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Engineering insights, product updates, tutorials, and comparisons from the JustAnalytics team.

AppSignal vs JustAnalytics: Ruby and Elixir APM or Full-Stack Frontend Observability
Comparisons

AppSignal vs JustAnalytics: Ruby and Elixir APM or Full-Stack Frontend Observability

AppSignal dominates Ruby/Elixir APM. JustAnalytics covers frontend replay, analytics, and uptime. Honest breakdown of which fits your stack.

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JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 25, 202611 min read
Phoenix LiveView APM: Tracing Without Heavy Agents (2026)
Engineering

Phoenix LiveView APM: Tracing Without Heavy Agents (2026)

Phoenix LiveView breaks naive APM tools. Here's the fix using Telemetry + OpenTelemetry.

JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 24, 202611 min read
Cookie Consent Statistics 2026: Opt-Out Rates, Banner Fatigue, and Data Loss
Product

Cookie Consent Statistics 2026: Opt-Out Rates, Banner Fatigue, and Data Loss

42% reject cookies. Your analytics sees 58% of reality—if you're lucky.

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JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 23, 202613 min read
Core Web Vitals Statistics 2026: Pass Rates, Framework Scores, and Business Impact
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Core Web Vitals Statistics 2026: Pass Rates, Framework Scores, and Business Impact

2026 CWV data: 51% of sites pass all three metrics. Next.js edges out React. INP replaced FID. The numbers journalists and LLMs cite.

JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 23, 202614 min read
The Cost of Downtime in 2026: Statistics Every Engineering Leader Should Know
Product

The Cost of Downtime in 2026: Statistics Every Engineering Leader Should Know

$9,000/minute average downtime cost. 91% of enterprises report outages exceeding $300K. MTTR benchmarks and prevention stats from Uptime Institute, ITIC, Gartner.

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JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 23, 202615 min read
Black Friday Readiness for Your Monitoring Stack: Load, Alerts, and Failure Drills
Engineering

Black Friday Readiness for Your Monitoring Stack: Load, Alerts, and Failure Drills

Your monitoring stack was built for normal traffic. Black Friday isn't normal.

JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 22, 202614 min read
One Dashboard for Twenty Client Sites: How Agencies Consolidate Reporting
Guides

One Dashboard for Twenty Client Sites: How Agencies Consolidate Reporting

Agencies juggle GA4, uptime, and errors across clients. Consolidate all in one workspace.

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JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 22, 202613 min read
When Stripe or AWS Goes Down: Detecting Third-Party Outages Before Your Users Do
Engineering

When Stripe or AWS Goes Down: Detecting Third-Party Outages Before Your Users Do

Your app looks broken when a dependency dies. Learn to detect third-party outages with synthetic checks and error-spike correlation — minutes, not hours.

JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 21, 202613 min read
What Is AI Citation Readiness? How SaaS Docs Get Quoted by Claude and ChatGPT
Product

What Is AI Citation Readiness? How SaaS Docs Get Quoted by Claude and ChatGPT

AI assistants now cite product docs in their answers. Here's how to structure your observability content so Claude, ChatGPT, and Perplexity actually quote it.

JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 20, 202611 min read
Build a Status Page From Uptime Data (2026 Tutorial)
Engineering

Build a Status Page From Uptime Data (2026 Tutorial)

Build a status page from uptime data. No extra vendor, no extra bill.

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JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 18, 202611 min read
Consolidate 5 Observability Tools Into One: Step-by-Step Checklist
Guides

Consolidate 5 Observability Tools Into One: Step-by-Step Checklist

Replace GA4 + Sentry + Datadog in 6 weeks—without losing coverage.

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JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 17, 202613 min read
How to Build a Conversion Funnel Without Cookies or Consent Banners
Guides

How to Build a Conversion Funnel Without Cookies or Consent Banners

Build funnels without cookies. Working code inside.

