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Google Analytics

Composite Score
8.9 /10
CX Score
9.2 /10
Google Analytics
8.9 /10

What is Google Analytics?

Google Analytics is a platform that collects data from your websites and apps to create reports that provide insights into your business. It is the go-to platform for millions of website and app owners seeking to gain a deeper understanding of their website and app performance. With Google Analytics, you can fine-tune your digital strategy, optimize your campaigns, and take your online presence to new heights, and get a complete understanding of your customers across devices and platforms. Google Analytics gives you the tools, free of charge, to understand the customer journey and improve marketing ROI.

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Awards & Recognition

Google Analytics won the following awards in the Website Analytics category

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Google Analytics Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Google Analytics?

2% Negative
4% Neutral
94% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Audience Segmentation

87

Device and Browser Analytics

87

Audience Demographics

86

Paid Search Integration

86

Conversion Analysis

86

Data Visualization

86

Search Engine Optimization

86

Customer Value Analysis

85

Customer Journey Modelling

83

Social Media Analytics

83

API Framework

82

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Business Value Created

87

Breadth of Features

86

Quality of Features

86

Ease of Implementation

85

Ease of Data Integration

84

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

83

Ease of IT Administration

83

Availability and Quality of Training

82

Ease of Customization

82

Usability and Intuitiveness

81

Vendor Support

77

Google Analytics Reviews

Rishabh S.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2021

Google Analytics Data for Marketing & Website ROI

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Google Analytics from other similar products?

- Shows the time on site, time on page, and bounce rate, to determine the value of pages and content - It helps you to set up milestones to analyze which campaigns were effective. - A/B Testing of website

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ability to enable detailed metrics through action tracking.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It can be difficult to navigate intuitively because there are a number of features that don't make sense for normal and average users and there is not much detailed documentation about these extra features.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you want something that is free and shows simple statistics really well without much setup requires, Google Analytics does a great job of that. It is quick and easy to set up. To do more advanced tracking of funnel steps or e-commerce behaviour it takes a little more time and effort to set up.

Pros

  • Generous Negotitation
  • Transparent
  • Helps Innovate
  • Performance Enhancing

Cons

  • Less Effective Service
  • Less Efficient Service
  • Wastes Time

ANjali G.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Consulting
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2021

Analytics made convenient

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Analytics from other similar products?

Interesting visuals, like time series, pie charts, website flow visuals

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Flexibility, especially with site tagging

What do you dislike most about this product?

The UI is a little clunky, and I always have to spend a second trying to remember how to find the data I'm looking for I would like to see some more customization options when it comes to reporting and setting up custom reports.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Some more customization options when it comes to reporting and setting up custom reports would make Google Analytics more attractive and user-friendly. Also, a good training guide on Google Analytics is needed as the software learning takes a lot of time.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Trustworthy

nancy J.

  • Role: Industry Specific Role
  • Industry: Education
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2021

Simple analytics tool but powerful

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Analytics from other similar products?

Google Analytics are the leaders when it comes to web analytics and will provide you with the useful data that you want to analyze.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its simple to connect Google Analytics to your site and then manage all the details from the dashboard.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing much because Google Analytics delivers what it promises to do.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend to use Google analytics to track your website

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

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