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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

    Survicate

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASurvicate is survey software for getting continuous customer insights at scale. It can be used to measure customer satisfaction (CSAT), track an organization's Net Promoter Score (NPS), get website feedback, or test product-market fit. Survicate supports any use case related to collecting and managing customer feedback. Survicate can be used to: • Create customized surveys and start getting customer feedback within minutes • Run surveys where they are needed: via email…

    $99

    per month 500 responses per month

    Pricing
    Google AnalyticsSurvicate
    Editions & Modules
    Google Analytics 360
    150,000
    per year
    Google Analytics
    Free
    Good
    $99
    per month 500 responses per month
    Better
    $149
    per month 1000 responses per month
    Best
    $249
    per month 2500 responses per month
    Better Than The Rest
    $269
    per month
    Better Than The Rest
    $299
    per month Custom pool of yearly responses
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google AnalyticsSurvicate
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Additional fees apply for additional users and domains. The price of the Scale plan is negotiated individually and depends on the number of monthly responses needed and possible custom needs, including integrations.
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    Community Pulse
    Google AnalyticsSurvicate
    Considered Both Products
    Google
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    Survicate
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    101 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    100 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    104 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    77 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    87 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Google AnalyticsSurvicate
    Web Analytics
    Comparison of Web Analytics features of Google Analytics and Survicate
    Feature
    Google Analytics
    8.4
    11 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Survicate
    -
    Ratings
    Lead Conversion Tracking8.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bounce Rate Measurement8.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device and Browser Reporting9.311 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pageview Tracking9.111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event Tracking8.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting in real-time7.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Referral Source Tracking8.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Dashboards7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Google Analytics and Survicate
    Feature
    Google Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Survicate
    9.7
    5 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Survey templates00 Ratings9.83 Ratings
    Themes00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings9.83 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Google Analytics and Survicate
    Feature
    Google Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Survicate
    9.1
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings9.93 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Google Analytics and Survicate
    Feature
    Google Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Survicate
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Google Analytics and Survicate
    Feature
    Google Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Survicate
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings9.65 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings8.94 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Google Analytics and Survicate
    Feature
    Google Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Survicate
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Access controls00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Google Analytics and Survicate
    Feature
    Google Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Survicate
    9.3
    4 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google AnalyticsSurvicate
    Small Businesses
    Matomo Analytics
    Score9 out of 10
    Jotform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Lead Forensics
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Qualaroo
    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Chartbeat
    Score9.2 out of 10
    QuestionPro
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google AnalyticsSurvicate
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (193 ratings)
    8.9
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (51 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.4
    (19 ratings)
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (42 ratings)
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 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)
    User Testimonials
    Google AnalyticsSurvicate
    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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    Survicate
    Survicate is well suited for very basic intercept polls and is less suited for more complex surveying tasks (e.g., anything more than basic skip-logic or surveying niche cohorts) and longitudinal surveying (e.g., comparing responses from the same or similar cohorts year over year).
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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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    Survicate
    • IMO, the strengths of feedback lite is what it is called for - 'lite"... it is basic, simple, and easy to set up and use.
    • Especially should be mention that it is easy to set up, and you can have it working in less than a few hours.
    • Reliable - I don't remember even one "problem" or an issue we experienced with it.
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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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    Survicate
    • In my opinion, inconsistent and visually unappealing survey visuals (e.g., NPS and cSAT questions look completely different from each other, creating a disjointed visual experience)
    • Poor customer service (in my experience, issue resolution can take weeks)
    • Lack of clarity around API & other technical capabilities requiring engineering assistance
    • Very limited maximum response limit per month
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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.
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    Survicate
    We use Survicate for now, over 7 years, and the tool is being constantly improved. New features and products has been introduced over the years. The team listens to our feedback we sometimes share, and improve the product based on that. We really appreciate being supported by the Customer Success, all the insights and help we got from them. And even though they introduced many new features over the years, the tool still remained super easy to use, even from new employees that join our team
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    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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    Survicate
    It's rare to use products that offer wide range of features, and yet are really ease to use. Over the years, the product has changed a lot, they introduced numerous new features, but the product remained really simple to use. We know it, because new employees who join our team, have no problem in starting to use Survicate on their own, without and dedicated training. The UI is really clear.
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    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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    Survicate
    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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    Survicate
    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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    Survicate
    We had a lot of issues during implementation that required help from Survicate's engineers. In my experience, it took us over 4 weeks to be fully up and running due to lag times in communication.
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    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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    Survicate
    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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    Survicate
    Setup was simple. One-time installation for our website and inside the product. We used Google Tag Manager to implement Survicate. So within 2 hours, we were able to run surveys, and also all attributes and events were passed to Survicate, so that we were able to use them to trigger surveys
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    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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    Survicate
    Considering the simplicity of the need, and the cost of such solution (~600$/yr), I don't think there was very deep research for any alternatives. The main alternative was embedding a feedback tool "organically" into our site, that option was taken off the table, for strategic considerations.
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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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    Survicate
    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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    Survicate
    • We had a business need - to collect feedback on our support knowledge base content. Feedback Lite fulfills this need, with simple, easy to use, solution.
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    ScreenShots

    Survicate Screenshots

    Screenshot of survey distribution methodsScreenshot of an email surveyScreenshot of an email NPS surveyScreenshot of an in-product surveyScreenshot of a link surveyScreenshot of a mobile survey