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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bitly

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ABitly (Bit.ly) is one of the most popular link shortening tools. The vendor says it shortens 1 billion links per month. The company is privately held, based in New York City, and was founded in 2008.

    $35

    per month

    Google Analytics

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Analytics is perhaps the best-known web analytics product and, as a free product, it has massive adoption. Although it lacks some enterprise-level features compared to its competitors in the space, the launch of the paid Google Analytics Premium edition seems likely to close the gap.

    $0

    per month

    Pricing
    BitlyGoogle Analytics
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $35
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Customized
    Contact sales team
    Google Analytics 360
    150,000
    per year
    Google Analytics
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BitlyGoogle Analytics
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BitlyGoogle Analytics
    Considered Both Products
    Bitly
    Chose Bitly
    Bitly is very easy to use compared to Google Analytics. GA is powerful but for a small business owner Bitly is all you need.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bitly
    Bitly is easy to use and budget-friendly. Bitly is also specifically error-free. Being a responsible brand, we have to choose a trusted brand in which this service comes true. It is easily used by even less experienced team members and saves time. The advanced analytics feature …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bitly
    We used Google for a long time until Google decided to remove that product (and replace it with another that did not exactly serve our use case, at least not in the most comfortable way) so we had to find an alternative and we tried Bitly, which actually worked very well for us …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bitly
    We selected Bitly because there are more features on the administrative side, at least when we initially purchased our account. We have not checked back with TinyURL recently to see if their interface has improved.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bitly
    It's the easiest tool to use, it is free, and it has the most capabilities. I like how it tracks the link's performance among campaigns. You can customize the link and make it easier for your audience to type in and remember. Bitly is well designed and easy to use without much …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bitly
    We use Google Shortener for awhile, just due to the Google brand recognition and trust. However, they are discontinuing that service, so we have returned to Bitly. I feel the services both offer were very similar and I like both equally.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bitly
    Both options are free, and get the job done, but they do not provide a good overview of the link's performance. Also, these two alternative options do not provide an organized way to retrieve or view previously shortened links, which can require more effort, or simply making a …
    Incentivized
    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BitlyGoogle Analytics
    Web Analytics
    Comparison of Web Analytics features of Bitly and Google Analytics
    Feature
    Bitly
    -
    Ratings
    Google Analytics
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    Lead Conversion Tracking00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Bounce Rate Measurement00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Device and Browser Reporting00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Pageview Tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Event Tracking00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Reporting in real-time00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Referral Source Tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Customizable Dashboards00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BitlyGoogle Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (54 ratings)
    8.3
    (185 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (51 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    7.5
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    7.0
    (42 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)