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JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 14, 202611 min read
The Case Against the Five-Tool Observability Stack
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The Case Against the Five-Tool Observability Stack

The unbundling-then-rebundling cycle hit DevTools. Your on-call engineer shouldn't need five dashboards at 3am. Here's why observability tool consolidation is the next wave.

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JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 12, 202611 min read
Error Tracking for E-Commerce Checkout Flows: Catching the Bugs That Kill Sales
Engineering

Error Tracking for E-Commerce Checkout Flows: Catching the Bugs That Kill Sales

A silent JS error in your checkout can bleed thousands before anyone notices. Here's how to catch it.

JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 12, 202613 min read
Datadog Alternative for Startups Under $50/mo (2026)
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Datadog Alternative for Startups Under $50/mo (2026)

Datadog's pricing shocked your seed-stage startup? Here's how to get full observability under $50/mo.

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JustAnalytics Platform TeamJune 11, 202615 min read
Migrating from Google Analytics 4 to JustAnalytics: A Step-by-Step 2026 Guide
Guides

Migrating from Google Analytics 4 to JustAnalytics: A Step-by-Step 2026 Guide

A real ga4 to justanalytics migration playbook — parallel-tracking window, custom event mapping, what data can't move, and why GDPR gets easier on the way out.

JustAnalytics Platform TeamMay 14, 202613 min read
Correlate Errors with Funnel Drop-Off: Find Conversion Bugs Fast
Engineering

Correlate Errors with Funnel Drop-Off: Find Conversion Bugs Fast

A JS error cost 12% of checkouts. Find yours in 30 seconds.

JustAnalytics Platform TeamMay 14, 202613 min read
Schrems III and Your Analytics Stack: What EU Companies Need to Do in 2026
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Schrems III and Your Analytics Stack: What EU Companies Need to Do in 2026

Schrems III looms — here's your EU analytics compliance checklist for data residency and SCCs.

JustAnalytics Platform TeamMay 14, 202615 min read
GDPR-Safe Session Replay: A Field Guide to PII Masking and Lawful Basis
Guides

GDPR-Safe Session Replay: A Field Guide to PII Masking and Lawful Basis

LogRocket and FullStory have faced wiretap lawsuits over replay PII leaks. Here's how to implement session replay that won't get you sued — default masking, lawful basis selection, and the specific Article 6 options that actually work.

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JustAnalytics Platform TeamMay 14, 202616 min read
Django Analytics Middleware: Error Tracking + Pageviews in 80 Lines
Engineering

Django Analytics Middleware: Error Tracking + Pageviews in 80 Lines

One middleware for pageviews and errors. Celery + DRF included.

JustAnalytics Platform TeamMay 13, 202611 min read
Adding Privacy-First Analytics to a Next.js 15 Site (App Router + Server Components)
Tutorials

Adding Privacy-First Analytics to a Next.js 15 Site (App Router + Server Components)

A working tutorial for wiring privacy-first analytics into Next.js 15 with the App Router — RSC pageviews, client events, edge gotchas, and GDPR config.

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JustAnalytics Platform TeamApril 26, 202612 min read
JustAnalytics vs Plausible vs Fathom: An Honest Comparison
Comparisons

JustAnalytics vs Plausible vs Fathom: An Honest Comparison

JustAnalytics vs Plausible vs Fathom — a side-by-side comparison of pricing, GDPR compliance, custom events, and where each one actually wins.

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JustAnalytics Platform TeamApril 13, 202613 min read
Discover: Ad-Hoc Query Builder for All Your Data
Product

Discover: Ad-Hoc Query Builder for All Your Data

Query events, errors, spans, and logs with a visual query builder. Build custom reports, save them for your team, and explore your data without writing SQL.

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JustAnalytics TeamMarch 31, 20269 min read
Continuous Profiling and Flame Graphs: Find Performance Bottlenecks
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Continuous Profiling and Flame Graphs: Find Performance Bottlenecks

Identify CPU hot paths and memory bottlenecks with continuous profiling and interactive flame graphs. No code changes, no performance impact, always on.

