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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cube

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ACube is a financial planning & analysis (FP&A) platform that aims to enable finance teams to be more strategic and positively contribute to company growth activities by spending less time on manual, repetitive task, from Cube Planning headquartered in New York.N/A

    Google Analytics

    Score8.3 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 Universal Analytics (discontinued)

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Universal Analytics was an enterprise-level analytics solution that was sunset in July of 2024.

    $150,000

    Up to 1 Billion hits/month

    Pricing
    CubeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Enterprise
    Contact us
    Google Analytics 360
    150,000
    per year
    Google Analytics
    Free
    Google Analytics Premium
    $150,000
    Up to 1 Billion hits/month
    Google Analytics
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CubeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CubeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Considered Multiple Products
    Cube Planning, Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Google
    Chose Google Analytics
    Adobe Analytics and Google Analytics 360 are both paid/premium options for website tracking. Though there are certain use cases when these might make sense (you operate entirely in the Adobe suite, you're a massive company/site that doesn’t mind the price tag on Google …
    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
    Google Analytics is a great first step into the world of analytics. For a major corporation, especially in eCommerce or retail, or any business with a sizeable marketing spend, the standard (free) version of Google Analytics won't stack up, and wouldn't be reliable for …
    Incentivized
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    Chose Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Well, I suppose it's worth comparing the two versions of Google Analytics. I believe the difference really is as simple as how large your total managed monthly traffic. If it's over the threshold (10 million/month, if I recall), then GA 360 (the premium version) is a must. If …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    As long as the budget isn't in question, then I think you get a lot more for your money for 360. Having more confidence in the data is essential, your typical GA suite is good but there are limitations. These limitations unfortunately mean that a lot of the time you are having …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    It's only got a couple more features so for most businesses it's really hard to justify the price increase.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Easier to use than Adobe. Easy for develops to customize tacking. Tag manager was an extremely useful companion.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Piwik: On the downside, it counts time spent on the page the same way GA does. The interface looks cluttered as if it’s missing a stylesheet. And while its main focus is being a GA alternative, it can’t compete with Google’s AdSense and AdWords integration. But to be fair, most …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    There are several enterprise web analytics solutions - Adobe Marketing Cloud, IBM Enterprise Marketing and WebTrends and Google Analytics Premium. Google Analytics Premium is much easier to use and master than other solutions.
    Chose Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Google Analytics Premium is the more user friendly experience of the two. If you want people in your organization, outside of your analytics/web department to look at and occasionally use the tool, then this would be the ideal choice. However, the amount of times you are going …
    Chose Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    I am also an advanced IBM Digital Analytics user and beginner Adobe Site Catalyst user. I definitely prefer GA Premium for non retail clients due to the ease of use, flexibility and robust marketing attribution modeling. I also prefer it for multi-site implementations due to …
    Chose Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    GAP is far more intuitive than any other analytics vendor, what it lacks in reporting robustness it makes up in usability. A very solid product, business and technical users both can get up and running on this tool in no time.
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
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    77 Answers
    96%
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
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    89%
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    24 Answers
    Features
    CubeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Cube and Google Analytics and Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cube
    7.5
    21 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Google Analytics
    -
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    Pixel Perfect reports8.96 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards6.418 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.318 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Cube and Google Analytics and Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cube
    8.9
    47 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Google Analytics
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    Drill-down analysis9.646 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.435 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.06 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.828 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Cube and Google Analytics and Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cube
    8.4
    21 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Google Analytics
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    Publish to Web8.211 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.511 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.515 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.48 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Cube and Google Analytics and Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cube
    8.6
    12 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Google Analytics
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    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.811 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.18 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.87 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining8.84 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Cube and Google Analytics and Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cube
