Google Analytics vs Google Search Console vs Matomo

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Google Analytics

126.8K
49K
+ 1
5K
Google Search Console

249
156
+ 1
0
Matomo

1.9K
171
+ 1
6
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Pros of Google Analytics
Pros of Google Search Console
Pros of Matomo
  • 1.5K
    Free
  • 926
    Easy setup
  • 890
    Data visualization
  • 698
    Real-time stats
  • 405
    Comprehensive feature set
  • 181
    Goals tracking
  • 154
    Powerful funnel conversion reporting
  • 138
    Customizable reports
  • 83
    Custom events try
  • 53
    Elastic api
  • 14
    Updated regulary
  • 8
    Interactive Documentation
  • 3
    Google play
  • 2
    Industry Standard
  • 2
    Advanced ecommerce
  • 2
    Walkman music video playlist
  • 1
    Medium / Channel data split
  • 1
    Irina
  • 1
    Financial Management Challenges -2015h
  • 1
    Lifesaver
  • 1
    Easy to integrate
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    • 1
      Updated regulary
    • 1
      Goals tracking
    • 1
      Self-hosted
    • 1
      Open Source
    • 1
      Full data control
    • 1
      Free

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    Cons of Google Analytics
    Cons of Google Search Console
    Cons of Matomo
    • 11
      Confusing UX/UI
    • 8
      Super complex
    • 6
      Very hard to build out funnels
    • 4
      Poor web performance metrics
    • 3
      Very easy to confuse the user of the analytics
    • 2
      Time spent on page isn't accurate out of the box
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        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 Google Search Console?

        It is a web service, provided free of charge for webmasters, which allows them to check indexing status and optimize visibility of their websites. Its tools and reports help you measure your site's Search traffic and performance, fix issues, and make your site shine in search results.

        What is Matomo?

        It is a web analytics platform designed to give you the conclusive insights with our complete range of features. You can also evaluate the full user-experience of your visitor’s behaviour with its Conversion Optimization features, including Heatmaps, Sessions Recordings, Funnels, Goals, Form Analytics and A/B Testing.

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        What are some alternatives to Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and Matomo?
        Mixpanel
        Mixpanel helps companies build better products through data. With our powerful, self-serve product analytics solution, teams can easily analyze how and why people engage, convert, and retain to improve their user experience.
        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.
        Google Tag Manager
        Tag Manager gives you the ability to add and update your own tags for conversion tracking, site analytics, remarketing, and more. There are nearly endless ways to track user behavior across your sites and apps, and the intuitive design lets you change tags whenever you want.
        Amplitude
        Amplitude provides scalable mobile analytics that helps companies leverage data to create explosive user growth. Anyone in the company can use Amplitude to pinpoint the most valuable behavioral patterns within hours.
        Heap
        Heap automatically captures every user action in your app and lets you measure it all. Clicks, taps, swipes, form submissions, page views, and more. Track events and segment users instantly. No pushing code. No waiting for data to trickle in.
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