The Desktop Analytics Package Of Your Dreams
Do you love Google analytics? Do you love how granular it allows you to get with your data? Do you want more? The guys over at Boulevart have quietly been working on a pretty fantastic desktop version of Google analytics using the Adobe Air framework and the analytics API set. While it is still in Beta, we have been testing for the past few weeks and I have to say, I think it is ready for release. The official site is over on the Analytics Reporting Suite domain, but the real action is on the dev blog here.
The beta version of the Analytics Reporting Suite brings Google analytics to your desktop in a visually striking way along with a slew of additional functionality that’s just not possible with the standard web based version of Analytics. According to the official site:
The Analytics Reporting Suite brings Google Analytics to the desktop.
It’s an Adobe AIR desktop application that delivers the same advantageous as Google’s web version but with a richer experience and extended functionality.
While the developers are still trying to decide on an exact UI design (they are looking for public votes on this) what they have so far is pretty.
The ability to switch easily and compare different accounts.
Fantastic animated and FAST reports.
Some nifty cross segmentation features.
By far the best feature though is the integration with Google maps for use in the geographic location reports. The application is completely free at the moment and will be free for standard users when it comes out of beta. The application requires you to download Adobe Air but it is completely worth the small, 11MB download. More screenshots can be found here.
Watch the brief video on Youtube here to some of the other little features. Try it out for yourself and see how much fun analytics can be. If you don’t think analytics is fun, well… you probably would not have read this far. Let me know your thoughts on this handy new tool.
February 16th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Wow, that looks incredibly slick, can’t wait to get that app!
February 17th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Dave, thanks for sharing this. I’m off to see the developers’ blog. Also, glad to see you’re picking up the blogging again after the time away earlier :).
February 18th, 2008 at 3:23 am
Looks great. I am especially looking forward to the new cross segmentation features. Also, the map overlay feature displayed on the YouTube video looks like it provides more detail than the Google Analytics platform. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
February 21st, 2008 at 1:02 pm
ya sure does ,the easy quick switch between accounts should save mucho time
March 4th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Thanks for posting this. I am going to try it out soon.
March 5th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I never use this application before. From the looks of it, i can manage my blog well within short time. It already had great looks on it. 10 votes from me. Thanks for sharing!
March 6th, 2008 at 12:56 am
Looks user friendly. Maybe I could get that soon. I got a few topics about online Marketing on my site come to ***edited***
March 7th, 2008 at 3:57 am
I look forward to the full release of your desktop analytics tool.
March 7th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Is this already available? If not any idea when?
March 8th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
I want it.
PS: Is the Mac included? :)
March 10th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Thats great stuff for tracking Website Traffic and quick interpretation & reporting helping to increase Search Engine Marketing process.
March 10th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
wow, great progam, i will give this a shot.
March 10th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
It is great to have the beta version.
March 11th, 2008 at 9:36 am
i’m going to check this out as well. thanks for posting. i guess i think analytics is fun since i read the entire post. :)
March 11th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Hey, i download the application and unable to run it, can you please tell me how to run .air file. I will be thankful to you
March 12th, 2008 at 1:35 am
Does it have the same features for goals like Google Analytics does? I like the geographical map tool. I will download the Adobe software so I can give it a whirl. Thanks.
March 14th, 2008 at 11:31 am
I’ve been checking this out for a few months, while it does have some plus points, it can be a little cumbersome for reporting options - http://www.barryhand.ie/environmentally-friendly-google-analytics-running-on-air/
March 25th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Sounds Great Dave. Will give this a go when it is released.
March 28th, 2008 at 5:36 am
What is exactly the difference between this and GA exept that this runs on desktop and GA in web browser? Is there any extra features compared to Google Analytics or what? Or is this just faster than GA?
April 1st, 2008 at 2:15 pm
This is very interesting. I’m going to try it to see how it compares to Dynamic Site Stats, which I use instead of Google Analytics.
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:34 pm
I will give it a go, too. ANd Barry thanks for the informative Link :)
Great, thank you
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:46 pm
This Will be another great tool, can’t wait till it is released!
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:53 pm
I’m totally going to download this right now. Thanks for the info, I’ve never heard of it before. Looks a lot more aesthetically pleasing than the normal GA, so it’ll be a nice change of pace.
April 6th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
What an awesome app. Are there any other people out there building apps like this? I think that there is a real market for this stuff because many people I talk to do not really like the standard Google Analytics layout and design, they find it confusing. This app looks alot more appealing, I can’t wait to give it a test drive!
April 8th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
This tool looks amazingly useful. I will be downloading and using shortly. The one i am currently using just isn’t up scratch, i hope this will be much more useful.
April 11th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Fabulous idea! I can hardly wait to try it.
April 12th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
I got a GoogleDeskTop few days ago and it’s wonderful and I will try the analytics desktop later.
By the way, may I exchange blog link with you?
April 16th, 2008 at 11:04 am
thanks for sharing this information…it looks like an easy handling ;-)
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:45 am
When is the full version going to release?
Thank you for sharing.. all i can say to the beta version is AMAZING..
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:30 pm
I’ve tested it but i’m not convinced. I’ve almost reached the maximum amount of accounts and for each site i must submit my user name and password again…
Otherwise, you can create a Google account for each client and configure them all into one program.
anyway a great job for The guys over at Boulevart.
May 10th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
footprinter you share good info it’s really useful for me.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:43 am
I can’t wait go get my hand trying this. It seems so alluring. I like to see the analytics for my blogs.
May 20th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
..this is great. I’ve been looking for desktop version and I think I have just found it..many thanks
May 21st, 2008 at 1:10 am
Thanks for sharing this. I’ve not really utilized Google Analytics for my blogs yet but I heard its a great tool.
May 21st, 2008 at 10:35 am
Jezz…thank god let me found this at here! i should give a try to figure out my blogs analytics too!
May 29th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
I love Google Analytics for its possibilities. I am very keen on this new product. And if they want to have money for it they sure will build in new interessting features that Goggle Analytics does not offer.
June 26th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
I found out about this application from this page, went and got it, tried it out and I’m well impressed..
July 6th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Thanks for sharing. I’m using Google analytis for all my blogs/websites and I think it’s a great tool. Thanks again
July 7th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
I might jump on the Google analytics bandwagon, from what i see it has some interesting stats.
At the moments I’m using twatch which shows referrals of visitors, countries, UV a day, search engine keywords ect. Google’s webmaster tools also is very good but the info is not real time. Thanks for posting this.
August 14th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
I’ve recently seen some articles on a product called Prism by SiSense, that also performs desktop google analytics.
September 28th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I tried this app several months ago, but I wasn’t sure why I should use this rather than the google analytics. :)
October 8th, 2008 at 3:19 am
That’s a neat application. I wonder when someone comes out with a true business intelligence reporting application for website stats. It would be great to be able to generate your own reports using something like pivot tables.
October 17th, 2008 at 4:44 am
It is great stuff for tracking Website Traffic and quick interpretation & reporting helping to increase Search Engine Marketing process. Thanks for posting this, i hope this will be much more useful.
November 4th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Wow that is truly an amazing analytics program. Thanks for the great info.
-Amy