    9.3
    40 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Google Analytics
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    Multi-User Support (named login)9.233 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.530 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.231 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.625 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Cube and Google Analytics and Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cube
    9.3
    10 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Google Analytics
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    Responsive Design for Web Access9.79 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.93 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.24 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Cube and Google Analytics and Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cube
    7.5
    54 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Google Analytics
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    Long-term financial planning6.545 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial budgeting8.951 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forecasting7.349 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scenario modeling6.644 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management reporting8.351 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Cube and Google Analytics and Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cube
    8.5
    49 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Google Analytics
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    Financial data consolidation8.944 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports9.623 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency management7.113 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations8.514 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Minority Ownership7.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting10.020 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails8.232 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Cube and Google Analytics and Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cube
    8.2
    54 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Google Analytics
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    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
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    Financial Statement Reporting8.745 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Reporting7.948 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting9.249 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting6.538 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing8.95 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Cube and Google Analytics and Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cube
    8.1
    37 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Google Analytics
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    Personalized dashboards8.030 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards7.515 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    KPIs8.128 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis8.228 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting7.722 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data9.211 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of Cube and Google Analytics and Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cube
    8.9
    46 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Google Analytics
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    Flat file integration9.035 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel data integration9.538 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources8.338 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Analytics
    Comparison of Web Analytics features of Cube and Google Analytics and Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cube
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    Google Analytics
    8.4
    11 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    6.9
    1 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Lead Conversion Tracking00 Ratings8.210 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Bounce Rate Measurement00 Ratings8.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device and Browser Reporting00 Ratings9.311 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Pageview Tracking00 Ratings9.111 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Event Tracking00 Ratings8.411 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Reporting in real-time00 Ratings7.810 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Referral Source Tracking00 Ratings8.610 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customizable Dashboards00 Ratings7.910 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CubeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Matomo Analytics
    Score9 out of 10
    Matomo Analytics
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Planning Analytics
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Lead Forensics
    Score9 out of 10
    Lead Forensics
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Chartbeat
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Chartbeat
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CubeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (58 ratings)
    8.5
    (193 ratings)
    8.0
    (55 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (51 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (19 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (42 ratings)
    10.0
    (23 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CubeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cube Planning, Inc
    1) The budget process. In QBO the budgeting capability is non-existant, unless you like manually typing in every scenario and not being able to budget by class. Cube houses my budget/forecast scenarios & lets me view and analyze by my company's preferred data points; department, GL account, vendor, & sales campaign. I'm able to run monthly budget variance reports and plan for the future with ease. 2) We've begun using Cube to help analyze profitablity by sales job. We've never had such easy access to this type of info in the past, so this is a benefit I can directly attribute to Cube. 3) We're beginning now to use an integration with our payroll software to work on headcount planning and payroll analysis.
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    Google
