Google Analytics vs Mixpanel

Google Analytics is a measurement service for tracking customer interactions across websites and apps through the customer lifecycle. It provides cross-device and cross-platform views, with reports covering acquisition, engagement, conversion, and monetization. Event tracking, funnel exploration, ecommerce tracking, conversion funnels, and cross-platform attribution are included. Built-in automation, flexible reporting, shareable reports, and machine-learning analysis support investigation and collaboration. Analytics connects with Google Ads, Search Ads 360, Display & Video 360, Google Cloud, and Google Search Console; Analytics 360 also lists Salesforce. The service is available free of charge for businesses of every size, with limited data retention. Analytics 360 has no listed price and is aimed at large enterprises needing advanced customization, scalable tools, higher limits, unsampled explorations, enhanced freshness, and enterprise support with service-level agreements. Supported environments include web, iOS, Android, AMP, and server.

Mixpanel is an analytics platform for event tracking across products and ecommerce experiences. It provides conversion funnels, session recordings, ecommerce tracking, API access, and unlimited data retention. The free plan is available forever with unlimited seats, 1 million events per month, 10,000 session replays per month, 1,000 monthly active users, and 10 active feature flags. Growth costs $120 per month when billed annually, allowing up to 20 million events, 500,000 session replays, 5,000 monthly active users, and 50 active feature flags, with unlimited seats. Mixpanel is listed for API use. The maker was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.