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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Google Tag Manager

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AFrom Google, the Google Tag Manager is a tag management application that facilitates creating, embedding, and updating tags across websites and mobile apps, thus gaining the benefits of data standardization and speed of deployment. Google touts an agency friendly system with multiple user access, and tools to improve tags performance like debugging, and rules, macros or automated tag firing. The Google Tag Manager also integrates with Google product DoubleClick. Moreover, Google Tag Manager is…N/A
    Pricing
    Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
    Editions & Modules
    Google Analytics 360
    150,000
    per year
    Google Analytics
    Free
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Analytics
    Universal GA is free to use, offers a good amount of data, and is relatively easy to use. Other products may not offer the detail needed (Google Tag Manager), or require payment (Adobe Target)
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Analytics
    Google Tag Manager is the best tool to use with Google analytics as it provides more in-depth analysis where users interact on the website.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Analytics
    Google provides a wide suite of products that all tie into Google Analytics. Some that I use most often are Tag Manager, Ads and Datastudio. All of these connect directly with Analytics and allow me to accomplish my goals. For example, Ads will connect and show me what Ads are …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Analytics
    Google Analytics (free version) is typically my go-to recommendation for most companies. Small to medium size businesses, definitely. Larger organizations with need for a complex account structure / hierarchy and the need for highly customized analytics metrics, dimensions, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Analytics
    After using Google Data Studio where I can read sales data much more easily, I prefer to read that daily rather than in Google Analytics.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Analytics
    We tested Webtrends and purchased Omniture (which we used for 2 years). Webtrends wasn't a good fit overall. Omniture was too cumbersome and expensive. The support was HORRIBLE and for a paid product it lacked some basic, no-brainer features.
    Incentivized
    Google
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    Google Analytics is too poor without Google Tag Manager
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    Tag Manager works in conjunction with Google Analytics. I would describe analytics as a 101 level course, and Tag Manager as a 401 level course. Both are good, both are relevant, but one will far outpace the other as far as practical application and things that you will benefit …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    We moved to GTM from a standard Google Analytics implementation. GTM is much more flexible and easier to make changes, especially as the changes relate to multiple sites and environments. While there is a learning curve when figuring out how to use GTM, I believe the change has …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    Google Tag Manager is naturally the first one to implement as I use Google Analytics. However I do use the others too as they provide functionality that GTM doesn't. But you do also have to pay for some of these functions. I use these tools for growth hacker marketing, so …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    As I said before, GA4 doesn’t allow for much custom tracking so using Google Tag Manager to fill the gaps makes sense. There are many tools available to track conversions and user actions but the most sensible option for us was to go with Google Tag Manager as most of our …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    With GTM we are able to integrate GA4 with other platforms we use. We can then send data to GA4 and AdWords and relay that info to our customers. They all work well together and give us a good opportunity to report back to our clients. We haven't used a ton of other products …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    GTM is very user-friendly, cost-efficient, and easy to implement, and it also provides the features needed for our team to be more efficient and agile.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    I didn't really used/tried anything else, because Google Tag Manager does a great job and is FREE to use
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    Google Tag Manager is a little different than the other software we've used. This not only gives us the means for tracking our websites but it also tells us if we've implemented the tag correctly and how well the website has been performing after the tag has been implemented …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    My subscription with Adobe comes with the full suite of their products, including DTM. I tried using their tag manager but found that it was much more challenging to use than Google Tag Manager. It also seemed more limited in the way it worked with our AdWords account, which …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    Google Tag Manager does what others can't for Google Ads, for example. That's why it's a must-have for any website owner who plans to market their website. In addition, it makes the implementation of various other ‏tracking tools very simple.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    Google Tag Manager has many training resources online that our team relied on when recommending to clients why they should use GTM. It's one thing to share a recommendation with a client, it's another to be able to train them on it. I haven't seen these available resources for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    As far as I know, Google Tag Manager is the only program that provides this service.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    So far we've only used Google Tag Manager, we haven't tried anything else.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    Google Tag Manager is the only tag management tool I have used.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    I have not used or evaluated other products for this type of tracking.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    GTM is a completely different beast.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    Google Tag Manager is slightly trickier to implement and involves more coordination with the client's website developer, but it's much more flexible and robust. The tagging and pixel structure that is native to the social platforms is perhaps easier to work with, but it's as …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    We typically default to GTM since it is free and provides a majority of the benefits you are looking to achieve by implementing this kind of tool. The paid solutions are great but typically reserved for a more niche client base that has very specific needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    We looked at Kissmetrics but we wanted an all-inclusive product that is fully integrated with Google Analytics, so we opted to go with Google Tag Manager. It's reassuring to know that our data will always be accurate, and can be accessed via one login (Google Analytics). This …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    Google was free, powerful to use, and easy to pick up. We couldn't find any better reason to use it. I am sure there are advantages that some of the competitors have in the space, but for us, the ability to manage users and keep versions of changes, along with the familiarity …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    5 reasons why Google Tag Manager has been chosen, and is finally a good choice: Cost to Customer, auto-event tracking, data layer customization and modularity, a library of built-in tags and variables, public documentation and community support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    GTM is powerful and free, don't need to pay more for the easy stuff. If you are a corporate guy with money to invest and really heavy use of advertising and analytics you may select Tealium. If you are a small or medium size company this [GTM] is the solution you are looking for.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    On most of my projects I never felt the need to use another Tag Management System. One client from a finance sector, wasn't able to use GTM because it is a cloud service. We were looking for TMS which would be possible to host in own infrastructure, but we haven't found any …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Tag Manager
    Simpler to use and comes free of cost. It has enterprise level features and gives strong competition to any other TMS. If a company has Google Analytics or any other Google Suite product, GTM will easily integrate with it. The only reason I can think of as to why you should use …
    Incentivized
    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
    Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
    Web Analytics
    Comparison of Web Analytics features of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
    Feature
    Google Analytics
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    Google Tag Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Lead Conversion Tracking7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bounce Rate Measurement8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device and Browser Reporting8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pageview Tracking8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event Tracking7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting in real-time10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Referral Source Tracking8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Dashboards8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
    Feature
    Google Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Google Tag Manager
    4.4
    55 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings4.455 Ratings
    Tag Management
    Comparison of Tag Management features of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
    Feature
    Google Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Google Tag Manager
    6.6
    66 Ratings
    Tag library00 Ratings7.061 Ratings
    Tag variable mapping00 Ratings7.053 Ratings
    Ease of writing custom tags00 Ratings6.065 Ratings
    Rules-driven tag execution00 Ratings4.960 Ratings
    Tag performance monitoring00 Ratings7.855 Ratings
    Page load times00 Ratings6.047 Ratings
    Mobile app tagging00 Ratings8.332 Ratings
    Library of JavaScript extensions00 Ratings6.036 Ratings
    Data Management & Integrity
    Comparison of Data Management & Integrity features of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
    Feature
    Google Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Google Tag Manager
    6.2
    66 Ratings
    Event tracking00 Ratings8.063 Ratings
    Mobile event tracking00 Ratings6.045 Ratings
    Data distribution management00 Ratings7.040 Ratings
    Universal data layer00 Ratings7.057 Ratings
    Automated error checking00 Ratings3.045 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (185 ratings)
    8.5
    (70 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (51 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (10 ratings)
    7.0
    (15 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (42 ratings)
    2.0
    (12 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)