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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Siteimprove

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AThe Siteimprove platform offers tools used to create digital experiences optimized for quality, accessibility, analytics, and SEO. Sitemprove offers content insights and recommendations in a prioritized list to improve the impact of changes. It is available through three solution packages (Inclusivity, Content Experience, and Marketing Performance).N/A

    TubeBuddy

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ATubeBuddy is a browser extension & mobile app from the company of the same name in San Diego, that integrates directly into YouTube to help users run their channels more easily.

    $9

    per month

    Pricing
    Google AnalyticsSiteimproveTubeBuddy
    Editions & Modules
    Google Analytics 360
    150,000
    per year
    Google Analytics
    Free
    No answers on this topic
    Pro
    $9
    per month
    Star
    $19
    per month
    Legend
    $49
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google AnalyticsSiteimproveTubeBuddy
    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details20% discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Google AnalyticsSiteimproveTubeBuddy
    Considered Multiple Products
    Google
    Chose Google Analytics
    A vendor that I had once worked with, Siteimprove, had an analytics tool that was very similar to GA. I used it a few times, but it didn't seem better to me than GA --which I already knew -- so I didn't see a need to learn a different tool.
    Incentivized
    Siteimprove
    Chose Siteimprove
    I prefer Siteimprove to all above for their easy to view and use dashboards. The visual aspect of SiteImprove makes it easy to pick up for everyone - as we have experienced in our team. We've only had 1 training session on it, as opposed to the multiple for the other things we …
    Incentivized
    Chose Siteimprove
    Compared to any other tool I've used, Siteimprove is the best. Many tasks that I used to do manually have become more accessible and faster due to it. The visual scanning of issues is what makes it the best. It's simple to find problems, fix them, and track how far we've come. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Siteimprove
    Everything in one place and if I need to I can verify with others.
    Incentivized
    Chose Siteimprove
    Much easier to use yet very detailed than most of the softwares out there
    Incentivized
    Chose Siteimprove
    None.
    Incentivized
    TubeBuddy
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    101 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    100 Answers
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    104 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    77 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    87 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Google AnalyticsSiteimproveTubeBuddy
    Web Analytics
    Comparison of Web Analytics features of Google Analytics and Siteimprove and TubeBuddy
    Feature
    Google Analytics
    8.4
    11 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Siteimprove
    7.5
    3 Ratings
    8% below category average
    TubeBuddy
    -
    Ratings
    Lead Conversion Tracking8.210 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bounce Rate Measurement8.410 Ratings7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device and Browser Reporting9.211 Ratings5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pageview Tracking9.111 Ratings7.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event Tracking8.411 Ratings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting in real-time7.810 Ratings7.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Referral Source Tracking8.610 Ratings7.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Dashboards7.910 Ratings7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Matomo Analytics
    Score9 out of 10
    Matomo Analytics
    Score9 out of 10
    Vyond
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Lead Forensics
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Lead Forensics
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Vyond
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Chartbeat
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Chartbeat
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Vyond
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google AnalyticsSiteimproveTubeBuddy
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (193 ratings)
    9.1
    (19 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (51 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.4
    (19 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (42 ratings)
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Google AnalyticsSiteimproveTubeBuddy
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Siteimprove
    Siteimprove works well for managing the health and performance of your customer-facing sites in terms of performance, digital experience, and accessibility. It also helps to define policies to proactively avoid experience breaks or issues for customers before they occur. It can improve by providing more options to configure policies for large sites with thousands of pages.
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    TubeBuddy
    It is very good for beginners to do the SEO of their YouTube videos. Simple & easy to use. It maybe a little boring process when you became a pro But trust me, these basic thing serves a lot.
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    Pros
    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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    Siteimprove
    • User-friendly customisable dashboards, easy to make a dashboard from a template, or create your own, and add in whichever 'widgets' are relevant for what you are looking at
    • Flagging words to review, allowing users to check and confirm if the word is 'accepted' or is a misspelling
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    TubeBuddy
    • Help to do the SEO for the videos
    • Show the SEO score of other videos that we watch or maybe research
    • Suggest best practices to make the video more visible
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    Cons
    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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    Siteimprove
    • I don't like that there are different navigation paths to go from point A to point B. When I want to navigate to a specific place, I have more than one way to get there, which means I have to make a decision about how I want to there and I'd rather the designer make that design based on what would be most efficient for me.
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    TubeBuddy
    • Could add more social networks ranking
    • Maybe add an auto keyword recommend system
    • Show more details about the ranking
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Siteimprove
    No answers on this topic
    TubeBuddy
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    Siteimprove
    Tool has undergone numerous changes, both to function and UX/CX. Makes it less than user friendly at times. But on the other hand, that does indicate a willingness to improve the product in a continual manner - which they've done nearly year after year - but it's always a case of who moved my cheese with each new iteration.
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    TubeBuddy
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Siteimprove
    No answers on this topic
    TubeBuddy
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    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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    Siteimprove
    No answers on this topic
    TubeBuddy
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Siteimprove
    I've used support often and it has been responsive, thorough and considerate of our needs. I can get a tech right away, they understand the issue, and work with us to resolve it. Often the problem is with the site we are trying to scan, sometimes it is with their product. I appreciate that they go beyond support into continually helping us implement SiteImprove in more places with 3rd party integration.
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    TubeBuddy
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    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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    Siteimprove
    No answers on this topic
    TubeBuddy
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    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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    Siteimprove
    No answers on this topic
    TubeBuddy
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Siteimprove
    We have used or tested other tools that get installed on a computer or that are hosted online, but none of them offer the features that come with Siteimprove. TotalValidator Pro will check your site for accessibility issues, but it is a manual check and there is no historical reporting. I can;t remember the names of the other online solutions, but even if they offered similar features as Siteimprove, they were all very expensive .
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    TubeBuddy
    Earlier, I used to use Keyword everywhere to find the keywords (well, I still use it) but after using TubeBuddy, I feel I have wasted my time to improve my video SEO which I can do easily with TubeBuddy.
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    Scalability
    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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    Siteimprove
    No answers on this topic
    TubeBuddy
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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.
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    Siteimprove
    • Siteimprove has helped bring our accessibility scores up from middling to near-perfect.
    • Siteimprove has helped reduce our broken links, style violations and misspellings.
    • Siteimprove's heatmaps have helped us make the case for enforcing best practices on the website among key stakeholders.
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    TubeBuddy
    • Increased video views
    • Made work easier for sure
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