Comprehensive Data Analysis Tools

Global mainstream and localized data analysis tools to support product growth and market insights.

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User Behavior Analysis

Google Analytics (GA4)

Free and most widely used website and app user analysis tool, providing traffic sources, user profiles, event tracking, conversion funnels, retention analysis, and other features.

Traffic AnalysisUser ProfilesEvent TrackingConversion FunnelsRetention Analysis

Mixpanel

Focused on event-driven user behavior analysis, providing powerful funnel analysis, retention analysis, user segmentation, message push, and other features.

Event AnalysisFunnel AnalysisRetention AnalysisUser SegmentationMessage Push

Amplitude

Top-tier event-driven analytics platform with powerful features, highly favored by many tech companies, providing deep user behavior insights and cohort analysis.

User Behavior AnalysisCohort AnalysisPath AnalysisAttribution AnalysisExperiment Analysis

Heap

"Auto-capture" technology automatically captures all user interaction data, with events defined later for analysis, simplifying the initial steps of data collection.

Auto Data CaptureNo InstrumentationEvent DefinitionUser PathsConversion Analysis

Pendo

Combines product analytics, user feedback collection, and in-app guidance to form a closed loop.

Product AnalyticsUser FeedbackIn-App GuidesNPSSurveys

Hotjar

Visual analytics tool providing heatmaps, scroll maps, and session recordings to help understand user interaction with pages.

HeatmapsScroll MapsSession RecordingUser FeedbackFunnel Analysis

Microsoft Clarity

Free visual analytics tool by Microsoft, providing heatmaps and session recordings.

HeatmapsSession RecordingFreePerformance Analysis

FullStory / LogRocket

Developer-friendly session recording and front-end performance monitoring, helping reproduce bugs and understand user issues.

Session RecordingPerformance MonitoringUser PathsError Tracking
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Market & Competitor Analysis

SimilarWeb

Provides website and app traffic estimates, source analysis, audience profiles, keyword analysis, industry rankings, and more.

Traffic EstimatesSource AnalysisAudience ProfilesKeyword AnalysisIndustry Rankings

Semrush / Ahrefs

Specializing in SEO and content marketing analysis, also offering website traffic analysis, keyword research, competitor advertising analysis, and other functions.

SEO AnalysisKeyword ResearchCompetitor AnalysisContent MarketingAd Analysis

data.ai (formerly App Annie)

Leading mobile market data and analytics platform providing app download volume, revenue estimates, user profiles, etc.

App DownloadsRevenue EstimatesUser ProfilesUsage BehaviorAd Intelligence

Sensor Tower

Important mobile application market intelligence tool providing competitor analysis, advertising intelligence, and more.

Competitor AnalysisAd IntelligenceMarket TrendsKeyword Analysis
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A/B Testing Analysis

Optimizely

Leading experimentation platform for running A/B tests, multivariate tests, and personalization, providing detailed test result analysis.

A/B TestingMultivariate TestingPersonalizationFeature FlagsData Analysis

VWO

Provides easy-to-use A/B testing, user behavior analysis (heatmaps, recordings), and personalization features.

A/B TestingHeatmapsSession RecordingPersonalizationConversion Rate Optimization

LaunchDarkly

Primarily used for feature flags, but also supports feature releases through control variables and analyzing their impact.

Feature FlagsProgressive ReleaseTarget User TargetingExperimentsMetric Tracking
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User Feedback Analysis

SurveyMonkey / Typeform

Used to create and distribute user questionnaires, collecting qualitative/quantitative feedback data.

SurveysFeedback CollectionData Analysis

UserTesting

Real human user testing platform, obtaining real thoughts and behavior recordings of users while using products.

User TestingBehavior RecordingFeedback Collection

App Store / Google Play Reviews

User reviews from major app stores are important sources of feedback, requiring tools or manual monitoring and analysis.

Review MonitoringFeedback Analysis

Zendesk / Intercom

Customer support tools containing a large amount of user issues and feedback in tickets and chat records that need analysis.

Ticket AnalysisChat AnalysisCustomer Feedback
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China-Specific Tools

User Behavior Analysis

Sensors Data

Leading user behavior analysis platform in China, comparable to Mixpanel/Amplitude, offering private deployment, compliant with China's data security regulations.

