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Google Analytics vs SamCart

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Google Analytics

All industries

Get to know your customers

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
S

SamCart

E-commerce

The number one checkout platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Google Analytics has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Google Analytics data retention limited to maximum 26 months on standard properties, with automatic deletion after retention period expires; SamCart plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Google Analytics and SamCart actually diverge.

Attributes where Google Analytics and SamCart differ
AttributeGoogle AnalyticsSamCart
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
CategoryAll industriesE-commerce
Founded1998Unknown

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Google Analytics

  • Real-time analytics
  • Audience insights
  • Acquisition tracking
  • Behavior flow
  • Conversion tracking
  • Custom reports
  • Mobile analytics
  • E-commerce tracking

Only in SamCart

Nothing recorded that Google Analytics does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Google Analytics

  • Website and web application analyticsnot SamCart
  • Event tracking and user behaviour analysisnot SamCart
  • Traffic source and conversion trackingnot SamCart

SamCart

No use cases recorded yet. See the SamCart review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Google Analytics

  • Data retention limited to maximum 26 months on standard properties, with automatic deletion after retention period expires
  • Large and XL properties capped at 2-month data retention only
  • Age, gender, and interest data always expire after 2 months regardless of retention settings
  • Free tier does not include GA360 advanced features

SamCart

  • Plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Google Analytics

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Google Analytics review.

SamCart

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the SamCart review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Google Analytics if

  • You need real-time analytics.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want audience insights.
Google Analytics review

Choose SamCart if

Nothing in the data separates SamCart from Google Analytics on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

SamCart review

Questions people ask

Is Google Analytics or SamCart better?
Neither clearly leads. Google Analytics starts at Free and SamCart at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Google Analytics or SamCart?
Google Analytics has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Google Analytics and On request for SamCart.
Does Google Analytics or SamCart run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Google Analytics for free?
Yes. Google Analytics has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. SamCart starts at On request.
What is Google Analytics best used for?
Google Analytics is most often used for website and web application analytics, event tracking and user behaviour analysis, traffic source and conversion tracking. Of those, website and web application analytics and event tracking and user behaviour analysis are not what SamCart is typically brought in for.
What can Google Analytics do that SamCart cannot?
Google Analytics covers Real-time analytics, Audience insights, Acquisition tracking, Behavior flow.
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