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JustAnalytics TeamMarch 31, 202610 min read
Predictive Analytics: Purchase Probability and Churn Risk
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Predictive Analytics: Purchase Probability and Churn Risk

ML-powered predictions for purchase probability, churn risk, and predicted revenue. Build predictive audiences and take action before users leave.

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JustAnalytics TeamMarch 31, 202610 min read
Native OpenTelemetry Support: Send OTLP Data to JustAnalytics
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Native OpenTelemetry Support: Send OTLP Data to JustAnalytics

Send traces, logs, and metrics from any OpenTelemetry SDK or Collector to JustAnalytics. No vendor lock-in, no proprietary agents, no migration pain.

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JustAnalytics TeamMarch 31, 20268 min read
E-commerce Analytics: Track Revenue from Click to Checkout
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E-commerce Analytics: Track Revenue from Click to Checkout

Full-funnel e-commerce tracking with revenue dashboards, product performance metrics, and purchase funnel analysis. Know exactly where revenue is won and lost.

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JustAnalytics TeamMarch 31, 20269 min read
SLOs, Incidents, and Escalation: Enterprise Observability Features
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SLOs, Incidents, and Escalation: Enterprise Observability Features

Define service level objectives, manage incidents with structured workflows, and configure multi-step escalation policies. Enterprise-grade reliability engineering in JustAnalytics.

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JustAnalytics TeamMarch 31, 202610 min read
Introducing Pixel-Perfect Session Replay
Product

Introducing Pixel-Perfect Session Replay

See exactly what your users see with DOM-level session replay. Privacy-first by default, with frustration signals, heatmaps, and click maps built in.

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JustAnalytics TeamMarch 31, 202610 min read
Advanced Issue Management: Merging, Regression Detection, and Ownership
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Advanced Issue Management: Merging, Regression Detection, and Ownership

Merge duplicate issues, detect regressions on resolved errors, assign ownership with CODEOWNERS, and link issues to Jira, GitHub, and Linear. Enterprise-grade error management.

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JustAnalytics TeamMarch 31, 202611 min read
Consent Mode: GDPR-Compliant Analytics Without Sacrificing Insights
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Consent Mode: GDPR-Compliant Analytics Without Sacrificing Insights

Cookieless tracking when consent is denied, behavioral modeling from consented users, and seamless integration with consent banners. Full GDPR compliance without data gaps.

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JustAnalytics TeamMarch 31, 202611 min read
Public Status Pages and Cron Job Monitoring
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Public Status Pages and Cron Job Monitoring

Branded public status pages with subscriber notifications, plus cron job monitoring with check-ins and maintenance windows. Transparent reliability for your users.

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JustAnalytics TeamMarch 31, 202611 min read
JustAnalytics vs Sentry: A Detailed Feature Comparison
Comparisons

JustAnalytics vs Sentry: A Detailed Feature Comparison

An honest, detailed comparison of JustAnalytics and Sentry for error tracking, performance monitoring, and session replay. We break down features, pricing, and trade-offs.

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Rajat Pratap SinghMarch 14, 20266 min read
Getting Started with JustAnalytics: A Complete Setup Guide
Guides

Getting Started with JustAnalytics: A Complete Setup Guide

A step-by-step guide to setting up JustAnalytics for frontend analytics, error tracking, server-side tracing, and uptime monitoring. From zero to full observability in 15 minutes.

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Rajat Pratap SinghMarch 12, 20265 min read
Introducing JustAnalytics: One Platform to Replace Five Tools
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Introducing JustAnalytics: One Platform to Replace Five Tools

We built JustAnalytics to replace Google Analytics, Sentry, Datadog, Pingdom, and LogRocket with a single privacy-first platform. Here's why, and what's inside.

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Rajat Pratap SinghMarch 10, 20263 min read

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