Event AnalysisPrivate DeploymentData ComplianceMulti-platform Support

GrowingIO

Mainstream user behavior analysis tool providing a combination of auto-capture (click selection) and event tracking solutions.

Auto-captureClick Selection AnalysisMulti-platform SupportA/B Testing

Zhuge IO

Well-known intelligent data decision platform in China, supporting multi-dimensional user behavior analysis.

User Behavior AnalysisData Decision-makingMulti-dimensional Analysis

Umeng+

Under Alibaba Group, with a massive user base in app statistics and analytics, providing basic analysis, push notifications, sharing services, and more.

App StatisticsPush ServicesData Analysis

Baidu Analytics

Widely used traffic statistics and analysis tool for websites in China, similar to Google Analytics.

Traffic StatisticsUser ProfilesFree

WeChat Official Accounts/Mini Program Backend

Provides official basic data analysis, crucial for products based on the WeChat ecosystem.

WeChat EcosystemBasic AnalysisMini Program Support

Market & Competitor Analysis

Qimai / ASO100

Mainstream App Store and Android market data analysis tools, providing ranking lists, download volume estimates, keyword optimization (ASO), and other features.

Ranking ListsASO OptimizationDownload Estimates

QuestMobile / iiMedia Research / Analysys

Well-known third-party mobile internet data research institutions in China, publishing industry reports and app MAU/DAU data.

Industry ReportsMAU/DAUMarket Insights

Chinaz / Aizhan

Providing website traffic inquiry, SEO data analysis, etc., with data sources and algorithms more focused on the domestic market.

Traffic InquirySEO AnalysisWebsite Monitoring

A/B Testing Analysis

Sensors Data/GrowingIO Built-in A/B Testing

Mainstream user behavior analysis platforms in China typically integrate A/B testing functionality.

A/B TestingEvent AnalysisMulti-platform Support

Volcano Engine A/B Testing (formerly DataTester)

Under ByteDance, with powerful features supporting multiple experiment types.

A/B TestingMultivariate ExperimentsExperiment Management

User Feedback Analysis

WJX.cn

The most commonly used online questionnaire survey tool in China.

Questionnaire SurveysData CollectionMultiple Question Types

Tencent Questionnaire (wj.qq.com)

Free questionnaire tool produced by Tencent.

Questionnaire SurveysFreeData Analysis

Various App Store Reviews

China's Android ecosystem is fragmented, requiring attention to reviews from multiple app stores.

Review MonitoringMulti-channelUser Feedback

Social Media Platforms

Weibo, Zhihu, Bilibili, Xiaohongshu, etc., where users discuss and provide feedback on product issues.

Social FeedbackMulti-platformReputation Analysis
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Other Region-Specific Tools

Europe

Matomo (Piwik)

Open-source privately deployable website analytics tool, GDPR compliant, suitable for the European market.

GDPR CompliantOpen SourcePrivate Deployment

Russia

Yandex.Metrica

Popular free website analytics tool offering powerful features like heatmaps and session recordings.

HeatmapsSession RecordingFree

South Korea

Japan

Yahoo! Access Analysis

Once an important website analysis tool in Japan, though Google Analytics is now more widespread.

Japan LocalWebsite Analysis

Southeast Asia

Lazada Business Advisor

Seller data analysis backend built into the Lazada e-commerce platform.

E-commerce AnalysisPlatform DataSeller Tools

Shopee Business Insights

Seller data analysis backend built into the Shopee e-commerce platform.

E-commerce AnalysisPlatform DataSeller Tools

Split Dragon

Third-party analysis tool for Southeast Asian e-commerce platforms.

E-commerce AnalysisThird-party ToolKeyword Optimization

Data Analysis Tool Selection Recommendations

  • For global products, it's recommended to prioritize international mainstream tools like Mixpanel, Amplitude, and GA4.
  • For the Chinese market, consider prioritizing localized tools like Sensors Data and GrowingIO to ensure data compliance.
  • Choose based on business stage: startups can use GA4/Clarity, while growth-stage businesses should introduce event analysis and A/B testing platforms.