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    Amplitude Analytics

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAmplitude Analytics is an analytics platform for mobile and web. It is designed to help organizations segment users and analyze funnels, retention and revenue. Amplitude Analytics helps product marketers to achieve actionable insights from customer digital journeys and uses behavioral graphs to build customer-focused products. Amplitude also optimizes digital products for increased quality engagements, increased conversion rates, and long-term customer loyalty.

    $61

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    Looker

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ALooker is a BI application with an analytics-oriented application server that sits on top of relational data stores. It includes an end-user interface for exploring data, a reusable development paradigm for data discovery, and an API for supporting data in other systems.N/A
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    Amplitude AnalyticsLooker
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    Chose Amplitude Analytics
    I would say it's largely different; Looker was able to be embedded directly into the platform and was valuable for people creating their own dashboards whereas Amplitude is more valuable for understanding usage, performance, and health of the platform itself -- more for …
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    Chose Amplitude Analytics
    I find Amplitude much easier to use than Mixpanel or GA are. The UX is easy to grasp and as long as you have an intuitive set-up or good documentation on how your events are set up it makes for quick onboarding. Looker does a better job of easily allowing customization with SQL …
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    Chose Looker
    Mixpanel is the behemoth of the industry, but given Looker's acquisition by Google, it now offers better value in my opinion
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    Features
    Amplitude AnalyticsLooker
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Amplitude Analytics and Looker
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    Looker
    8.5
    116 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.195 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings9.0115 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.499 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Amplitude Analytics and Looker
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    Amplitude Analytics
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    Looker
    8.5
    116 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.2112 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.9114 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.947 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.2116 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Amplitude Analytics and Looker
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    Looker
    8.8
    112 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings8.494 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.1100 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.775 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.297 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Amplitude Analytics and Looker
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    Looker
    7.0
    113 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.2109 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.297 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings4.66 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Amplitude Analytics and Looker
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    Looker
    8.3
    112 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.7106 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.293 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.2106 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.245 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Amplitude Analytics and Looker
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    Looker
    6.3
    84 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.681 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.575 Ratings
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    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Piano Analytics
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    User Ratings
    Amplitude AnalyticsLooker
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
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    8.7
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    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
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    9.5
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    Usability
    7.7
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    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
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    Performance
    10.0
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    6.0
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    Support Rating
    9.0
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    8.8
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    In-Person Training
    8.0
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    Online Training
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    Implementation Rating
    9.0
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    Configurability
    8.0
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    10.0
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
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    10.0
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    Data Sharing and Collaboration
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    8.5
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    Data Sources
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    7.3
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    Ease of integration
    9.0
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    10.0
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    Product Scalability
    8.0
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    10.0
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    Professional Services
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    User Testimonials
    Amplitude AnalyticsLooker
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amplitude
    Amplitude Analytics is an excellent solution for anyone with a mobile app and you want to track what users are doing, are they completing conversion steps, and are they coming back more often. This all helps you visual your customer bases engagement and help project future engagement and create goals. This also helps with prioritizing products to address drop-off points in the product to increase conversions.
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    Google
    Looker is ideal if you are heavily invested in Google Services, particularly marketing related services, and you with to quickly create reporting dashboards for that data. It gets more difficult when you try to tie in data from other services, and I would not use this were I already using BI package - it is not anywhere near as well supported or as widely known as some of its major competitors, but what it does do, it does do well.
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    Pros
    Amplitude
    • Feature analytics - measuring frequency of usage
    • Time taken by users to convert in funnels
    • Actions that drive certain user behaviors in funnels via correlation
    • Actions that lead to user drop off in funnels via correlation
    • Comparing behavior of two custom user cohorts
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    Google
    • Show visited pages - sessions, pageviews - which programs are viewed the most.
    • Displays session source/medium views to see where users are coming from.
    • It shows the video titles, URLs, and event counts so we can monitor the performance of our videos.
    • It gives a graphic face to the numbers, such as using bar charts, pie graphs, and other charts to show user trends or which channels are driving engagement.
    • Our clients like to see the top pages visited for a month.
    • I like the drop-and-drag approach, and building charts is a little easier than it was before.
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    Cons
    Amplitude
    • Some offerings seem duplicative, like dashboards and notebooks, which only seem to differ in that one can subscribe to dashboards
