Amplitude vs. Google Analytics 4

Trade in your GA4 blues for Amplitude blue. Analyze, test, and make AI-backed decisions with a complete digital analytics platform—so you can build digital experiences that move the needle.

Why marketing & product teams choose Amplitude

You need to deliver personalized digital experiences, but GA4 just isn’t cutting it.

Amplitude

Easy self-service for any user

Capture and understand the full customer journey

Connect to major ad platforms and marketing tools

Data governance ensures accurate data

Take action with targeted experiments & messaging

Committed to user privacy

Best-in-class customer support

GA4 and GA 360

Forced to rely on BigQuery for deeper insights

Point solution focused on web and Ads performance

Limited functionality outside the Google ecosystem

Inconsistent data across GA4, BigQuery, etc

Limited “action layer” outside of Google Ads

Challenges around HIPAA, GDPR, and more

Inconsistent support

The platform at a glance

Innovate with AI
Amplitude analytics dashboard
Guides and Surveys
Test what matters
Personalize and target with ease

Set a goal, like improving sign-ups or increasing user activation, and let AI do the heavy lifting. AI Agents work 24/7 to uncover insights, suggest actions, and track impact—always with your oversight.

Combine powerful marketing and product analytics with session replays to see exactly how users navigate, drop off, and engage—turning insights into immediate improvements.

Launch banners, modals, and surveys on your website and app to drive engagement, promote offers, and get feedback—without waiting on developers.

Run A/B tests on your site and in your product with integrated experimentation tools that connect directly to your analytics.

Import data from your warehouse, enrich it with behavioral insights, and activate it across your whole stack.

“In contrast to Google Analytics’ constraints and shortfalls, Amplitude is 100% flexible. It would allow us to … define events the way we want without the erratic and oftentimes unfortunate product roadmap GA4 has.”

Ani Lopez
Unity, Senior Data Engineer, Strategy & Analytics

Real results from real customers

4x

Feature adoption

identified friction points and optimized key features, increasing product adoption.

$10M

Expected annual cash flow

improved product flows, expecting to add $10M in revenue annually.

90%

Increase in retention

scaled product experimentation and saw a 90% month-one increase in customer retention.

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Power your growth with the leading digital analytics platform. What to expect in your demo:

  • A deep dive into our platform capabilities
  • Tailored use cases for analytics, experimentation, and more
  • Q&A session to address your unique challenges

Google Analytics to Amplitude Migration Guide

A roadmap and resources for navigating your migration

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Beyond GA: Consolidating Your Data Stack for Optimal Customer Journeys
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