Moesif vs Web Analytics
Web analytics tools like Amplitude and Mixpanel are great for tracking website activity. However, they are not designed for the unique challenges of tracking usage of high-volume APIs and tieing it back to the customer.
API Product Analytics tools like Moesif empower your product and growth teams with with self-service analytics designed for API-first products so you can track the entire customer journey from initial sign up to first API call without maintaining a patchwork of disparate tools.
| Moesif API Analytics | Web / Mobile Analytics | |
| Category | Track cross-platform web and API usage | Track only web and mobile apps |
| Primary use case | Moesif API Analytics | Web / Mobile Analytics |
| B2B and SaaS Platforms | ||
| Consumer-facing Apps | ||
| Events with Large Number of High-Cardinality Properties | ||
| Large Number of Event Types with Few Properties | ||
| Analytics Features | Moesif API Analytics | Web / Mobile Analytics |
| Real-Time API Logs and Metrics | ||
| Automatic Analysis of REST and GraphQL APIs | ||
| Insights on Query Params, Payload Fields, and more automatically | ||
| Track Both Web and API Behavior | ||
| Cross-Platform Cohort Retention Analysis | ||
| Cross-Platform Funnel Analysis | ||
| Time to First Hello World (TTFHW) Metrics | ||
| History of User & Company API Activity | ||
| API Security & Governance | Moesif API Analytics | Kibana and ELK Stack |
| Automatically Block API Abusers | ||
| Detect and Prevent API Threats | ||
| Rate Limits and Governance | ||
| API Monitoring | Moesif API Analytics | Kibana and ELK Stack |
| Real-time API Monitoring | ||
| Anomaly Detection | ||
| Monitor User Health and Usage | ||
| Cost Reduction | Moesif API Analytics | Kibana and ELK Stack |
| Dynamic Sampling Based on Behavior | ||
| Zero Maintenance | ||
| Workflow Automation | Moesif API Analytics | Kibana and ELK Stack |
| Behaviorally-driven Customer Emails | ||
| Embedded API Logs and Charts | ||
| Connect to CRM, Marketing Automation, and More | ||
| Customer Enrichment from Clearbit, GitHub, etc | ||
| Simplified GDPR/CCPA Compliance | ||
| Dashboards and Collaboration | Moesif API Analytics | Kibana and ELK Stack |
| Custom Dashboards | ||
| Public Share Links | ||
| Accurate Session Tracking without Cookies | ||
| Implementation | Moesif API Analytics | Web / Mobile Analytics |
| Native SDKs for Node.js, Python, Go, C#, and More | ||
| Dynamic Sampling for High-Volume APIs | ||
| Consistent Data Collection From Same Host | ||
| Native SDKs for Browser, iOS, Android, and Unity | ||
| Moesif API Analytics | Web / Mobile Analytics |
Which acquisition channels are driving Weekly Active Users?
Who are my top customers by API usage?
What's my daily API users segmented by response "label"?
What’s my conversion funnel from sign up to 100 transactions?
What are the top endpoints used for each customer?
What does my product retention look like?
Which SDK is causing bad product retention?
Which SDKs are most popular in each country?
Which customers made their first API call today?
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