Codepolice

Google Analytics has become more or less the standard tool for web statistics. Before Google Analytics came to market, you had to either pay or use statistics based on the web server log files. When Google bought Urchin and branded it to Google Analytics they changed all this by giving it away for free.

I’ve actually never tried anything other than log based tools (AWStats, Analog, etc.), WordPress Stats and Google Analytics. So when I got to see a screenshot of Clicky the first time I was sold. But why try something new? Google Analytics is good!

• Google Analytics is pretty boring. Especially because they do not provide statistics in real time, therefore you cannot see directly how many visitors are on your site right now.
• The GUI is a bit too advanced. Eg I have many times tried to find “what times of day are the people on my site”. And the information is there somewhere but it is really hard to find. find.
• Google has a “monopoly” on this. Many complain that Microsoft has a monopoly but I must say that Googles monopoly is “more dangerous”. Take away Google Analytics makes the world’s information spread out a tiny bit more.
• If you build websites for customers it’s perhaps not entirely comfortable giving them a Google account to check their statistics. Clicky has a feature to White Label the product so that it looks like you made it yourself.
• Analytics has no good mobile interface. Of course, you must check the statistics when you are out and drinking beer with your friends. GA and the others doesn’t  even have real-time statistics so it wouldn’t been fun anyway.

Meet my new drug, Clicky!

Statistics are addictive, so if you feel that you have poor self-discipline you should stop reading now and do not check the following screenshots on Clicky.

Check it out for yourself: Clicky