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Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager

Overview

What is Google Tag Manager?

From Google, the Google Tag Manager is a tag management application that facilitates creating, embedding, and updating tags across websites and mobile apps, thus gaining the benefits of data standardization and speed of deployment. Google touts an agency friendly system…

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Popular Features

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  • Event tracking (61)
    9.9
    99%
  • Rules-driven tag execution (58)
    8.3
    83%
  • Tag library (59)
    7.8
    78%
  • Ease of writing custom tags (63)
    7.5
    75%
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What is Google Tag Manager?

From Google, the Google Tag Manager is a tag management application that facilitates creating, embedding, and updating tags across websites and mobile apps, thus gaining the benefits of data standardization and speed of deployment. Google touts an agency friendly system with multiple user access,…

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9.8
Avg 8.6

Tag Management

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8.1
Avg 8.0

Data Management & Integrity

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9
Avg 8.3
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Product Details

What is Google Tag Manager?

Google Tag Manager Integrations

Google Tag Manager Technical Details

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

From Google, the Google Tag Manager is a tag management application that facilitates creating, embedding, and updating tags across websites and mobile apps, thus gaining the benefits of data standardization and speed of deployment. Google touts an agency friendly system with multiple user access, and tools to improve tags performance like debugging, and rules, macros or automated tag firing. The Google Tag Manager also integrates with Google product DoubleClick. Moreover, Google Tag Manager is free.

Reviewers rate Event tracking highest, with a score of 9.9.

The most common users of Google Tag Manager are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Attribute Ratings

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Tyler Heaps | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Tag Management (8)
77.5%
7.8
Tag library
70%
7.0
Tag variable mapping
80%
8.0
Ease of writing custom tags
80%
8.0
Rules-driven tag execution
80%
8.0
Tag performance monitoring
70%
7.0
Page load times
80%
8.0
Mobile app tagging
80%
8.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
80%
8.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
86%
8.6
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
100%
10.0
Data distribution management
80%
8.0
Universal data layer
80%
8.0
Automated error checking
70%
7.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Tag Management (7)
91.42857142857142%
9.1
Tag library
90%
9.0
Ease of writing custom tags
80%
8.0
Rules-driven tag execution
90%
9.0
Tag performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Page load times
90%
9.0
Mobile app tagging
90%
9.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
100%
10.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
100%
10.0
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
100%
10.0
Data distribution management
100%
10.0
Universal data layer
100%
10.0
Automated error checking
100%
10.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Andrea Hester | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
95%
9.5
Tag library
100%
10.0
Tag variable mapping
100%
10.0
Ease of writing custom tags
60%
6.0
Rules-driven tag execution
100%
10.0
Tag performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Page load times
100%
10.0
Mobile app tagging
100%
10.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
100%
10.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
100%
10.0
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
100%
10.0
Data distribution management
100%
10.0
Universal data layer
100%
10.0
Automated error checking
100%
10.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Wes Finley | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
37.5%
3.8
Tag library
90%
9.0
Tag variable mapping
N/A
N/A
Ease of writing custom tags
70%
7.0
Rules-driven tag execution
70%
7.0
Tag performance monitoring
N/A
N/A
Page load times
N/A
N/A
Mobile app tagging
70%
7.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
N/A
N/A
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
50%
5.0
Event tracking
N/A
N/A
Mobile event tracking
N/A
N/A
Data distribution management
80%
8.0
Universal data layer
80%
8.0
Automated error checking
90%
9.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
N/A
N/A
Role-based user permissions
N/A
N/A
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (7)
67.14285714285714%
6.7
Tag library
80%
8.0
Tag variable mapping
60%
6.0
Ease of writing custom tags
60%
6.0
Rules-driven tag execution
90%
9.0
Tag performance monitoring
90%
9.0
Mobile app tagging
90%
