Server-side measurement is reliable, but can sometimes be difficult when there are proxy servers, which are quite common today. Being a server-side application, there can be a lot of issues with the configuration and in some of the cases it will go down with your site and there may not be much else that you can do. Server-side measurement is a good approach for collecting visitor information, but does not have the full functionality of the remote monitoring.
Kipimo cha upande wa seva kinategemewa, lakini wakati mwingine kinaweza kuwa kigumu kunapokuwa na seva mbadala, ambazo ni za kawaida sana leo. Kwa kuwa programu ya upande wa seva, kunaweza kuwa na maswala mengi na usanidi na katika hali zingine itashuka na tovuti yako na kunaweza kusiwe na mengi zaidi ambayo unaweza kufanya. Kipimo cha upande wa seva ni mbinu nzuri ya kukusanya taarifa za mgeni, lakini haina utendakazi kamili wa ufuatiliaji wa mbali.