Comments on: An Open Source Alternative to Google Analytics is on the Rise http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2008/03/18/an-open-source-alternative-to-google-analytics-is-on-the-rise/ A Source for Computer and Internet Technology News and Articles Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:44:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jawwad http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2008/03/18/an-open-source-alternative-to-google-analytics-is-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Jawwad Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:31:33 +0000 http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2008/03/18/an-open-source-alternative-to-google-analytics-is-on-the-rise/#comment-383 Sumesh: I couldn't agree more with the arguments you have made. Yeah, It is never gonna be easy to disrupt the Big "G" :) Sumesh: I couldn’t agree more with the arguments you have made. Yeah, It is never gonna be easy to disrupt the Big “G” :)

]]> By: Jawwad http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2008/03/18/an-open-source-alternative-to-google-analytics-is-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Jawwad Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:52:04 +0000 http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2008/03/18/an-open-source-alternative-to-google-analytics-is-on-the-rise/#comment-381 Nirmal: I have tried it briefly on my local installation and it seems impressive to me. Installation is simple, just uploaded in to a root WWW directory and pointed to http://localhost/piwik/index.php. Then a wizard appears which follows through the process. It takes no more than 4 to 5 minutes. After installation copied the provided javascript code to the sidebar(may be place somehwere else as well) and that is it. Interface seems to be taking a bit of time to load but after it loads works smoothly. A positive thing is that dashboard is completely widgitized so add and remove from the provided widgets. There are three main tabs - Dashboard, Visitors,Actions, Refrers. All the relevant setting and stats are inside the respective tabs in sub-tabs. It lools that it also integrates with the Feedburner stats but I was not able to test it so far. It relies heavily on the external plugins and as such is pretty extensible as I can see. I have to say that for now it looks a bit simpler as compared to the Google Analytics but again it is only an alpha. Also I think someone have to spend more time to give a final verdict. Overall I am impressed. However for now I will wait until it gets out of the alpha,beta stages to rely on it sole basis. Nirmal: I have tried it briefly on my local installation and it seems impressive to me. Installation is simple, just uploaded in to a root WWW directory and pointed to http://localhost/piwik/index.php. Then a wizard appears which follows through the process. It takes no more than 4 to 5 minutes. After installation copied the provided javascript code to the sidebar(may be place somehwere else as well) and that is it.

Interface seems to be taking a bit of time to load but after it loads works smoothly.

A positive thing is that dashboard is completely widgitized so add and remove from the provided widgets.

There are three main tabs – Dashboard, Visitors,Actions, Refrers. All the relevant setting and stats are inside the respective tabs in sub-tabs.

It lools that it also integrates with the Feedburner stats but I was not able to test it so far.

It relies heavily on the external plugins and as such is pretty extensible as I can see.

I have to say that for now it looks a bit simpler as compared to the Google Analytics but again it is only an alpha. Also I think someone have to spend more time to give a final verdict.

Overall I am impressed. However for now I will wait until it gets out of the alpha,beta stages to rely on it sole basis.

]]> By: Sumesh http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2008/03/18/an-open-source-alternative-to-google-analytics-is-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Sumesh Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:45:39 +0000 http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2008/03/18/an-open-source-alternative-to-google-analytics-is-on-the-rise/#comment-380 This looks promising, but being open-source, it might take time to become stable. Also, people won't switch from GA to tihs, much like no one switches to Pownce from Twitter (though Pownce is more powerful). Good blog here, subscribed. This looks promising, but being open-source, it might take time to become stable. Also, people won’t switch from GA to tihs, much like no one switches to Pownce from Twitter (though Pownce is more powerful).

Good blog here, subscribed.

]]> By: Rakshit http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2008/03/18/an-open-source-alternative-to-google-analytics-is-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Rakshit Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:42:29 +0000 http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2008/03/18/an-open-source-alternative-to-google-analytics-is-on-the-rise/#comment-372 I have tried it's demo and really it's very impressive. Interface it quite good. But it's efficiency can only be judged when I try it. So giving it a try right now. I have tried it’s demo and really it’s very impressive. Interface it quite good. But it’s efficiency can only be judged when I try it. So giving it a try right now.

]]> By: Nirmal http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2008/03/18/an-open-source-alternative-to-google-analytics-is-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Nirmal Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:06:53 +0000 http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2008/03/18/an-open-source-alternative-to-google-analytics-is-on-the-rise/#comment-368 Do let me know how it performs compared to GA. And also the features. Do let me know how it performs compared to GA. And also the features.

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