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Google Analytics Overview
What is Google Analytics?

Google Analytics is a platform that runs on the internet designed to give users in-depth insight into their website traffic as well as user behavior. Google Analytics is well known for its ability to track site visitors, monitor website performance, and review user engagement so users can improve their visitor’s site experience and boost conversions.


Google Analytics is also often used as Digital Analytics of choice in Marketing and Indie Hacker tech stacks.

Company Google
Year founded 1998
Company size 10,001+ employees
Headquarters Mountain View, CA
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Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Mobile Android, Mobile iPad, Mobile iPhone
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Languages English
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6,280 Google Analytics Reviews
4.5 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 17, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Nicole E.
Blogger
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"A Must for Any Blogger or Small Business"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

I love how simple it is to use, and how much detail I can get from the different sections. Being able to see the traffic flow, and the accumulation helps me to know where I need to tweak in terms of promotion and content.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

Integrating it into the platform (Wordpress) initially I found difficult and needed my tech guy to do it for me, which ended up costing me additional money out of pocket.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Traffic is key in my world! I love being able to see exactly where things are benefiting me so I can work smarter not harder!

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 17, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Evandro S.
Engineering Manager
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"Good tool for get same insights"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

The easiest way to configure and put in production. The experience and the informations I can see in reports

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

It's very dificult to use in a webapp. I need to use another tool to collect information about my application.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Corporative Site Analytics, conversion rate, measure marketing strategy and return of marketing investment

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 14, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
LT
Luciana T.
Owner
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"Love Google analytics!"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

Easy to read, and has a lot of features to help track many things such as where your website traffic is coming from, what things work and what doesn't work for your website.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

Lots of features that might be confusing to first time users. Unless you look up a tutorial, it's a little difficult to learn on your own.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Seeing if my website gets traffic and from where

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 11, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
BK
Beverly K.
Alternative Education Instructor/Coordinator
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"Good for starter website users"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

It is very easy to use and understand. It is free to start and easily integrated into your Wordpress page.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

Have not found anything yet as I am still in the beginning stages of my business

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

I love to see where people are from and how they are accessing my page. Where they hear about me is key so I can see what marketing is working and what is not.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 11, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
RS
Robert S.
Marketing Consultant
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"Best Free Analytics Product on the Market"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

The price point is perfect, and there is a plethora of information available to you. But even with the abundance of information that is there, it's very well organized so it isn't overwhelming.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

The few things I dislike about it are the way that it obscures which keywords actually brought organic traffic to the site (which may be Google's search engine's fault), and the reporting dashboards that just aren't very attractive.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

It solves the problem of not having any numbers to evaluate your business website on. If you don't know the numbers, you can't make intelligent, informed decisions about changes.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 11, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
YA
Yash A.
Founder
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"Google Analytics- "Analyze your Life"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

The insights provided by Google Analytics are invaluable for the commercial success of any business. It provides a lot of reports which can help you understand your customer behavior, traffic to the website, Conversions etc. Once you have your data, by carefully analyzing it you can optimize your marketing campaign, understand which elements of your website aren't performing well. Some pros are: 1) Easy to setup 2) Reporting- clean and organized 3) Live activity 4) Exports data really well

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

Some of the cons of Google Analytics are: 1) For a novice, it will require training. 2) Creating custom reports is limited. 3) This platform has so many features to offer that sometimes it becomes hard to navigate. 4) No email or chat support

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google Analytics help to understand the user which is the most important thing in any business. User behavior can be understood easily and optimizations can be done to the website accordingly. We use it to make presentations of perfectly analyzed data because the export feature works really well. Linking it with AdWords provides greater understanding and ease to navigate the reports and make decisions.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 02, 2017
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Jessica L.
Business Owner
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"Great when you know how to break down the information "
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

Google analytics is great for small businesses! It gives you a widespread view of your traffic

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

Without proper training it is hard to understand some of the graphs and breakdowns

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has helped me see where my traffic is coming from and if what I am doing advise is working.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 30, 2016
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Overall Rating:
5.0
JA
James Maverick A.
Director
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"A free, unrivalled tool"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

Google Analytics has A LOT of excellent features, it's hard to pick a favourite! It really depends on what position (in a company) you are in to determine a best feature. For me, it has to be the ability to tag inbound links (i.e. from advertising banners, link exchange etc) with campaign and source tags - allowing you to easily compare this metric with others. Another favourite is the Real Time view - showing the visitors on your site; where they are, have been and what they do.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

I've used Analytics since the days when it was invite only (2006/7?), although the interface has remained a similar layout it seems to have got a lot more difficult to find things that you don't use very often. For years things seemed very simple to find, always located in clear locations and had simple buttons - but over time they have updated to cram more features in and naturally things have become diluted. But, its free! So certainly not going to affect my opinion of Analytics.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

On a cost investment, the product is free so the only cost to use is your time to learn the interface and the features. Analytics solves most "analytical" queries for a website owner/manager, ranging from simply tracking visitor volume, comparing channel return on investment, site optimisation and much more.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 29, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Brandon Z.
Founder
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"Good place to start for website analytics"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

