server logs.
Log sources: It supports WWW, FTP, mail, Squid, CUPS, SSH, DHCP and other logs.
Tagging: When logfile access is unavailable, a JavaScript tag can create logfiles for analysis.
Reports: It produces HTML reports, email reports and PDF reports, with daily through yearly summaries.
Visitor analysis: Reports can show sessions and follow an individual user's page path.
Administration: A CGI-enabled web administration interface can manage configuration files and run statistics remotely.
Integrations: Optional modules support IP geolocation, email reports, PDF export, city statistics and SPIP database access.
Data storage: W3Perl does not require a database or account to process statistics, and its HTML output needs no database.
Requirements: Perl is required; some features also require CGI, Ajax or optional plug-ins.
Resource limits: The maker describes W3Perl as memory hungry and says highest precision can require RAM roughly the size of the logfile.
Supported systems: The maker lists Unix/Linux, Windows and Mac OS, with Linux, Windows and Mac downloads.
Remote logs: Remote logfiles can be retrieved using rsync, SFTP or wget.
Support: The maker directs users to a bug report form for bugs or installation problems and a forum for help and suggestions.
Release status: The download page lists stable version 3.20 dated June 30, 2015.
Price from: Free

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Best Web Analytics Tools in 2026#56 of 141

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Sources

w3perl.com· checked 5 Oct 2026
w3perl.com/docs/features.html· checked 5 Oct 2026
w3perl.com/docs/install.html· checked 5 Oct 2026
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w3perl.com/docs/requirement.html· checked 5 Oct 2026
w3perl.com/download/· checked 5 Oct 2026