    • The messaging on valid vs invalid property types could be better explained to clarify which types (string, Boolean, integer, etc) are expected in particular scenarios. Though the type is usually set during event creation, we've often seen examples where the data received in production is different, leading to 'invalid type' errors
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    Google
    • I wish I could get more granular in the Google ad data, such as down to the campaign type, instead of having to see only all campaigns.
    • The setup can be time-consuming if you're not using the product regularly.
    • Editing the dashboard requires a few logins; I wish it was more seamless.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amplitude
    Great product Good value for the cost/initiate Support docs and FAQs are great - they limit the necessity of reaching out to in-person support. So when you do call them ... it is for a legit question/issue, no just a "where is it" or a "how to I do xyz123?"
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    Google
    I give it this rating because it deems as effective, I am able to complete majority of my tasks using this app. It is very helpful when analyzing the data provided and shown in the app and it's just overall a great app for Operational use, despite the small hiccups it has (live data).
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    Usability
    Amplitude
    It's a fairly straightforward platform that's beginner friendly. The biggest usability hurdle is most often created by your own team, as it's imperative to know what event sources are being sent to Amplitude and what those event names are. Within being properly onboarded by a team member it can be hard to get started using Amplitude. It takes time to understand what data your company may be sending to the product, the naming conventions of events (especially if there are old or deprecated events names
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    Google
    Looker is relatively easy to use, even as it is set up. The customers for the front-end only have issues with the initial setup for looker ml creations. Other "looks" are relatively easy to set up, depending on the ETL and the data which is coming into Looker on a regular basis.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Amplitude
    Alway up and running, or if there is a problem we can get back in the game right away. The reliability was a big selling point for me, and it was true when this company got it. Rollouts can be tough, but this was pretty seamless. Good support throughout the process, good documentation to handle questions/tips
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    Google
    No objections
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    Performance
    Amplitude
    No issues, problems, or negative remarks from us!! We had a plan, vendor support was rock solid, our data folks have experience, OCM supported as needed, and we got the rollout done on time, on budget, and with only minor hiccups. SInce the rollout, most of us have already forgotten the hiccups and generally speak highly of the product
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    Google
    Somehow resources heavy, both on server and client. I recommned at least 50Mbs data rate and high performance desktop comouter to be abke to run comolex tasks and configure larger amount of data. On the other hand, the client does not need to worry when viewing, the performance is usually ok
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    Support Rating
    Amplitude
    I haven't used the Amplitude support other than their training docs so I can't speak too much to the in-person support but the docs are serviceable. Nothing too crazy but between the user tips, email notifications, and the decent number of docs I was able to get the support I needed to ramp up on the tool.
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    Google
    Never had to work with support for issues. Any questions we had, they would respond promptly and clearly. The one-time setup was easy, by reading documentation. If the feature is not supported, they will add a feature request. In this case, LDAP support was requested over OKTA. They are looking into it.
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    In-Person Training
    Amplitude
    Virtual Not bad considering the timeframe and turnaround. The biggest benefit was for my end-users to hear a voice (other than mine/ours! LOL) telling them about the new features and capabilities. The in-person training was really good for having an expert that knows the answers and could refer to past experiences, problems, solutions. THey were a great resource to ease the transition ... basically a "you are gonna be okay with this change ... you got this etc.!" kinda vibe
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    Google
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    Online Training
    Amplitude
    Good enough to get strong baseline. I always make sure our our users go to and/or focus on the vebndor-provided support docs rather than any formal training. Our instructors come and go, but written policy and how-to docs live much longer in a corporate setting. That said, the online training is sufficient. I like that the training curric is stacked and progressive.
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    Google
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    Implementation Rating
    Amplitude
    My team members all have background as data analysts, so Amp was pretty easy to for them. There was sufficient online training available. We also used the available support documents. The actual rollout went well. We did significant testing beforehand. We did a phased rollout, with partial silent rollout (part of OCM's plan) for the smallest line of business. THe silent one was "silent" b/c it was done without fanfare or public notices ... it was just a "we're doing some things, it wont impact your work or workday
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    Google
    Very satisfied, easy to implement
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amplitude
    Amplitude Analytics provides much more granular data than Google Analytics and gives you much more flexibility in how you can segment and splice the data. It also provides the ability to create closed funnels, which I have yet to find out how to do in Google Analytics. Amplitude has a very similar interface to Mixpanel, with a few handy additions, like the ability to name and categorize your events.
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    Google
    Looker Studio, you can easily report on data from various sources without programming. Looker Studio is available at no charge for creators and report viewers. Enterprise customers who upgrade to Looker Studio Pro will receive support and expanded administrative features, including team content management. So it's good.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Amplitude
    It is a good product. You have to pay for quality ... kinda like buying a Lexus or a Toyota instead of a Buick or a Chevy
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    Google
    Perfect price to performance
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    Scalability
    Amplitude
    Like all the other grades, it was mostly an easy implementation ... we have experience people, the rollout in general is well planned, and the vendor was very supportive
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    Google
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    Return on Investment
    Amplitude
    • It collects data of great importance which allows to make product improvements.
    • It easily identifies problems a user may have with the product.
    • The flow of users who have used the product has improved, thus being able to generate more income thanks to the improvements and new functions.
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    Google
    • Looker has a poignant impact on our business's ROI objectives. As an advertising exchange we have specific goals for daily requests and fill, and having premade Looks to monitor this is an integral piece of our operational capability
    • To facilitate an efficient monthly billing cycle in our organization, Looker is essential to track estimated revenue and impression delivery by publisher. Without the Looks we have set up, we would spend considerably more time and effort segmenting revenue by vertical.
    • Looker's unique value proposition is making analytical tools more digestible to people without conventional analytical experience. Other competing tools like Tableau require considerably more training and context to successfully use, and the ability to easily plot different visualizations is one of its greatest selling points.
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    Screenshot of a Looker dashboard with a geo chart.