Google Analytics

analytics.google.com
Analytics
Weekend Project

Understand your users and improve user experience with Google Analytics.

How to Replace Google Analytics

Overview

Google Analytics is a web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic, user behavior, and conversion metrics. It provides insights into audience demographics, acquisition channels, and engagement patterns to optimize digital performance.

Features

46 features across 11 categories

Administration(2)

Data GovernancePremium

Implement policies and controls for data quality and consistency.

User Permissions

Control access levels for team members and clients with granular permissions.

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

Analytics(27)

Acquisition Channels

Track traffic sources including organic search, paid ads, social media, and referrals.

Attribution ModelingAIPremium

Understand how different touchpoints contribute to conversions.

Audience Builder

Create sophisticated audience segments using conditions and logic operators.

Audience Insights

Analyze user demographics, interests, and behavior patterns across devices.

Calculated Metrics

Create derived metrics from existing dimensions and metrics.

Cohort Analysis

Track user groups based on shared characteristics or behaviors over time.

Conversion Tracking

Monitor goal completions, purchase transactions, and user actions.

Cross-device TrackingPremium

Track users across multiple devices to understand complete customer journey.

Cross-domain Tracking

Track user journeys across multiple domains and subdomains.

Custom Dimensions

Create custom dimensions to segment and analyze data by business-specific attributes.

Custom Events

Create and track custom events tailored to your specific business needs.

Custom Metrics

Define custom metrics to track specific KPIs relevant to your business.

Data Filters

Filter and exclude unwanted traffic such as bot activity or internal users.

Demographics Reporting

View audience age, gender, and affinity categories data.

Flow Visualization

Visualize user paths through your website with flow diagrams.

Form Interaction Tracking

Track form submissions, field interactions, and abandonment rates.

Frequency and Recency

Analyze how often users visit and when they last visited your site.

Funnel Analysis

Visualize and analyze user journey steps to identify conversion bottlenecks.

Interest Categories

Analyze user interests and affinities based on browsing behavior.

Lifetime Value AnalysisAIPremium

Calculate and track customer lifetime value for retention and growth strategies.

Predictive MetricsAIPremium

Use machine learning to forecast revenue and churn probability.

Scroll Depth Tracking

Measure how far users scroll down pages to understand content engagement.

Segments

Create custom audience segments to analyze specific user groups.

Server-side Tracking

Implement server-side analytics collection for enhanced data accuracy and privacy.

User ID TrackingPremium

Track authenticated users across sessions and devices with User ID.

User JourneyPremium

Explore the complete path users take from first visit to conversion.

Video Tracking

Monitor embedded video performance and viewer interactions.

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

E-commerce(1)

E-commerce Tracking

Track product performance, revenue, and shopping behavior for online stores.

Integration(5)

Ads Integration

Link Google Ads accounts to view campaign performance and ROI data.

API Access

Access analytics data programmatically through REST and SDKs.

BigQuery IntegrationPremium

Export raw analytics data to BigQuery for advanced analysis and machine learning.

Data ImportPremium

Import offline data and CRM information to enhance analytics reporting.

Search Console Integration

View search query data, impressions, and click-through rates from Google Search.

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Marketing(1)

Remarketing Lists

Create audience segments for remarketing campaigns based on user behavior.

Also in: Squarespace, monday.com, WordPress.com

Mobile(1)

Mobile App Tracking

Monitor user engagement, crashes, and events within mobile applications.

Also in: monday.com, Smartsheet, Calendly

Monitoring(1)

Alerts

Set up automated alerts for significant changes in key metrics.

Performance(1)

Page Speed Insights

Monitor Core Web Vitals and page performance metrics for user experience.

Also in: Jira Service Management, Hugging Face, WordPress.com

Privacy(3)

Consent Mode

Respect user consent preferences and adjust data collection accordingly.

Data Retention Settings

Control how long Google Analytics stores your data before deletion.

IP Anonymization

Anonymize IP addresses to protect user privacy and comply with regulations.

Reporting(3)

Custom Reports

Build and schedule custom reports with metrics and dimensions of your choice.

Dashboards

Create personalized dashboards with key metrics and visualizations.

Real-time Reporting

Monitor user activity and traffic in real-time with live data visualization.

Testing(1)

A/B TestingPremium

Run experiments to test variations and measure impact on user behavior.

Pricing

Free

Popular
Free
  • Core analytics with standard reporting

Google Analytics 360

$12500/mo
  • Enterprise analytics with advanced features

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Google Analytics

Monthly$12500/mo
Yearly$150k/yr
5-Year Total$750k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~3 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $149.8k
SaaS
$150k
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $449.3k
SaaS
$450k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $748.8k
SaaS
$750k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 46 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Google Analytics alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 46 features.

Buy Google Analytics

Monthly cost$125,000/mo
3-year total$4,500,000
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Better Value
Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Building could save ~$4,463,040 over 3 years.

Estimates based on 46 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

30 known integrations