Google Analytics

FIRST-HAND READS

What people reported, in their own words. Every line links to where it was said.

• “links with Google Analytics to spot opportunities and update articles to rank better”

  POSITIVE · features · Reddit · 2026-07-15

• “the only time the fan kicks in is when I open multiple google analytics tabs”

  NEGATIVE · performance · Hacker News · 2026-06-30

• “it's starting to even jack up some of our Google Analytics. No, GA we didn't see a natural 320% rise in visitors from Singapore”

  NEGATIVE · reliability · Hacker News · 2026-06-06

• “I feel positive that as a mid size company, We shouldn't have paid for Google Analytics.”

  NEGATIVE · price · Hacker News · 2026-05-15

• “I have also rid myself of Google Analytics for a personal website. Replaced with a local solution”

  NEGATIVE · Hacker News · 2026-05-13

• “these analytics services are run by advertising companies that may use the data for other purposes”

  NEGATIVE · Hacker News · 2026-05-04

• “simply integrate with your Google Analytics and filter by Source”

  MIXED · integration · Hacker News · 2026-03-20

• “I got tired of Google Analytics dumping 40% of my traffic into "Direct" and claiming credit for every sale”

  NEGATIVE · performance · Hacker News · 2026-01-21

• “It's super annoying when the analytics are distorted by bots traffic.”

  NEGATIVE · reliability · Hacker News · 2025-12-05

• “Google Analytics works well, no pain point which will make me switch”

  MIXED · ease of use · Hacker News · 2025-09-30

• “removed google analytics in favour of minimalistic in-house (public!) analytics”

  NEGATIVE · Hacker News · 2025-09-12

• “I used to have Google analytics on the site but then I decided what for - so I removed that.”

  NEGATIVE · Hacker News · 2025-08-30

• “all my data comes directly from Google Analytics, as my site is fully integrated with it”

  POSITIVE · performance · Reddit · 2025-05-17

• “analytic dashboards from Google Analytics, and Pulse for Reddit to tweak my strategies effectively. These tools work hand-in-hand to refine campaigns without breaking the bank.”

  POSITIVE · features · Reddit · 2025-05-15

• “My Google Analytics app is telling me I have no internet connection.”

  NEGATIVE · reliability · Reddit · 2025-05-13

• “I kept trying to build complicated views in Google Analytics or investigate expensive alternative analytics platforms. And I eventually just landed on going even simpler than Google Analytics and not checking it unless I had a specific question I wanted to answer.”

  NEGATIVE · ease of use · Hacker News · 2025-05-11

• “Google Analytics + UTM tracking** to figure out which ads actually brought buying traffic”

  POSITIVE · features · Reddit · 2025-05-05

• “I've also tried platforms like Hootsuite and Google Analytics to enhance my strategy, which made a notable impact.”

  POSITIVE · Reddit · 2025-04-24

• “I just removed Google Analytics and all cookies from my sites”

  NEGATIVE · Hacker News · 2025-03-26

• “it is so time-consuming setting up custom reports in GA4 which have been available previously by default in Google Universal Analytics”

  NEGATIVE · ease of use · Hacker News · 2025-03-18

• “Once I started using Google Analytics to track where my traffic came from, I realized Reddit and Twitter were my golden geese. It's amazing how insights like these help tailor your efforts.”

  POSITIVE · features · Reddit · 2025-03-18

• “I got sick of Google analytics because they are updating their stats only the next day”

  NEGATIVE · performance · Reddit · 2025-03-17

• “Google Analytics has the ability to route it to Big Query and their whole other G Suite products fairly easy”

  LUKEWARM · integration · Reddit · 2025-02-26

• “just regular google analytics. i know mixpanel is better, but it's probably just habit. tbh, analytics is kinda overhyped—I check logs constantly and log everything, but there aren't many decisions i've made based on analytics alone, the analytics is useful, but it is not super important thing to me”

  LUKEWARM · Reddit · 2025-02-25

• “lots of clicks and "landing page views" that, according to Google Analytics and HotJar, we did not actually get”

  NEGATIVE · performance · Reddit · 2025-02-21