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by luckylion 403 days ago
Grafana isn't a Google Analytics alternative. You can build a lot of what you need with it (I've done that), but you still need to manage the actual Analytics part separately, Grafana only gives you the visualization.

It's okay, but I probably wouldn't choose it again. The ease of setting up Dashboards and Panels is great at first, but you pay for it with a low ceiling of what you can do (without building around it) and a "we trust everyone" approach to security.
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betterThanTexas 403 days ago
> actual Analytics

I've never used google analytics before. What's the marginal value over statsd?

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luckylion 402 days ago
Primarily the ease of use. You add the JS to your site and don't worry about anything else, collection is very fast (delivering data is < 30ms) and has edge-servers around the globe.
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