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Rating
5/5
5/5
Summary
Lightweight and open source web analytics. No cookies and fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA and PECR. Made and hosted in the EU, on European cloud infrastructure.
Enterprise-level web analytics. Adobe Analytics lets you mix, match, and analyze data from any digital point in the customer journey.
Snowplow is an enterprise-strength event analytics platform. It Identifies its users and tracks the way they engage with the website or application.
An open-source marketing analytics tool that respects data-privacy. With two hosting options, it is completely cookieless and it lets you own all your data.
Pros
  • Lightweight
  • Open-source
  • Cookieless
  • EU cloud infrastructure
  • Great segmentation
  • Good video tracking
  • Customizable
  • Easy report creation
  • Elaborate data import options
  • Simple Client-side & server-side tracking
  • Great support
  • Open-source
  • Simple to understand interface
  • You own your data
  • Provacy-friendly
  • Lightweight script (2kb)
Cons
  • Limited features
  • No audience reporting features
  • Pricing can be quite steep
  • Tech support can be improved
  • Can be difficult to implement
  • Can be challenging to get educated
  • Steep learning curve
  • Technical knowledge needed for implementation
  • Only a collection tool
  • Not a great amount of features

Pricing information

Starting Price
10k page views$9 p/m
EnterpriseOn req.
200k page views$29 p/m
100k page views$19 p/m
500k page views$49 p/m
1M page views$69 p/m
2M page views$89 p/m
5M page views$129 p/m
10M page views$169 p/m
SelectOn req.
PrimeOn req.
UltimateOn req.
Test & Experiment TrackingFree
Self-Hosted PipelineOn req.
Snowplow PlatformOn req.
Free trial period
30 days
Free plan
14 days
14 days

Account Management

Trackable Items
1-10+ depending on plan
Unlimited
Unlimited
User Seats
1-10+ depending on plan
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited for all plans
Account Security
  • Single Sign-on
  • Two-factor Authentication
  • Single Sign-on
  • Two-factor Authentication
  • Single Sign-on
  • Two-factor Authentication
  • Single Sign-on
  • Two-factor Authentication

Data Processing

Data Center Locations
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
Software Hosting
  • Public Cloud
  • Private Cloud
  • On-Premise
  • Public Cloud
  • Private Cloud
  • On-Premise
  • Public Cloud
  • Private Cloud
  • On-Premise
  • Public Cloud
  • Private Cloud
  • On-Premise
Data Ownership
You
Adobe Analytics
You
You
Data Freshness
Realtime
2 hours
Realtime
Realtime
Data Retention
3-5+ years depending on plan
25 months by default
Unlimited
Unlimited
Data Sampling
Limited data sampling in reports with over 20M pageviews
Some Audience Manager reports display results sampled data
Umami does not sample data
Data Import
e.g. import GA data
Though data sources, API or data connectors
Data Export
Export your data to CSV
Through data feeds, a data warehouse or FTP and SFTP
via API as JSON file
Compliance
  • GDPR
  • CCPA
  • PECR
  • GDPR
  • CCPA
  • HIPAA
  • PECR
  • GDPR
  • CCPA
  • HIPAA
  • GDPR
  • CCPA
  • HIPAA
Cookieless
Plausible is cookieless by default.
Adobe uses tracking cookies
Umami Analytics does not use cookies

Alerts & Automation

Custom Alerts
Traffic spike notifications through Slack or email
Via e-mail or SMS
for Business & Enterprise plans
Email Reports
Weekly or monthly email reporting
Flexible scheduled reporting

Reporting

Trend Reporting
Device Reporting
Device type, browser & OS
Device types, OS, OS versions & mobile carriers
Funnel Reporting
Bar chart funnel report
User Flow Reporting
Basic reporting by looking at Entry & Exit pages
Fallout & Flow (Sankey chart) reports
User journey analysis
Segmentation
Use filters to segment your audience
Advanced segments with Segment builder & Segment manager
Simple filters like browser, OS, and country
Cohort Reports
Churn, rolling & latency tables
Based on first visit, first action, channel or custom events
Retention Reporting
Retention cohort report
CLTV Analysis
Attribution Reporting
Apply to metrics, breakdowns or compare models
UTM & channel attribution
Ecommerce Reporting
Ecommerce revenue tracking
Very flexible ecommerce reporting
Revenue tracking

User Experience Features

Heatmaps
Called activity map
Session Recordings
Session replays
A/B Testing
User Feedback

Customizability

Custom Properties
Custom Properties (Business plan and above)
Custom Metrics
Unlimited calculated metrics
Custom Reports
Reports in Analysis workspace are customisable
Custom Events
By means of adding CSS classes
Up to 1.000 success events
Track everything from clicks to form submit
Annotations
Available in Workspace

Support

Support description
Plausible offers extensive documentation which is the first place to find answers. Still haven't found what you're looking for? Contact their email support for knowledgable support.
The support of Adobe Analytics consists of an expansive knowledge base and an online community. Phone and chat options exist for certain user types. Besides that, they offer many training options and tutorials.
The support options of Umami Analytics consist of a knowledge base, an online community and you can contact them via e-mail.
Support Options
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • Ticketing system
  • Knowledge base
  • Community
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • Ticketing system
  • Knowledge base
  • Community
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • Ticketing system
  • Knowledge base
  • Community
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • Ticketing system
  • Knowledge base
  • Community

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