Ask HN: Can you recommend an analytics platform for a dev tool?

1 points by nvitas 3y ago ↗ HN

I'm building a dev tool thats going to go out to other developers. The easy thing to do is to slap on google analytics. I don't know how google analytics is currently viewed in the dev world but I don't imagine it gets a lot of love. IDK, maybe I'm wrong.

In any case, could you recommend some alternatives I could use instead?

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jackconsidine 3y ago ↗

MixPanel has been a joy to use. We mostly used to slap on the GA script tag out of simplicity, but found:

- data collection is slow- you get your daily stats sometimes 10 hours after the previous day ends which just feels wrong. On Mixpanel, we see our events as they come in.

- The experience is poor from a visitor perspective.

- Tracking events feels less than ergonomic.

MixPanel's event-centric data has made A/B testing 100x easier

nvitas 3y ago ↗

I've used Mixpanel before and do like it. From what I remember it wasn't as easy to get going as with GA script. You have to create each event you'd like to track, is that the case still?

sargstuff 3y ago ↗

https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/web-product-and-digit...

sargstuff 3y ago ↗

Front end, back end analytics?

front end : seller analytics, https://influencermarketinghub.com/amazon-analytics-tracking...

back end : ebpf, https://github.com/zoidbergwill/awesome-ebpf

nvitas 3y ago ↗

front end, i'll look through the list. thanks for that.

i've been looking at lists for a couple of days. lots of stuff out there and now i have analysis paralysis. was hoping someone would strongly suggest one and i'd be done with thinking about it :)

XCSme 3y ago ↗

Is the "tool" a native application or a website/web app? Usually, self-hosting is the "better" way. If it's a web-app, have a look at the platform I'm working on: https://uxwizz.com