    Google Analytics is particularly well suited for tracking and analyzing customer behavior on a grocery e-commerce platform. It provides a wealth of information about customer behavior, including what products are most popular, what pages are visited the most, and where customers are coming from. This information can help the platform optimize its website for better customer engagement and conversion rates. However, Google Analytics may not be the best tool for more advanced, granular analysis of customer behavior, such as tracking individual customer journeys or understanding customer motivations. In these cases, it may be more appropriate to use additional tools or solutions that provide deeper insights into customer behavior.
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    As I have discussed previously their insights were very useful. The second thing is since it is a Google product you will connect the data very easily from other platforms like Bigquery, Google Drive, etc. and even you can connect Google marketing platform. through this tool, you can track your live campaign how they were performing, and how it will be engaging your customer as well.
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    Pros
    Cube Planning, Inc
    • Push/pull information across any Google Sheet or Excel workbook.
    • Budget at a much more granular level (by month by account by the department by vendor).
    • Custom mapping to allow for multiple cuts of the same data.
    • Bulk range selection within a workbook.
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    Google
    • Multiple reports to see website use and behavior
    • Allows you to customize reports with days, weeks, months, and years
    • You can build out a dashboard to easily view stats from multiple websites in one place
    • You can share analytics reports via the dashboard, automatically emailed PDFs or in other formats
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    • It is an excellent cloud analytics platform that is easy to install and configure and easy to deploy and use, allowing us to measure web traffic and other tools.
    • It is an entirely online tool; it does not take up hard disk space like other desktop tools.
    • Since this tool is draggable, Google is constantly adding more features.
    • Even beginners who do not have a custom dashboard can get information. If there is a problem somewhere on the site that needs to be investigated, Google Analytics 360 will notify you.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Cube Planning, Inc
    • Limited to 8 top line dimensions. Although you can bring in as many attributes of data as you want, but I would really like Cube to increase top line dimensions to 10.
    • The ability for cross level interaction within multiples cube would be a major plus once implemented.
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    Google
    • Data sampling is somewhat inaccurate on the free tier - this is addressed in premium but is expensive.
    • Some of the UI is very similar in naming when presenting different data, some in-situ information might be useful.
    • Gotchas around filtering and data validation.
    • Implementation can be tricky, it can take a lot of time and expertise to get a full, accurate picture of your metrics.
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    • Generally I think there is a lot you can do within the tool, but as it is a Google product it means there is limited support - something which I think lets all of the platform stacks down
    • There could be more visual signifiers to identify if a feature is a normal or 360 feature. This would mean you can really get to grips with what the extra more advanced elements are
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cube Planning, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    We will continue to use Google Analytics for several reasons. It is free, which is a huge selling point. It houses all of our ecommerce stores' data, and though it can't account for refunds or fraud orders, gives us and our clients directional, real time information on individual and group store performance.
    Incentivized
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    Google Analytics 360 is an upgraded version of the most widely used web/app analytics tracking tools in the market. The price is stable and predictable making it a long-term product of choice. It's easy to use and pairs so well with other Google Marketing Platform products.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Cube Planning, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Google Analytics provides a wealth of data, down to minute levels. That is it's greatest detriment: find the right information when you need it can be a cumbersome task. You are able to create shortcuts, however, so it can mitigate some of this problem. Google is continually refining Analytics, so I do not doubt there will be improvements
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    The UI is very easy to navigate and use. The features are well designed and intuitive. As long as the user has a good understanding of basic digital analytics definitions and capabilities, this tool should be quite easy to use. I consider Google Analytics Premium to be the easiest of all of the enterprise solutions out there to use.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cube Planning, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    We all know Google is at top when it comes to availability. We have never faced any such instances where I can suggest otherwise. All you need is a Google account, a device and internet connection to use this super powerful tool for reporting and visualising your site data, traffic, events, etc. that too in real time.
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Cube Planning, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    This has been a catalyst for improving our site's traffic handling capabilities. We were able to identify exit% from our sites through it and we used recommendations to handle and implement the same in our sites. We have been increasing the usage of Google Analytics in our sites and never had any performance related issues if we used Analytics
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Cube Planning, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    The Google reps respond very quickly. However, sometimes they can overly call you to set up an apportionment. I'm very proficient and sometimes when I talk to reps, they give beginner tutorials and insights that are a waste of time. I wish Google would understand my level of expertise and assign me to a rep (long-term) that doesn't have to walk me through the basics.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    If you purchase Premium through a reseller like LunaMetrics, you are going to be taken care of. The additional amount of support and services that a reseller provides to make sure you have the best experience with the product is the reason why the reseller program exists to begin with. Support doesn't have to be just reactive, it can be proactive as well.
