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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    EG Sigma

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ASigma is a construction and estimation software offering from Sigma Estimates.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.

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    Pricing
    EG SigmaGoogle Analytics
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Google Analytics 360
    150,000
    per year
    Google Analytics
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    EG SigmaGoogle Analytics
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    EG SigmaGoogle Analytics
    Considered Both Products
    EG A/S
    No answer on this topic
    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    101 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    100 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    104 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    77 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    87 Answers
    Features
    EG SigmaGoogle Analytics
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of EG Sigma and Google Analytics
    Feature
    EG Sigma
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Google Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of EG Sigma and Google Analytics
    Feature
    EG Sigma
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Google Analytics
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    Ratings
    Dashboards10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data exportability8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of EG Sigma and Google Analytics
    Feature
    EG Sigma
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Google Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Specifications10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Analytics
    Comparison of Web Analytics features of EG Sigma and Google Analytics
    Feature
    EG Sigma
    -
    Ratings
    Google Analytics
    8.4
    11 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Lead Conversion Tracking00 Ratings8.210 Ratings
    Bounce Rate Measurement00 Ratings8.410 Ratings
    Device and Browser Reporting00 Ratings9.311 Ratings
    Pageview Tracking00 Ratings9.111 Ratings
    Event Tracking00 Ratings8.411 Ratings
    Reporting in real-time00 Ratings7.810 Ratings
    Referral Source Tracking00 Ratings8.610 Ratings
    Customizable Dashboards00 Ratings7.910 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    EG SigmaGoogle Analytics
    Small Businesses
    CMiC Construction Platform
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Matomo Analytics
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Autodesk Build
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Lead Forensics
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Revit
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Chartbeat
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    EG SigmaGoogle Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (193 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (51 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (19 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (42 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    EG SigmaGoogle Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    EG A/S
    Sigma is very quick and easy to create reports with for internal and external uses. Their customer support is great, it has a simple interface that is easy to learn and manipulate, and it is an excellent tool for finding data on existing customers within your org. I am not aware of a better competitor to Sigma
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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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    Pros
    EG A/S
    • Data Loads Quickly on DashBoards
    • Filters for Data are Applicable
    • Company and Date Searching is Useful
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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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    Cons
    EG A/S
    • Videos of How To / Quick Sigma Tips within the platform or via email
    • Ability to Download Files Quicker
    • Being able to export an xls with conditional formatting
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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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    Likelihood to Renew
    EG A/S
    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.
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    Usability
    EG A/S
    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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    Reliability and Availability
    EG A/S
    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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    Performance
    EG A/S
    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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    Support Rating
    EG A/S
    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.
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    Online Training
    EG A/S
    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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    Implementation Rating
    EG A/S
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    EG A/S
    The only other data platform we have tried or had experience with was Tableau which I personally felt was much more confusing and difficult to use for the everyday user. We have lots of people in sales, who have no background in data, and who need to be able to access the client's data on a day-to-day basis. Sigma makes this easy!
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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.
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    Scalability
    EG A/S
    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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    Return on Investment
    EG A/S
    • Ability to disuade churn for clients
    • Showing clients ROI in QBRs
    • Positive impact overall for us
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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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