Web analytics are a standard for online businesses, and product managers rely heavily on web analytics data when making product decisions. Stats like website traffic, conversions, in-app events, or unique users are frequently used as indicators of business health, because they help identify if the product is moving in the right direction or not.

Statistically, if you own or manage a website, you’re probably using Google Analytics. For countless business owners and marketers, Google Analytics is their go-to source for website performance data. Google’s dominance in the analytics world looks set to continue, even as it currently migrates its 35 million customers onto Google Analytics 4 (otherwise known as GA4 – the new version of its product) by July 1 2023.