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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SAP Lumira Discovery

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASAP Lumira Discovery is SAP’s data visualization and discovery application. It facilitates data discovery, visualization, and analysis by assisting users with creation of dashboards, infographics, presentations, data facets, tag clouds, and more.

    $185

    per user

    Pricing
    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)SAP Lumira Discovery
    Editions & Modules
    Google Analytics Premium
    $150,000
    Up to 1 Billion hits/month
    Google Analytics
    Free
    SAP Lumira, standard edition
    $185
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)SAP Lumira Discovery
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)SAP Lumira Discovery
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    Chose SAP Lumira Discovery
    Data manipulation is easy with QlikView, but Lumira is good with ease of creating visualizations
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    80%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    26 Answers
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    24 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)SAP Lumira Discovery
    Web Analytics
    Comparison of Web Analytics features of Google Universal Analytics (discontinued) and SAP Lumira Discovery
    Feature
    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    6.9
    1 Ratings
    16% below category average
    SAP Lumira Discovery
    -
    Ratings
    Lead Conversion Tracking7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device and Browser Reporting1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pageview Tracking7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event Tracking8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting in real-time10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Referral Source Tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Dashboards5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Google Universal Analytics (discontinued) and SAP Lumira Discovery
    Feature
    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Lumira Discovery
    8.0
    97 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.097 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Google Universal Analytics (discontinued) and SAP Lumira Discovery
    Feature
    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Lumira Discovery
    7.3
    103 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings10.0100 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.0103 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings5.098 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Google Universal Analytics (discontinued) and SAP Lumira Discovery
    Feature
    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Lumira Discovery
    6.1
    95 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.082 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings5.094 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings6.355 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Google Universal Analytics (discontinued) and SAP Lumira Discovery
    Feature
    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Lumira Discovery
    4.3
    104 Ratings
    60% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings5.0102 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings6.095 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings2.072 Ratings
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    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)SAP Lumira Discovery
    Small Businesses
    Matomo Analytics
    Score9 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Lead Forensics
    Score9 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Chartbeat
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)SAP Lumira Discovery
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (55 ratings)
    9.0
    (105 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (23 ratings)
    1.0
    (12 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    4.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (83 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (89 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Universal Analytics (discontinued)SAP Lumira Discovery
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    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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    SAP
    Infographics derived from specific data sources appears to be well suited for development using Lumira. The development of executive level dashboards was less appropriate from my perspective. The software does not provide sufficient demonstration or samples for the users to learn from in my opinion.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    SAP
    • SAP has built in features you would expect from a data visualization package, like easy import from other SAP systems.
    • SAP has most of the typical charts that you would expect in order to visualize your data.
    • SAP allows you to have multiple charts on one visualization for your data.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    SAP
    • Even though the process of creating visualizations of data is now greatly improved, it could still be a lot better as users become accustomed to this kind of tool and bring forward edge cases the developers did not anticipate.
    • It would be awesome to have a cross platform tool that works on more than just Windows.
    • Some options for specific graphs feel limiting.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    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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    SAP
    Given the scope ,maintanence , support and budget are the main drivers to deciding renewal of a software
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    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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    SAP
    SAP Lumira is very good self service analytical tool with powerful capabilities. However need to look into other SAP products in BI space, like SAP SAC. SAP Lumira is more used for custom and complex analytical need in business intelligence area. Also SAP Lumira is going out of maintenance in coming future replaced by SAP SAC.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Lumira is a desktop application runs in its own JVM. It installs its own java runtime libraries to avoid any core java version conflicts. The availability of the application is completely relies on individual machine hardware configuration. On a decent desktop, it performs well and always launches in either 32 or 64 bit environment based on the hosts system's OS
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    The performance is linear with amount of data that is being explored. We have done some benchmarks acquiring 10million data cells without having any performance problems. We need to make proper adjustments to jvm run time properties to start with higher heap size and other parameters that optimizes the run time performance
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    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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    SAP
    It does not have many bugs or issues since not a lot of new features are being added. The customer support for SAP Lumira Discovery is good and anyone considering this as a self-service tool would be happy. It integrates well in the SAP BI suite of products and the overall experience is positive.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    We did not take in-person training
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    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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    SAP
    Most of the user guides are pretty comprehensive and very easy to understand. The product itself is designed to be self-serve tool, did not need much of the end-user training. Most of the training we had is to how to read the data, how to explore the data, how to acquire the data etc.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    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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    SAP
    Installing the desktop software on end-user machines is always challenging. The machine specifications are the biggest factor when running Lumira and be able to handle large datasets during data exploration. This often demands beefy machines at least for power-users. Although Lumira software licensing is not a big problem but managing partner's extensions and keeping track of their individual licenses may be an issue. If there is a way to bundle the more popular extensions such as vSQL or vOLAP should be bundled in core product and offer them as part of Lumira license instead of a separate license which causer operational burden.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    SAP
    Even though SAP Analytics Cloud is considered to be better in aspects such as data connectivity or analytics, we decided to choose Lumira as it was easier to understand, learn and use. As our business is not really that big and does not require the inclusion of large amounts of data, Lumira was overall the safest and most comfortable option. Also, some members in our team had previous knowledge so it was easier to adapt
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Enterprise wide implementation is a challenge with data security and trustedness. No easy installation can be done across the enterprise. no upgrade paths also available from SAP. They have so much of experience with desktop implementation, there it could be a controlled environment with a capital budget. These may be resolved in the upcoming releases
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    SAP
    • We could obtain original data from vast and detailed corporate and personal data sources.
    • We could share visual analysis results with stakeholders via the cloud, and it could also be viewed on a tablet.
    • It is very flexible and accurate to use. It can be used for forecasting sales, resource planning, and scheduling.
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