Google Analytics

Google's free analytics for measuring website and app traffic, journeys and conversions.

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Analytics & attribution

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Google Analytics measures customer journeys across websites and apps and uses machine learning to surface insights. The standard version is free of charge, and Analytics 360 is the paid enterprise version. It links with Google's advertising products.

Best for

Any advertiser needing a free baseline for traffic and conversion measurement, especially alongside Google Ads.

Not for

Teams wanting simple, privacy-first reporting, as lighter tools such as Plausible or Fathom are easier to read.

How to get your money’s worth

  1. 01Link Google Ads and import key events as conversions so bidding uses the same definitions as reporting.
  2. 02Use consistent UTM tags on every Meta ad so paid social is not lost in referral or direct traffic.
  3. 03Mark only real business outcomes as key events; too many dilute reports and bidding.

Skills that pair with it

  • analytics
  • ab-testing

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Price
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Funnel

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Marketing data hub that collects, stores and prepares data for reporting and measurement.

Best for
Marketing teams and agencies with many data sources that need clean, governed data for BI tools.
Price
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