ReaderCount, version 1.0.0

Know your readers. Keep their privacy.

Website stats with no cookies, no consent banner and nothing sent to anyone else. It runs on your own Cloudflare account, so the stats are yours.

GitHub at launchHow to install

Free for personal and small business use, source available.

ReaderCount stats for a blog: visitors, page views, time on page and a daily chart

// what you get

The stats you need. On one page.

Clear statsVisitors, views, top pages, sources, countries, devices, time on page and how far people scroll.

GoalsSign-ups, enquiries and sales, with the pages and sources that bring them in.

Google searchesConnect Search Console and see the searches that bring readers in, next to your visits.

Clicks and earningsClicks on outgoing and affiliate links, and earnings per post from Awin, Impact, CJ and others.

What to fixBroken links, missing pictures, script errors, slow pages and 404s your readers hit.

EmailsA Monday digest, traffic spikes, a monthly review and an alert when a website goes down.

Ask ClaudeA built-in connector, so you can ask Claude about your stats. Or read them with the API.

Private by designNo cookies, nothing stored in readers' browsers and no IP addresses kept.

// the licence

Free for your own websites.

Free up to 10 websites

For one person or organisation's own websites. Every feature is in, with no licence key or trial.

Source available

Read the code, change it and run your own copy. Each version becomes Apache 2.0 four years after release.

Your Cloudflare

It runs in your own account, often on the free plan, so your stats never come to me.

The full terms are the Business Source License 1.1 in the code's LICENSE file.

Agency or host? Offer it to your clients.

ReaderCount has a client mode built in. Put your own name, logo and colours on it, give each client their own sign-in, set your own plans and take payments through your own Stripe account. Your clients see your brand, and their payments go straight to you.

Running it for clients needs a commercial licence. Tell me about your business and we'll work out what fits.

Talk to us about a licence

// get it

Three ways to install.

Every way installs into your own Cloudflare account, and updating later keeps your stats.

GitHub at launch

Get an email when there's a new version

The installerrecommendedOne command. It signs you in to Cloudflare in your browser, makes the database, asks for a password and deploys.

Deploy to Cloudflareone clickCopies ReaderCount to your GitHub and deploys it. Choose the password you'll sign in with.

From the codefor developersClone the repo and deploy it with Wrangler. The README walks you through it.

~/readercount

npx @mrpwob/readercount help
npx @mrpwob/readercount setup

# you need Node.js 22 or later. the README has the details.

// release notes

Version 1.0.0: Free on your own Cloudflare.

Released 4 November 2026.

Read the release notes

// questions

Questions.

Is it really free?

Yes, for one person or organisation's own websites, up to 10. Every feature is included. You only pay Cloudflare for anything past its free plan.

Do I need a cookie banner?

Not for ReaderCount. It sets no cookies and stores nothing in your readers' browsers. Check your own website's other tools, though.

Can I use it for my clients?

Yes, with a commercial licence. Client mode gives each client their own sign-in under your brand, with your own plans and Stripe account. Get in touch through the contact page.

Where do I get help?

Bugs go in GitHub issues and questions in GitHub Discussions, where everyone can see the answers. For a commercial licence, use the contact page.

Do my stats come to you?

No. Everything runs in your own Cloudflare account. I never see your stats or your readers.

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