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Woopra: Real time web analytics

13 points by xtacy 16y ago

theodore 16y ago
Has anyone here used this?
- PStamatiou 16y ago
  Not them in particular but I'm currently testing Chartbeat and Reinvigorate (both Woopra competitors it seems) on my blog until I decide which one I like more. To be frank I don't like either. One is only about what is happening now (chartbeat) and doesn't tell you things like how many visitors you got in the last month. Reinvigorate tells you those things but all the data is spread out over tons of pages and you have to click around several times to get what you're looking for. I used to use Mint for all this (but not as realtime... you need to update it to see new numbers) but it needed its own database and I wanted to go with a much more simple setup on my jekyll site. No sql anymore! chartbeat screenshot: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/186198/Screenshots/o0-4.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/186198/Screenshots/o0-4.png reinvigorate screenshot: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/186198/Screenshots/mrva.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/186198/Screenshots/mrva.png
  - theodore 16y ago
    I've been using Mixpanel, but Woopra looks for powerful out of the box, at least for my needs. I've installed the tracking code and will play with it tomorrow. I haven't tried Chartbeat or Reinvigorate.
    - theodore 16y ago
      OK, I'm on right now, and this kicks ass. This is exactly what I wanted at my last company. When you're dealing with relatively few (but very important) visitors, having this kind of real-time awareness is gold. I can't wait to try it tomorrow when more people are online.
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- adamcharnock 16y ago
  Yep, I have used it on a couple of sites now. It is great to be able to see your traffic in real-time if, say, you have just been techcrunched. But day-to-day, I found the Java desktop interface pretty hard to fathom. It looks like they have a new web interface now though, which could be much better
  - theodore 16y ago
    I'm trying out the web interface and I like it so far.
- Artagra 16y ago
  We used it on our site Prophecy.co.za for a few months. It's very interesting to watch, and can provide some interesting insight, but for us at the end of the day we decided it's not worth it. However, when we have a fancy office one day I'll put it up on a big LCD in the reception area :)
jasonkester 16y ago
I just added this to my Travel Blog host to kick the tires. It's pretty slick, and does what it says. I can click a link on my site, and watch the report update in another window. Nice. Right now I'm watching a guy in China as he creates new accounts and tries to post spam. It's actually pretty fun.
Polacrilex 16y ago
Hitsniffer is another realtime analytics competitor, and I love it. Maybe it's not as snazzy as Chartbeat (and Woopra looks good) but if your focus is on watching your customer right through the sales funnel, I'd give it a go. Works great with Wordpress, and has a plugin that makes setup a cinch.
mise 16y ago
So I guess there's no conflict with running side-by-side with Google? Does Woopra give ecommerce stats (e.g. what search keyword produced a sale today).
leftnode 16y ago
Looks good, but why have the Demo button on the homepage if there's no actual demo? Also, how much does it cost?
- zazi 16y ago
  Don't know why they hide their pricing plans but you have to sign up to get to see the pricing plans when you try to add a website to your account. There is a free plan for less than 30k pageviews per month and 3 month data retention, $4.95 for 100k and 6 month retention all the way up to 179.95 for 10,000k pageviews and 36 month data retention. There are added features for the more expensive plans too.
JamesDB 16y ago
Not easy on the Woopra site to find out plans or pricing.
petervandijck 16y ago
Looks good, but terrible, terrible writing.
sayemm 16y ago
I use both Mixpanel and Woopra on my personal site. Mixpanel is awesome for tracking whenever users click on my site, and to be honest I haven't had much of a need for real-time analytics yet so I don't check my Woopra dashboard as often, but it is very comprehensive and good info to look at every once in a while. I like how you could tag visitors though. It seems like a decent free alternative to Chartbeat.
drtse4 16y ago
The chat feature adds a nice big brother touch to this thing, really nice.
adamstac 16y ago
We use Woopra on The Changelog (http://thechangelog.com/ http://thechangelog.com/) and we love it :)

13 points by xtacy 16y ago

theodore 16y ago

Has anyone here used this?