9.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
N/A
N/A
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (4)
67.5%
6.8
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
90%
9.0
Data distribution management
N/A
N/A
Universal data layer
80%
8.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
90%
9.0
Role-based user permissions
90%
9.0
Quentin Aisbett | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
30%
3.0
Tag library
70%
7.0
Tag variable mapping
N/A
N/A
Ease of writing custom tags
50%
5.0
Rules-driven tag execution
N/A
N/A
Tag performance monitoring
50%
5.0
Page load times
70%
7.0
Mobile app tagging
N/A
N/A
Library of JavaScript extensions
N/A
N/A
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
40%
4.0
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
100%
10.0
Data distribution management
N/A
N/A
Universal data layer
N/A
N/A
Automated error checking
N/A
N/A
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
90%
9.0
Role-based user permissions
90%
9.0
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (6)
56.66666666666667%
5.7
Tag library
60%
6.0
Tag variable mapping
50%
5.0
Ease of writing custom tags
40%
4.0
Rules-driven tag execution
60%
6.0
Tag performance monitoring
60%
6.0
Page load times
70%
7.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (4)
57.5%
5.8
Event tracking
60%
6.0
Mobile event tracking
60%
6.0
Data distribution management
50%
5.0
Universal data layer
60%
6.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
57.5%
5.8
Tag library
50%
5.0
Tag variable mapping
90%
9.0
Ease of writing custom tags
70%
7.0
Rules-driven tag execution
90%
9.0
Tag performance monitoring
80%
8.0
Page load times
N/A
N/A
Mobile app tagging
N/A
N/A
Library of JavaScript extensions
80%
8.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
60%
6.0
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
N/A
N/A
Data distribution management
80%
8.0
Universal data layer
100%
10.0
Automated error checking
20%
2.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
70%
7.0
Role-based user permissions
70%
7.0
Tsahi Tal | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
45%
4.5
Tag library
100%
10.0
Tag variable mapping
100%
10.0
Ease of writing custom tags
60%
6.0
Rules-driven tag execution
70%
7.0
Tag performance monitoring
30%
3.0
Page load times
N/A
N/A
Mobile app tagging
N/A
N/A
Library of JavaScript extensions
N/A
N/A
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
40%
4.0
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
N/A
N/A
Data distribution management
N/A
N/A
Universal data layer
100%
10.0
Automated error checking
N/A
N/A
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Travis Brown | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
66.25%
6.6
Tag library
90%
9.0
Tag variable mapping
70%
7.0
Ease of writing custom tags
100%
10.0
Rules-driven tag execution
100%
10.0
Tag performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Page load times
N/A
N/A
Mobile app tagging
N/A
N/A
Library of JavaScript extensions
70%
7.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
96%
9.6
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
100%
10.0
Data distribution management
100%
10.0
Universal data layer
100%
10.0
Automated error checking
80%
8.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
65%
6.5
Tag library
50%
5.0
Tag variable mapping
70%
7.0
Ease of writing custom tags
80%
8.0
Rules-driven tag execution
80%
8.0
Tag performance monitoring
50%
5.0
Page load times
80%
8.0
Mobile app tagging
50%
5.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
60%
6.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
78%
7.8
Event tracking
80%
8.0
Mobile event tracking
80%
8.0
Data distribution management
70%
7.0
Universal data layer
80%
8.0
Automated error checking
80%
8.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
40%
4.0
Role-based user permissions
40%
4.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
56.25%
5.6
Tag library
100%
10.0
Tag variable mapping
50%
5.0
Ease of writing custom tags
100%
10.0
Rules-driven tag execution
100%
10.0
Tag performance monitoring
N/A
N/A
Page load times
100%
10.0
Mobile app tagging
N/A
N/A
Library of JavaScript extensions
N/A
N/A
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
80%
8.0
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
100%
10.0
Data distribution management
100%
10.0
Universal data layer
100%
10.0
Automated error checking
N/A
N/A
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
50%
5.0
Tag library
100%
10.0
Tag variable mapping
100%
10.0
Ease of writing custom tags
100%
10.0
Rules-driven tag execution
N/A
N/A
Tag performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Page load times
N/A
N/A
Mobile app tagging
N/A
N/A
Library of JavaScript extensions
N/A
N/A
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
20%
2.0
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
N/A
N/A
Data distribution management
N/A
N/A
Universal data layer
N/A
N/A
Automated error checking
N/A
N/A
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
N/A
N/A
Role-based user permissions
N/A
N/A
February 26, 2020