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    Online Training
    Cube Planning, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    love the product and training they provide for businesses of all sizes. The following list of links will help you get started with Google Analytics from setup to understanding what data is being presented by Google Analytics.
    1. How to Use Google Analytics for Beginners – Mahalo’s how-to guide for beginners.
    2. A beginner’s guide to Google Analytics – A free eBook walking you through Google Analytics from setup to understanding what data is being presented.
    3. Getting to Know Your Google Analytics Dashboard – The title says it all! This is a brief post with one goal: to introduce you to the Google Analytics dashboard.
    4. Google Analytics for Beginners: How to Make the Most of Your Traffic Reports– This guide doesn’t cover setup, but it does a great job of helping you to better understand the data being presented.
    5. Google Analytics Video Tutorial 1: Setup – A video presentation that walks you through Google Analytics setup.
    6. Google Analytics Video Tutorial 2: Essential Stats – A video presentation that introduces you to some of the most important data being presented in Google Analytics.
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    Discontinued Products
    There is a ton of information online about Google Analytics, but Google Analytics Premium users will have dedicated support and training from Google or an Authorized Reseller.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cube Planning, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I think my biggest take away from the Google Analytics implementation was that there needs to be a clear understanding of what you want to achieve and how you want to achieve it before you start. Originally the analytics were added to track visitors, but as we became more savvy with the product, we began adding more and more functionality, and defining guidelines as we went along. While not detrimental to our success, this lack of an overarching goal resulted in some minor setbacks in implementation and the collection of some messy data that is unusable.
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    If you already have the basic version of GA installed, "getting" GA Premium happens immediately through a virtual flipping of the switch - no need to re-implement. You'll want to expand your use of custom dimensions and metrics (you get 10x the amount with Premium). Ideally, you'll be using a tag management solution to talk with GA Premium, in concert with implementing a dataLayer (to note, Google's Tag Manager platform is covered under the same GA Premium SLA, and it's free). There are some welcomed "configurations" with GA Premium, such as integrating with DoubleClick products, activating data driven attribution models, and building roll-up executive reports - but all of these are easy point and click solutions. In comparison with any other enterprise analytics solution, implementing GA and GA Premium is traditionally easier and more flexible. And if you have any trouble or need an extra set of hands for implementation, GA Certified Partners like LunaMetrics can help
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cube Planning, Inc
    Cube was just a lot easier to use than Vena. We took some time to look at Vena as well and while their product was impressive, our organization was not yet there. We needed something we could implement quickly, and in today's day and age I think that is a very important quality to have. Start up and early stage companies do not have the luxury of implementation teams and massive IT resources so Cube was a huge help.
    Incentivized
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    Google
    I have not used Adobe Analytics as much, but I know they offer something called customer journey analytics, which we are evaluating now. I have used Semrush, and I find them much better than Google Analytics. I feel a fairly nontechnical person could learn Semrush in about a month. They also offer features like competitive analysis (on content, keywords, traffic, etc.), which is very useful. If you have to choose one among Semrush and Google Analytics, I would say go for Semrush.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Unless you have very complex and edge case analytics needs, Google Analytics [360 (formerly Google Analytics Premium)] is likely going to be the best choice. From both a cost and usability stand point, Google wins. Adobe has the edge case when you need to create really custom reports, dimensions, metrics, etc. In my experience, this is rarely the case and you end up biting off more than you can chew. Stick with Google unless you are or plan on hiring an Adobe Analytics expert.
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    Scalability
    Cube Planning, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Google Analytics is currently handling the reporting and tracking of near about 80 sites in our project. And I am not talking about the sites from different projects. They may have way more accounts than that. Never ever felt a performance issue from Google's end while generating or customising reports or tracking custom events or creating custom dimensions
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Cube Planning, Inc
    • It has decreased the amount of time it takes to build reports by days
    • I can rest easy knowing the knowledge is accurate and there is no human error
    • I have been able to create more reports than I ever dreamed of with the new time and ease of use
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    Google
    • It has helped us gain understanding of what is going on on our website.
    • It has helped us determine areas that need fixing (i.e. pages with extremely high bounce rates may need to be redone).
    • It has helped us understand our biggest avenues for bringing traffic to the website and business in general.
    • It has helped guide our website redesign.
    Incentivized
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    • It helps me understand which social media platforms are most successful for me - which I should focus on and which I might want to focus less on.
    • I can also see which blog posts people are reading - so I know which topics resonate most. I can write more of those, hopefully gaining more visitors.
    Incentivized
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