What is accurate Google Analytics or Alexa?

Discussion in 'Google' started by mahendras, Jul 30, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi
    I was comparing the visitor results in percentage from Google Analytics report and Alexa ranking report. There is a major difference.

    Google is showing that on my site www.hospitalityresourcenetwork.com majority of traffic is from USA and some traffic from India while Alexa shows the website has majority of traffic from India and some from USA.
    Both are totally opposite to each other.

    Which numbers I shall consider accurate?
     
    mahendras, Jul 30, 2008 IP
  2. sinol

    sinol Banned

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    #2
    Google Analytics is more accurate since thet give result on keywords which rank for website, while Alexa shows more rely on traffic report.
     
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  3. JeremiaSK8

    JeremiaSK8 Active Member

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    Google Analytics is way more accurate. Don't even care about Alexa's report.
     
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  4. gtwlabs

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    Hi Mahendra,

    I think Google Analytics is the Best, Alexa is Not Accurate, you can increase Alexa Ranks from Alexa toolbar and your Friends can Help you to increase alexa Ranking from ALEXA Toolbar.

    Thanks

    Eric
     
    gtwlabs, Jul 30, 2008 IP
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    johnlloyd Banned

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    for me Analytics is more accurate than Alexa, Alexa are just the combined hits and traffics of a certain site unlike analytics tackles all the factors like traffics, hits, goal, and etc....
     
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    #6
    How can someone compare Anayltics and Alexa...? :) Just try to compare Ferrari and Fiat...
     
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  7. mach21

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    Google analytics is definitely far better than alexa as you get so many statistics for your website analysis whereas alexa only gives u the total traffic rank and percentages of traffic from different countries.
     
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    #9
    In my view, google analytics is more accurate than Alexa.. As GA depicts an entire MAP on Traffic where as the latter won't..
     
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    Google analytics is best!!! IMO
     
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    #11
    Give more weight to google analytic. Aleca and all other tools will never match google,.
     
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    I think Google analytics is much better than Alexa. You cannot predict much about traffic on a website with Alexa. There are many people who are able to increase their alexa ranking artificially
     
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    Google analytic are accurate bcz these results are come from your code which added on your site on other hand Alexa results come from the visitor browser if visitor have Alexa tool bar than Alexa count that visit otherwise Alexa didn't count that visit which makes huge difference and you get some opposite results.
     
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    #14
    Goole Analytics is pretty good!
     
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    #15
    Google analytics shows exact stats and doesn't count pop up and pop unders and bots, so I would say that Google analytics is far more accurate
     
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    #16
    You can't really compare them ...

    - Google Analytics (if setup properly) will show you ACTUAL stats of your own website, inc traffic, keywords, etc.
    - Alexa tries to find out what your traffic is like, through various sources.

    So let me ask you a question ...

    Imagine one dog passes by your place and you're looking at it. Will you believe what you see (GA) or ask the neighbour (Alexa) how many dogs passed by your house? haha
     
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    Alexa is just pathetic. I'm surprised people actually look at it even now.
     
    TheVccMatey, Jul 30, 2008 IP
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    #18
    Alexa is not accurate, Google analytics is much superior.
     
    angilina, Jul 30, 2008 IP