Quick and Easy Tags

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
91.25%
9.1
Tag library
90%
9.0
Tag variable mapping
100%
10.0
Ease of writing custom tags
80%
8.0
Rules-driven tag execution
80%
8.0
Tag performance monitoring
90%
9.0
Page load times
100%
10.0
Mobile app tagging
100%
10.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
90%
9.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
92%
9.2
Event tracking
90%
9.0
Mobile event tracking
90%
9.0
Data distribution management
90%
9.0
Universal data layer
90%
9.0
Automated error checking
100%
10.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Dave Becker | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
53.75%
5.4
Tag library
100%
10.0
Tag variable mapping
100%
10.0
Ease of writing custom tags
30%
3.0
Rules-driven tag execution
70%
7.0
Tag performance monitoring
80%
8.0
Page load times
N/A
N/A
Mobile app tagging
50%
5.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
N/A
N/A
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
70%
7.0
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
100%
10.0
Data distribution management
70%
7.0
Universal data layer
50%
5.0
Automated error checking
30%
3.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
80%
8.0
Role-based user permissions
80%
8.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
86.25%
8.6
Tag library
100%
10.0
Tag variable mapping
80%
8.0
Ease of writing custom tags
90%
9.0
Rules-driven tag execution
90%
9.0
Tag performance monitoring
80%
8.0
Page load times
90%
9.0
Mobile app tagging
90%
9.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
70%
7.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
92%
9.2
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
100%
10.0
Data distribution management
80%
8.0
Universal data layer
90%
9.0
Automated error checking
90%
9.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Alec Dibble | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
61.25%
6.1
Tag library
30%
3.0
Tag variable mapping
60%
6.0
Ease of writing custom tags
100%
10.0
Rules-driven tag execution
80%
8.0
Tag performance monitoring
40%
4.0
Page load times
60%
6.0
Mobile app tagging
60%
6.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
60%
6.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (2)
80%
8.0
Data distribution management
70%
7.0
Universal data layer
90%
9.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
60%
6.0
Role-based user permissions
60%
6.0
Nathan Cavicchi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
77.5%
7.8
Tag library
80%
8.0
Tag variable mapping
80%
8.0
Ease of writing custom tags
60%
6.0
Rules-driven tag execution
80%
8.0
Tag performance monitoring
90%
9.0
Page load times
90%
9.0
Mobile app tagging
70%
7.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
70%
7.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
70%
7.0
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
100%
10.0
Data distribution management
N/A
N/A
Universal data layer
80%
8.0
Automated error checking
70%
7.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Wadie Aroua | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
68.75%
6.9
Tag library
90%
9.0
Tag variable mapping
80%
8.0
Ease of writing custom tags
80%
8.0
Rules-driven tag execution
80%
8.0
Tag performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Page load times
20%
2.0
Mobile app tagging
20%
2.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
80%
8.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
60%
6.0
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
20%
2.0
Data distribution management
80%
8.0
Universal data layer
80%
8.0
Automated error checking
20%
2.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Tomer Nuni | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (7)
87.14285714285714%
8.7
Tag library
100%
10.0
Tag variable mapping
100%
10.0
Ease of writing custom tags
40%
4.0
Rules-driven tag execution
70%
7.0
Tag performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Page load times
100%
10.0
Mobile app tagging
100%
10.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
96%
9.6
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
100%
10.0
Data distribution management
100%
10.0
Universal data layer
100%
10.0
Automated error checking
80%
8.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
72.5%
7.3
Tag library
80%
8.0
Tag variable mapping
80%
8.0
Ease of writing custom tags
70%
7.0
Rules-driven tag execution
60%
6.0
Tag performance monitoring
80%
8.0
Page load times
80%
8.0
Mobile app tagging
60%
6.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
70%
7.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
70%
7.0
Event tracking
90%
9.0
Mobile event tracking
70%
7.0
Data distribution management
60%
6.0
Universal data layer
90%
9.0
Automated error checking
40%
4.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
80%
8.0
Role-based user permissions
80%
8.0
November 07, 2019

Google Tag Manager Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
22.5%
2.3
Tag library
N/A
N/A
Tag variable mapping
N/A
N/A
Ease of writing custom tags
20%
2.0
Rules-driven tag execution
N/A
N/A
Tag performance monitoring
80%
8.0
Page load times
80%
8.0
Mobile app tagging
N/A
N/A
Library of JavaScript extensions
N/A
N/A
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
52%
5.2
Event tracking
90%
9.0
Mobile event tracking
90%
9.0
Data distribution management
N/A
N/A
Universal data layer
N/A
N/A
Automated error checking
80%
8.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
70%
7.0
Role-based user permissions
70%
7.0
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (8)
67.5%
6.8
Tag library
80%
8.0
Tag variable mapping
90%
9.0
Ease of writing custom tags
90%
9.0
Rules-driven tag execution
80%
8.0
Tag performance monitoring
50%
5.0
Page load times
70%
7.0
Mobile app tagging
80%
8.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
N/A
N/A
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
90%
9.0
Event tracking
90%
9.0
Mobile event tracking
90%
9.0
Data distribution management
80%
8.0
Universal data layer
100%
10.0
Automated error checking
90%
9.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
70%
7.0
Role-based user permissions
70%
7.0
Meredith Walter | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tag Management (7)
61.42857142857143%
6.1
Tag library
80%
8.0
Ease of writing custom tags
100%
10.0
Rules-driven tag execution
100%
10.0
Tag performance monitoring
20%
2.0
Page load times
50%
5.0
Mobile app tagging
N/A
N/A
Library of JavaScript extensions
80%
8.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (4)
47.5%
4.8
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
N/A
N/A
Data distribution management
N/A
N/A
Universal data layer
90%
9.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
80%
8.0
Role-based user permissions
80%
8.0
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Tag Management (8)
82.5%
8.3
Tag library
90%
9.0
Tag variable mapping
90%
9.0
Ease of writing custom tags
70%
7.0
Rules-driven tag execution
80%
8.0
Tag performance monitoring
90%
9.0
Page load times
80%
8.0
Mobile app tagging
80%
8.0
Library of JavaScript extensions
80%
8.0
Tag Load Rules
N/A
N/A
Data Management & Integrity (5)
96%
9.6
Event tracking
100%
10.0
Mobile event tracking
100%
10.0
Data distribution management
90%
9.0
Universal data layer
100%
10.0
Automated error checking
90%
9.0
TMS Architecture
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
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