Wouldn't Want To Live Without It
October 06, 2021

Wouldn't Want To Live Without It

Quentin Aisbett | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager is brilliant in that it provides marketers and agencies alike be able to implement and deploy immediately without having to hassle or wait for developers to action.
  • Ability for non-developers to deploy tags without requiring developer assistance
  • Utilise event triggers to leverage better insights within Google Analytics
  • In general it could be more user-friendly for those less-technical
  • Improves organisational processes and efficiency
  • Improves data collection and insights

Do you think Google Tag Manager delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Google Tag Manager's feature set?

Yes

Did Google Tag Manager live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Google Tag Manager go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Google Tag Manager again?

Yes

No difficult obstacle to overcome but Google Tag Manager can still be difficult for many users to deploy. Sure the basic HTML script can be deployed quite easily, but when you start to require triggers, variables, etc, it can be a little daunting.
Google Tag Manager is well suited when the marketer or marketing team does not work closely with the developers. In this scenario, it means that the marketer can deploy 3rd party tools such as live chat widgets, advertising pixels, and much more themselves in a timely manner. Google Tag Manager may be less relevant in an organization where the marketer is also the developer or has a strong development background, where they can implement the 3rd party tags directly on the site when they need. But even in this instance, there's still great benefit in using Google Tag Manager.

Google Tag Manager Feature Ratings

Tag library
7
Tag variable mapping
Not Rated
Ease of writing custom tags
5
Rules-driven tag execution
Not Rated
Tag performance monitoring
5
Page load times
7
Mobile app tagging
Not Rated
Library of JavaScript extensions
Not Rated
Event tracking
10
Mobile event tracking
10
Data distribution management
Not Rated
Universal data layer
Not Rated
Automated error checking
Not Rated
Role-based user permissions
9