PStamatiou 16y ago
Not them in particular but I'm currently testing Chartbeat and Reinvigorate (both Woopra competitors it seems) on my blog until I decide which one I like more. To be frank I don't like either. One is only about what is happening now (chartbeat) and doesn't tell you things like how many visitors you got in the last month. Reinvigorate tells you those things but all the data is spread out over tons of pages and you have to click around several times to get what you're looking for. I used to use Mint for all this (but not as realtime... you need to update it to see new numbers) but it needed its own database and I wanted to go with a much more simple setup on my jekyll site. No sql anymore! chartbeat screenshot: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/186198/Screenshots/o0-4.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/186198/Screenshots/o0-4.png reinvigorate screenshot: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/186198/Screenshots/mrva.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/186198/Screenshots/mrva.png
- theodore 16y ago
  I've been using Mixpanel, but Woopra looks for powerful out of the box, at least for my needs. I've installed the tracking code and will play with it tomorrow. I haven't tried Chartbeat or Reinvigorate.
  - theodore 16y ago
    OK, I'm on right now, and this kicks ass. This is exactly what I wanted at my last company. When you're dealing with relatively few (but very important) visitors, having this kind of real-time awareness is gold. I can't wait to try it tomorrow when more people are online.
    - deleted 16y ago
      [deleted]
adamcharnock 16y ago
Yep, I have used it on a couple of sites now. It is great to be able to see your traffic in real-time if, say, you have just been techcrunched. But day-to-day, I found the Java desktop interface pretty hard to fathom. It looks like they have a new web interface now though, which could be much better
- theodore 16y ago
  I'm trying out the web interface and I like it so far.
Artagra 16y ago
We used it on our site Prophecy.co.za for a few months. It's very interesting to watch, and can provide some interesting insight, but for us at the end of the day we decided it's not worth it. However, when we have a fancy office one day I'll put it up on a big LCD in the reception area :)

jasonkester 16y ago

I just added this to my Travel Blog host to kick the tires. It's pretty slick, and does what it says. I can click a link on my site, and watch the report update in another window. Nice. Right now I'm watching a guy in China as he creates new accounts and tries to post spam. It's actually pretty fun.

Polacrilex 16y ago

Hitsniffer is another realtime analytics competitor, and I love it. Maybe it's not as snazzy as Chartbeat (and Woopra looks good) but if your focus is on watching your customer right through the sales funnel, I'd give it a go. Works great with Wordpress, and has a plugin that makes setup a cinch.

mise 16y ago

So I guess there's no conflict with running side-by-side with Google? Does Woopra give ecommerce stats (e.g. what search keyword produced a sale today).

leftnode 16y ago

Looks good, but why have the Demo button on the homepage if there's no actual demo? Also, how much does it cost?

zazi 16y ago
Don't know why they hide their pricing plans but you have to sign up to get to see the pricing plans when you try to add a website to your account. There is a free plan for less than 30k pageviews per month and 3 month data retention, $4.95 for 100k and 6 month retention all the way up to 179.95 for 10,000k pageviews and 36 month data retention. There are added features for the more expensive plans too.

JamesDB 16y ago

Not easy on the Woopra site to find out plans or pricing.

petervandijck 16y ago

Looks good, but terrible, terrible writing.

sayemm 16y ago

I use both Mixpanel and Woopra on my personal site. Mixpanel is awesome for tracking whenever users click on my site, and to be honest I haven't had much of a need for real-time analytics yet so I don't check my Woopra dashboard as often, but it is very comprehensive and good info to look at every once in a while. I like how you could tag visitors though. It seems like a decent free alternative to Chartbeat.

drtse4 16y ago

The chat feature adds a nice big brother touch to this thing, really nice.

adamstac 16y ago

We use Woopra on The Changelog (http://thechangelog.com/ http://thechangelog.com/) and we love it :)