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    Parse.ly

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AParse.ly is a content optimization platform for online publishers. It provides in-depth analytics and helps maximize the performance of the digital content. It features a dashboard geared for editorial and business staff and an API that can be used by a product team to create personalized or contextual experiences on a website.

    $499

    per month

    WhatUsersDo

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AWhatUsersDo is a web analytics solution built around using real user testing to optimize desktop, tablet, and mobile experiences.N/A
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    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Web Analytics
    Comparison of Web Analytics features of Parse.ly and WhatUsersDo
    Feature
    Parse.ly
    7.6
    7 Ratings
    5% below category average
    WhatUsersDo
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    Ratings
    Lead Conversion Tracking6.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bounce Rate Measurement6.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device and Browser Reporting8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pageview Tracking8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event Tracking7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting in real-time8.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Referral Source Tracking7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Dashboards7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    StatCounter
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Siteimprove
    Score10 out of 10
    Siteimprove
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Chartbeat
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Chartbeat
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Parse.lyWhatUsersDo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (82 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (32 ratings)
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    Usability
    7.7
    (35 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    7.8
    (35 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Parse.lyWhatUsersDo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Parse.ly
    Parse.ly is a great tool for publishers who want to track engagement and audience behaviour across websites. With Parse.ly, we can easily track metrics like pageviews, time spent on page, and scroll depth to see which content is resonating with our audience and optimize our content strategy accordingly. Our marketers found Parse.ly to be an excellent tool for tracking the effectiveness of our campaigns. We can use Parse.ly to track metrics like referral sources, conversion rates, and engagement by audience segment to see which channels and tactics are driving the most engagement and conversions.
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    WhatUsersDo
    If you want to watch a user journey through your website with commentary, this tool is the perfect one to use, even if it does take quite a few hours for responses. I think if you want to test specific functions, quickly, there are better tools for doing this. Reviewers are very honest and can be quite harsh, so you need to have an open mind to criticism, as what they say is very useful.
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    Pros
    Parse.ly
    • Firstly, the platform is super easy to use, it is user-friendly and easy to navigate through.
    • Secondly, the platform also provides you the option to use filters to your best fit and adjust the filters according to what data you want to look at.
    • Thirdly, it enables the user to have live feedback on their articles and see what can be improved going forward to address the need of the readers.
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    WhatUsersDo
    • Very simple and easy to use interface
    • Offer recommended questions to ask, which is helpful for a first time user
    • You get much more user information than most other similar tools offer
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    Cons
    Parse.ly
    • A more readily understandable visual guide to a visitor's pathway through your site would help understand what keeps a reader on-site.
    • The total page view number for the day should be more readily visible--on the overview page, not just by going to Posts>Historical.
    • Maintain the archive for longer than a year under all plans--it's a shame to lose year-on-year data quickly.
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    WhatUsersDo
    • Some reviewers can spend too little time on a test
    • Their audio box can sometimes hide features, like navigation bars
    • It would be useful to be able to specify in more detail the demographic you would like to test
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Parse.ly
    As an employee, this is difficult for me to comment as I am not directly funding or making these business decisions. However, it is a tool many get on with for surface level data that is useful to editorial teams.
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    Usability
    Parse.ly
    The Parse.ly platform is very user-friendly and easy to use. User management is simple, and reporting setup only takes a few minutes. They provide very helpful documentation for implementing the scripts on your site and have great customer support to help with custom development such as implementing their content recommendation engine.
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    Support Rating
    Parse.ly
    I rate this question this way solely because I haven't requested any support. I feel where I will eventually get support would be when we take Parse.ly up on some training that is being offered. We are looking to do that at some point after the first of the year and when our schedules support it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Parse.ly
    Parse.ly does pretty well compared to Chartbeat, particularly when it comes to historical information and analysis options that are easy for employees to use after some short training. The onboarding for Parse.ly is intuitive, and the scheduled reports take away basically all of the inconvenience associated with regular metrics reviewing. But Chartbeat wins in its social audience tracking because it can source traffic to a specific social post, which can show you exactly how your audience is coming to your content and where you need to put your content to be sure you get that audience.
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    WhatUsersDo
    WhatUsersDo provides more detailed and opinion based responses. It can take a few hours more than competitors because of this. I would recommend it if you want to know more about the user journey through your website. I would not recommend it if you want quick feedback about a specific feature, image or copy, as there are tools better suited to this.
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    Return on Investment
    Parse.ly
    • Sometimes in meetings our editorial director will point out stories that didn't perform well. To us, that means readers don't really care about the topic, so we'll pivot away from writing about that in the future. That might not be "business objectives" though.
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    WhatUsersDo
    • It has helped us to improve our website copy to see how much users understood about our service and what was memorable about it.
    • We have changed the information given on certain pages, as we realised users' opinions about our company became more positive after visiting secondary pages. So for example, we moved project examples to the homepage.
    • We realised that our website did not load properly when using an Internet Explorer browser, so made corrections to this.
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    ScreenShots

    Parse.ly Screenshots

    Screenshot of Overview in full-screen mode: Many Parse.ly pages, like the Overview, are TV-ready. Keep your entire team up-to-date with live, full-screen dashboards on TVs in your office.Screenshot of Overview screen: See a snapshot of what your audience is paying attention to today so you can make fast decisions about what content to produce or distribute. Customize it to show only what your team cares about by filtering it to a particular author, section, or tag. You can pick what stats and listings are displayed.Screenshot of Real-time posts page: See what’s gathering steam so you can capitalize on attention to every post, campaign, or section.
Real-time data includes the last 24 hours and updates every five seconds. It can be seen, filtered, and sorted on most screens.Screenshot of Historical posts page: Explore historical trends by post, author, section, topic, referrer, or campaign. Compare today’s performance to last week, month, or year.Screenshot of Campaign tracking: Easily tie in your off-site promotion to engagement with your on-site content using UTM parameters.Screenshot of Multi-channel tracking: Track all your content in one place, no matter where it lives.
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