Google Analytics versus Google Urchin

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Published 2nd November 2010 |
Read latest comment - 4th November 2010

Is anyone familiar with Google Urchin?

Its the sophisticated paid version of their Google analytics, and one of the main benefits I can see is that you host it yourself, so not reliant on Googe code (think recent google outage) .

It looks like it analyzes and compares you server logs as well as just javascript based browsers, as well a whole load of other functionality.

Just at the curious stage rather than a serious buying stage, as I can't see the justification for the $10k price tag on Urchin7, or $3k for Urchin 6, but with a price tag like that, it must prove a lot more useful to earn its keep.

There's a few out of date blog posts floating round shouting the differences, but wondering if anyone here is using Urchin, or are you still overwhelmed with the amount of data available with Google Analytics?

Steve Richardson
Gaffer of My Local Services
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forum avatarBClifton
4th November 2010 8:40 AM
Take a look at the Urchin pages at: GA-Experts [dot] com / urchin.php
particularly the 'GA v Urchin page'

I also blog about this but I am not allowed to post links in this forum(!). Search for my Advanced Web Metrics blog on G and goto /category/urchin-software-web-analytics-metrics

Best regards, Brian
Author, Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics

Thanks Brian, had a good look a round, very interesting.

What is Urchin? | Measuring Success

Welcome aboard by the way, I'm afraid we block the links for newbies to stop the Johnny Spammers, but stick around, and after a few posts, we let you put links in your sig and posts.

Guessing this was a good example of Google Alerts in action?

Steve Richardson
Gaffer of My Local Services
My Local Services | Me on LinkedIn

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