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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.

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    StatCounter

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AWeb analytics product designed for SMB.s Statistics collected are based on page loads.

    $5

    per month

    Pricing
    Google AnalyticsStatCounter
    Editions & Modules
    Google Analytics 360
    150,000
    per year
    Google Analytics
    Free
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    Pricing Offerings
    Google AnalyticsStatCounter
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Google AnalyticsStatCounter
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Analytics
    Google Analytics is the web's gold standard. We also use StatCounter for redundancy sake and because its visitor tracking and basic reporting are spectacular. But Google is a must-have no matter what else you end up using.

    The redundancy issues plays out in terms of data …
    Incentivized
    StatCounter
    Chose StatCounter
    StatCounter is a more basic tool than Google Analytics, but in many ways, it is more robust. It provides more detail by visitor. It also allows me to check Google Analytics stats to see if my data matches.
    Incentivized
    Chose StatCounter
    Wish StatCounter had a more comprehensive report feature comparable to Google Analytics. I feel StatCounter is easier to use and to understand when compared to Google. Some people prefer Google Analytics, but it provides so much more information that the average person really …
    Incentivized
    Chose StatCounter
    StatCounter is lightweight compared to Google Analytics.
    Statcounter is easier to set up.
    StatCounter has an easier user-interface to navigate.
    Incentivized
    Chose StatCounter
    Again, these are two, different animals. I have used others but that was many years ago. The fact that I cannot recall the others, and have stayed loyal to StatCounter is a testament to StatCounter's long term value to me and my clients.
    Chose StatCounter
    I have used Google Analytics as well as internal server statistics (can't recall the internal app name). StatCounter definitely has the ease of use and simplicity factors on its side. That being said, I still recommend using a combination of StatCounter plus another external …
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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
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    Web Analytics
    Comparison of Web Analytics features of Google Analytics and StatCounter
    Feature
    Google Analytics
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    StatCounter
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    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
    User Ratings
    Google AnalyticsStatCounter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (185 ratings)
    9.6
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (51 ratings)
    9.9
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (42 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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