Google Analytics provides a great base for understanding how people are finding your site and what they're doing on your site.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

Digging in deeper can get complicated... Google Analytics is capable of tracking a lot of things, but there are other services which are much easier to use to accomplish the same thing. Currently there's a lot of "referral spam" occurring. Google Analytics is becoming useless for many due to the bad data that referral spam causes. There are tutorials for taking care of the vast majority of the spam, but it's still a pain.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Understanding the effectiveness of websites as well as how well various traffic sources are performing.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 29, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MS
Mike S.
Director Of Strategy
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"GA Review"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

The ability to track very specific user behaviors on a site or web application build.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

It can be way more intuitive and I believe some of the tracking is not 100% accurate.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

UX problems and workflows, as wel as audits of when refreshers need to happen etc.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 29, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MF
Marc F.
Chief Cost Evaluator, Certified Expense Reduction Consultant
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"Helpful Tool"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

I have been using Google Analytics for over two years, and I am still hooked to it. It provides excellent and precise details to each activity on the website. It counts how many times each user has visited, how much amount of time he visited, and also, from where they visit. Google Analytics is ideal in terms of keeping track of your website. Combined with AdSense, it gives insight to what percentage of people have come back and clicked on the adverts. Google Analytics is now the only marketing and research tool I will use.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

There are no features I dislike and can find no issues.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google Analytics is ideal in terms of keeping track of your website. Combined with AdSense, it gives insight to what percentage of people have come back and clicked on the adverts. Google Analytics is now the only marketing and research tool I will use.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 28, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Chelsea A.
Marketing Communications Specialist
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"Two Thumbs Up for Google Analytics"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

I like that Google offers a free solution for in-depth analytics of my website and that I am able to clearly see how people came to my site, which pages they visited, how long they spent on my site, and much more.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

The only negative thing I can say about Google Analytics is I wish I was able to dig in a little bit deeper into the acquisition part of the dashboard.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am solving where I should be spending most of marketing budget, which efforts I should be focusing on, which websites are bringing me the most traffic, the exact demograhic-profile of my typical site visitors.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 27, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Dustin B.
Ceo
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"No reason not to use it"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

Google Analytics is a free tool that you can't afford not to use. It will give you a good overview of your website analytics

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

It doesn't go as in-depth as some other softwares, but it's free and does give a lot of good info!

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Website analytics. Helps track progress, analytics, conversions, and optimization.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 23, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Ashley C. avatar
Ashley C.
Freelance Writer For Saa S, Marketing/Advertising, And E Commerce
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"Google Analytics is the best. "
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

The ability to create custom dashboards.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

There is a bit of a learning curve involved in understanding all you can do with the tool.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps me understand how many visitors come to my website. For me, this helps with advertisers.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 22, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MG
Matthew G.
Ceo, Chairman And Founder
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"Great objective 3rd-party analytics"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

It's an independent, objective measure of online analytics that others (investors, partners, customers, etc) recognize as a credible source for this information.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

The analytics can be defeated by users, but precision is more important than accuracy. So it's very useful to identify trends, what's working and what's not, etc.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are able to see what's working and what's not in terms of attracting and converting new users, user engagement, broad trends, A/B testing, how users use our site, etc.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 20, 2016
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Overall Rating:
5.0
LA
Lauren A.
Content Manager
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"Great Software"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

It's detailed format and analytics. Too good!

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

Takes a bit to learn and lacks user-friendly interface.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Website analytics and referrals. Shows you what performs the best and helps you evaluate what works.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 20, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
KM
Keith M.
Business Development Manager
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"An Essential Marketing Tool"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

I love how robust the data and reports are, and if set up completely, how easy it is to understand everything happening on a website. I also like the access to the API to connect Google Analytics data to other platforms like Google Sheets and DataStudio to easily create reports.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

There's not a lot to dislike. It's free yet offers more features and integrations than many paid tools.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Evaluating marketing campaign performance, and understanding where website traffic is coming from and doing.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 19, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Brian S.
President
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"Google Analytics helps me grow my business effectively "
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

Google Analytics makes it easy to track, trend and analyze my web traffic and marketibg efforts

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

Need more tutorials to learn advanced features

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

I now have better control over how effective my advertising is. Real time reporting and historical information help me improve my website

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 14, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
ES
Ed S.
Digital Media Supervisor
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"Google Analytics Reivew"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

Seeing where traffic is coming from and how online tactics are working.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

Some things are hard to find and occassionally the system gives errors and does not work properly

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

seeing where traffic is coming from for various clients as well as how they are converting

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 13, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MT
Mark T.
Director Of Analytics
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"Google Analytics, more powerful day by day"
What do you like best about Google Analytics?

It's Free! Google has provided the internet a excellent resource that will help ANY company see the basic, and with a little extra time spent customizing, the not so basic data of their domains.

What do you dislike about Google Analytics?

It can be overwhelming at times with the massive amount of different columns, segments, dashboards... But in general it is very simple and easy to use.

What problems is Google Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

It help give a generic pulse on our company and helps us maintain basic lag indicators.