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Google Analytics 360 vs IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Google Analytics 360
Ranking in Web Analytics
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Cross-Channel Attribution Providers (5th)
IBM Watson Customer Experie...
Ranking in Web Analytics
28th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Customer Data Analysis (2nd), Customer Experience Management (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Web Analytics category, the mindshare of Google Analytics 360 is 11.4%, up from 9.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics is 0.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

reviewer1276785 - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides valuable insight into user behavior and integrates well with G Suite
The sampling of data is definitely a pain point since we don't have an actual understanding of the data. Since the tool is free, I believe Google is optimizing costs by sampling data and providing us with a fairly accurate view of our site analytics. The mobile aspect of Google Analytics is quite complex to integrate using their SDKs. The web is much easier to integrate with a simple script to add in the header. I would love to see an auto event capture mechanism, like Mixpanel or Heap, so that the setting up of the analytics becomes easier.
MC
Great granular DOM level with excellent analytics and reporting
There are three valuable areas: One of them is the granular DOM level where it captures behaviors on the application. Another is the analytics, because you don't need to provide it with a rule to identify the issues, it will analyze the usage of all the customers accessing that site and see if there are any abnormalities and it will identify unexpected changes in the pattern and that there is something wrong that needs to be checked out. That is extremely useful. Finally, the ability to create meaningful reports and dashboards to tell stories. The reports enable you to re-target customers if they've had any problems.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"With Google Analytics, we obtain different metrics from all of the clients that enter our web environment."
"The User Explorer is a definite favorite because it allows us to pinpoint a user and check their entire journey through our website including all the events triggered and the pages visited."
"As an SEO and digital marketing professional, the two features I have found the most valuable about Google Analytics are the Acquisition tracking and the Goal tracking."
"Our organization has improved because we have solid data that we can use to analyze the impact of our public policies."
"It is packed with many of the same reports you'll find in high-priced solutions, especially concerning data relating to real-time visitor tracking."
"The ability to create meaningful reports and dashboards to tell stories."
 

Cons

"If you do not use JavaScript, you will be invisible to Google Analytics. If you have the option of JavaScript disabled in your browsers, you will be invisible to the data, since the tool will not be able to register you."
"Sometimes, the statistics are not updated in real-time and it takes a little time. There are pages where it updates faster than others."
"The sampling of data is definitely a pain point since we don't have an actual understanding of the data."
"An area where I would like to see improvement in Google Analytics is the auto-syncing of functions in Google Tag Manager into Goal tracking."
"Beginner users access the live help section a lot, because of how confusing it is, so it would not be bad if the function was located within the administration section."
"They can improve their Android app."
"The technical side requires development skills during implementation. This could be simplified."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The installation cost is really low and does not require a team with a super performance to run."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Insurance Company
8%
Educational Organization
6%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Google Attribution 360
IBM Coremetrics Digital Marketing Optimization aSuite, IBM Tealeaf, IBM Coremetrics Web Analytics
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Air Show Buzz, AlfaStrakhovanie, Amari, Global Tech LED, Klarna, La Tienda, Nissan Motor Company, Rasmussen College, Shoes of Prey, Twiddy
IMM, Whogohost Ltd., Stonyfield, Grupo WTW, Big Scary Cranium, Brockenhurst College, SiteMinis, RCI Banque Espana
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