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Chartbeat

American web analytics company.

What it is

Chartbeat shows what is happening on your site right now, built for newsrooms deciding what to promote.

Strengths and trade-offs

What works well

  • Real-time attention data, not just pageviews
  • Built around editorial decisions
  • Big-screen dashboards for newsrooms

Where it falls short

  • Priced for publishers
  • Little value outside editorial contexts
  • Historical analysis is not the focus

Who it is for

Publishers making live decisions about content placement.

Our verdict

Excellent for newsrooms and irrelevant for almost everyone else.

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What we checked

  • Public APIOffers a documented API you can build against.Not checked
  • Mobile appHas a native app for iOS or Android, not just a mobile website.Not checked
  • Open source / self-hostableSource is open and the tool can be run on your own infrastructure.Not checked
  • SSO (SAML)Supports SAML single sign-on on at least one plan.Not checked

“Not checked” means exactly that — we have not verified it, and we do not guess.

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