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Dennis Paulus
Founder, Software Engineer & Product Manager at BlazingMedia · | 7 upvotes · 19.3K views
We have integrated Panelbear on our Website, rather than Google Analytics, because it is way more respecting of the User's Privacy. Whilst Google Analytics gives us in-depth information on virtually everything, we don't even need that much. Panelbear keeps it simple and in addition to that, displays the data well structured in a simple and intuitive dashboard
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Pros of Google Analytics
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- Easy setup927
- Data visualization891
- Real-time stats698
- Comprehensive feature set406
- Goals tracking182
- Powerful funnel conversion reporting155
- Customizable reports139
- Custom events try83
- Elastic api53
- Updated regulary15
- Interactive Documentation8
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- Walkman music video playlist3
- Industry Standard3
- Advanced ecommerce3
- Irina2
- Easy to integrate2
- Financial Management Challenges -2015h2
- Medium / Channel data split2
- Lifesaver2
Pros of Piwik
- It's good to have an alternative to google analytics35
- Self-hosted27
- Easy setup10
- Not blocked by Brave2
- Great customs0
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Cons of Google Analytics
- Confusing UX/UI11
- Super complex8
- Very hard to build out funnels6
- Poor web performance metrics4
- Very easy to confuse the user of the analytics3
- Time spent on page isn't accurate out of the box2
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- Hard to export data2
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What is Autotrack?
It provides default tracking for the interactions most people care about, and it provides several convenience features (e.g. declarative event tracking) to make it easier than ever to understand how people are interacting with your site.
What is Google Analytics?
Google Analytics lets you measure your advertising ROI as well as track your Flash, video, and social networking sites and applications.
What is Piwik?
Matomo (formerly Piwik) is a full-featured PHP MySQL software program that you download and install on your own webserver. At the end of the five-minute installation process, you will be given a JavaScript code.
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Mixpanel
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Segment
Segment is a single hub for customer data. Collect your data in one place, then send it to more than 100 third-party tools, internal systems, or Amazon Redshift with the flip of a switch.