Google Analytics Alternative
The GA4 Alternative That Tells You What to Do
GA4 is great for traffic and conversion reporting. Beseam is built for PDP conversion ops: audit pages, track marked UI zones, get weekly AI recommendations, deploy versioned upgrades safely, monitor KPIs, and rollback instantly on regressions.
Why Teams Add Beseam to GA4
GA4 can tell you what happened. Many teams still need a system that tells them what to change—and ships improvements safely with KPI guardrails.
Shows traffic and events but not what to change on PDPs
200+ reports and explorations, but no prioritized fix list
Often requires an analyst or agency to turn data into action
Attribution and measurement complexity create slow decision cycles
Quick Comparison
A quick snapshot of Google Analytics vs Beseam.
Feature
Google Analytics
Beseam
Where GA4 wins
Baseline web analytics: traffic, campaigns, and conversion reporting with broad integrations
PDP conversion ops: audit → track UI zones → recommend → ship safely → monitor KPIs → learn
Acquisition reporting
Traffic sources, campaigns, and channel reporting
Improves conversion after the click by fixing PDP friction
Ecosystem/integrations
Widely supported across marketing tools and platforms
Works alongside your analytics stack and focuses on conversion decisions
Cost to start
Free for most teams (360 for enterprise)
Focused on conversion lift and protecting KPIs after changes
What to change on PDPs
Not a recommendations engine for page-level fixes
Weekly AI recommendations + upgrade playbooks tied to goals
Goal-based UI zone tracking
Event reporting; element-level correlation requires extra setup and discipline
Mark UI zones and correlate interactions with conversions
Shipping safety + rollback
Outside analytics tools
Versioned deploys + KPI monitoring + instant rollback on regressions
Conversion KPI guardrails
Reports KPIs, but doesn’t protect them after changes
Monitors conversion KPIs after every PDP change and rolls back regressions
Where GA4 wins
Google Analytics
Baseline web analytics: traffic, campaigns, and conversion reporting with broad integrations
Beseam
PDP conversion ops: audit → track UI zones → recommend → ship safely → monitor KPIs → learn
Acquisition reporting
Google Analytics
Traffic sources, campaigns, and channel reporting
Beseam
Improves conversion after the click by fixing PDP friction
Ecosystem/integrations
Google Analytics
Widely supported across marketing tools and platforms
Beseam
Works alongside your analytics stack and focuses on conversion decisions
Cost to start
Google Analytics
Free for most teams (360 for enterprise)
Beseam
Focused on conversion lift and protecting KPIs after changes
What to change on PDPs
Google Analytics
Not a recommendations engine for page-level fixes
Beseam
Weekly AI recommendations + upgrade playbooks tied to goals
Goal-based UI zone tracking
Google Analytics
Event reporting; element-level correlation requires extra setup and discipline
Beseam
Mark UI zones and correlate interactions with conversions
Shipping safety + rollback
Google Analytics
Outside analytics tools
Beseam
Versioned deploys + KPI monitoring + instant rollback on regressions
Conversion KPI guardrails
Google Analytics
Reports KPIs, but doesn’t protect them after changes
Beseam
Monitors conversion KPIs after every PDP change and rolls back regressions
About Google Analytics
Web analytics platform used to measure traffic sources, behavior, and conversions (GA4).
Strengths
- +Strong traffic and conversion reporting baseline
- +Broad ecosystem and integrations
- +Widely understood by stakeholders
Weaknesses
- -Can be complex to configure and interpret
- -Attribution models can be confusing
- -Limited qualitative context without replay/feedback
Best for
- Teams that need baseline traffic + conversion reporting
- Marketers tracking campaigns and acquisition sources
- Organizations that want a widely supported default analytics tool
Pricing
As of Feb 24, 2026: Google Analytics is positioned as “free of charge” on Google Marketing Platform; Analytics 360 is positioned for large enterprises and sold via contact/sales.
Free
Sources (official)
- Website: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/
- Analytics 360: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics-360/
- Docs: https://developers.google.com/analytics
What Beseam Does Differently
Instead of showing you data to analyze, we tell you what to fix.
Audit + upgrade playbooks for your PDPs
Goal-based UI zone tracking tied to conversions
Weekly AI recommendations (what to fix next)
Ship safely: versioning, KPI monitoring, instant rollback
How to Get Started with Beseam
Switching from Google Analytics is easy:
- 1Keep GA4 for baseline reportingUse GA4 for traffic and campaign reporting. Add Beseam to turn PDP optimization into a safe, repeatable ship loop.
- 2Audit + get an upgrade playbookGet baseline scores for AI visibility, conversion readiness, and performance—plus prioritized fixes you can approve.
- 3Install Beseam tracking60-second install via Google Tag Manager to start learning from real traffic.
- 4Mark UI zonesTag PDP CTAs, forms, variants, shipping/returns, and trust elements so behavior can be correlated to outcomes.
- 5Set conversion goals + KPI guardrailsDefine success (purchases, add-to-cart, signups) and the KPIs you want protected after every change.
- 6Deploy through Beseam + monitor KPIsApply playbook upgrades with versioning and staged rollout, monitor KPI impact, and rollback instantly on regressions.
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Ship PDP changes safely.
Every change. Revenue-guardrailed.
Whether updates come from your SEO agency, dev team, or Beseam's AI recommendations — every PDP change is versioned, monitored, and reversible. Ship improvements without risking conversion.