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    GoSquared

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AGoSquared provides real-time website analytics to sites of all sizes. The real-time dashboard displays website analytics on an individual visitor basis. The Now App displays concurrent analysis (the visitors who are on your site right now) of your site performance. The Trends App displays historical, trends and comparison analysis on real-time data. You don't have to wait 4 - 24 hours in order to compare todays current performance against last years. The Ecommerce App displays the same freshness…

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    Per Month [Unlimited Users]

    Optimal

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AOptimal Workshop, a company in New Zealand, offers their suite of user research tools on a subscription basis, including the Treejack information architecture tool, OptimalSort card sorting test, Chalkmark first-click testing, and other tools.

    $2,388

    per year

    Pricing
    GoSquaredOptimal
    Editions & Modules
    GoSquared Free - Access to the Now and Trends realtime web analytics dashboard.
    $0
    Per Month [Unlimited Users]
    GoSquared Analytics - Everything included in free plus premium analytics features.
    $29
    Per Month [Unlimited Users]
    GoSquared Suite - The most popular GoSquared plan, full access to our real time analytics dashboards, intelligent live chat and customer data hub.
    $79
    Month [Unlimited Users]
    Starter
    $2388
    per year
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GoSquaredOptimal
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsGoSquared Free, track up to 1000 pageviews a month. GoSquared Analytics, track up to 100k pageviews a month with pricing starting at £29/month. GoSquared Suite, track up to 100k pageviews a month with pricing starting at £79/month.—
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    GoSquared
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    Optimal Workshop
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    89%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    89%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    86%
    Implementation went as expected
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    GoSquaredOptimal
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    Matomo Analytics
    Score9 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Lead Forensics
    Score9 out of 10
    Dovetail
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Chartbeat
    Score9.2 out of 10
    UserTesting
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GoSquaredOptimal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (15 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.7
    (12 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GoSquaredOptimal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GoSquared
    1) Maintaining customer relationships - GS just makes it so easy to respond to our users who use our product more from a tactical point of view 2) Onboarding - I think it's more or less an extension of the first point above but GS does make it easy for us to onboard new clients who are sort of beginners.
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    Optimal Workshop
    Optimal Workshop is great for UX testing for those with a budget to do so. This may be a little on the expensive side for smaller businesses, but definitely not anything crazy expensive. The insights that you get out of these tests are invaluable and can be the difference between launching a site and succeeding/failing.
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    Pros
    GoSquared
    • Provides real-time statistics and trends which is invaluable to representative to establish solid connections with our customers
    • Allows us to see current trends and product engagement. Also allows us to compare unique visitor counts with relevant dates.
    • You can go big as you need, and pay as you need with instantly upgradable and affordable plans.
    • Customizable dashboard is a great add-on for representatives to remove screen clutter and have clean information
    • You can always directly communicate with your customers by integrating another component to your site.
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    Optimal Workshop
    • Tree Testing - it is a very simple and easy to use system, that provides the data needed from a tree test
    • Card sorting - provides a system for users to participate in navigation menu layouts. We looked into several options, but this seemed very intuitive for users.
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    Cons
    GoSquared
    • CloudFlare integration is spotty - stats in Cloudflare (tracks also Javascript off visits) and GoSquared stats are often significantly at odds
    • Notifications don't seem to work very well
    • Dashboard likes to re-set itself even when it was arranged & saved previously
    • Weekly/ Monthly/ Yearly absolute numbers
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    Optimal Workshop
    • The recruitment panelists are not professional, nor do they take the tasks seriously. You are going to get a lot of bad data.
    • They are HQ'd outside the US and must have a small team because the customer service is the absolute WORST I've experienced in their industry.
    • They pride themselves on documentation, but when they fail to document something they blame the customer for the mistake.
    • There are way too many limitations with the tool after you launch, limited integrations, and poor survey questionnaire options. The tool itself is far too basic for most sites, especially B2B.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    GoSquared
    Not only does the GoSquared application work well, the GoSquared team is constantly making improvements. When I first started using GoSquared, they only offered daily reporting -- now they offer the weekly and monthly feature per popular request. I like that they are always updating the look and feel of the website and emails they send to maintain a modern look. GoSquared is easy to implement and easy to use!
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    Optimal Workshop
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    Usability
    GoSquared
    GoSquared makes it easy to get started, providing everything you need to integrate the code into your site and start seeing and analyzing data
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    Optimal Workshop
    I would rate Optimal Workshop's overall usability 9 out of 10 due to several key factors. Firstly, the platform has a user-friendly interface makes navigation straightforward, even for first-time users. The tools and features are well-organized, ensuring users can quickly find what they need without unnecessary complexity. Secondly, the platform is highly intuitive, meaning users can easily understand how to perform tasks without extensive guidance. This is supported by clear and concise instructions throughout the application, reducing the learning curve significantly.
    Additionally, the learnability of Optimal Workshop is exceptional. New users can become proficient in a short amount of time, thanks to its well-thought-out design and helpful onboarding materials. Even more advanced features are presented in a way that feels approachable and manageable. Finally, the platform supports a seamless workflow, allowing users to focus on their research or tasks rather than struggling with the software. These qualities collectively make Optimal Workshop a reliable and efficient tool for many projects, justifying its high usability rating.
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    Support Rating
    GoSquared
    The GoSquared team has always gone above and beyond to create the best analytics platform and provide top notch
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    Optimal Workshop
    We’ve never had to use much of their support services since the platform is very easy to use, we have however needed to transfer ownership between team members due to people leaving or other circumstances. Under those situations, the support offered to us has been been very quick and efficient and we never had to nudge them much to get the job done.
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    Alternatives Considered
    GoSquared
    Google Analytics is massively bloated and can be difficult to configure, navigate and understand. While GoSquared doesn't provide the feature set that Google Analytics does it focuses on providing the best experience for the features it does offer. If you just want to know who is visiting your website and when then GoSquared is a simple way of tracing this information.
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    Optimal Workshop
    For the price as it is very convenient for first-time beginners, its intuitiveness both for the one who is designing the activities and for those who have to interact with them. The fact that it collects and gathers the data into insights of the overall responses collected by all users.
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    Return on Investment
    GoSquared
    • GoSquared helps us to react quickly to high volumes of traffic, and allows us to identify very quickly how engaging our content is
    • Using browser specs helps us to ensure our websites are compatible with as many of our customers as possible, rather than relying on generic global stats
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    Optimal Workshop
    • Optimal Workshop has had a positive impact on investigating information architecture on several websites.
    • Optimal Workshop has helped investigated the labeling on several websites.
    • Optimal Workshop has also support in the investigation of UX in navigations.
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    ScreenShots

    GoSquared Screenshots

    Screenshot of Now Dashboard. What's happening on your website right now – in real timeScreenshot of Trends Dashboard. The simple, curated real time analytics reporting dashboard.Screenshot of GoSquared Profiles. A true view of all of your leads browsing behaviour, from the moment they landed on your website.Screenshot of GoSquared Customer Data Hub. Segment your leads based on their web behaviour and trigger real time marketing automation.Screenshot of GoSquared. Capture more leads and communicate with site visitors with intelligent live chat.