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Would you recommend this product?
Paul JarvisCofounder, Fathom Analytics
Maker
Hey all,
Today is huge for us... we've been working on version two of Fathom for months and it's finally live. We rebuilt it from the ground up to be faster, simpler and even do more (like track goals).
Our backend scales with our customers, so huge spikes won't slow us or your down, and our tracker is served from a global CDN. We created Fathom because there weren't any other simple and privacy focused analytics platforms out there... we just wanted to get all our data from a single screen, and not give up any personal data about our users at the same time.
We don’t collect personal or invasive data about your users, nor do we use cookies, meaning you don’t have to show pesky notices to users about cookie tracking. We’re GDPR compliant too.
PS: We even updated our marketing site (using Statamic), and there are now 243% more cats. 😸
Miguel Piedrafita18-year-old maker.
Paul JarvisCofounder, Fathom Analytics
Maker
Andrew AskinsPartner & CEO at Krit
@pjrvs congrats! I've been really tempted to make the switch from Google Analytics for a while, the simplicity of Fathom is just as exciting as the privacy controls. Is there any way to import data from GA? I don't even know if they make it possible, but I would love to be able to keep our historical data (even if we ditch most of it).
Andrew AskinsPartner & CEO at Krit
Paul JarvisCofounder, Fathom Analytics
Maker
@andrewaskins Ya, you can always keep GA for historical data reasons, but we don't have a importer :)
Justin Jackson⚡️ transistor.fm
I’ve been using Fathom v1 for my personal site and I can’t wait to get this!
Paul JarvisCofounder, Fathom Analytics
Maker
Charli Marie PrangleyMarketing Design Lead
This looks rad! I've just signed up for a trial and set it up on my site. Is there a way for me to import historical GA data (just the things that are shown on the Fathom dashboard)? Or will it mean I have to start fresh with my analytics?
Paul JarvisCofounder, Fathom Analytics
Maker
@charliprangley We don't have a GA import, but you can start fresh (and just keep your GA account for historical data if you need it). We have thought about an importer, but haven't got there yet in terms of features.
Charli Marie PrangleyMarketing Design Lead
Paul JarvisCofounder, Fathom Analytics
Maker
@brian_mchale Thank you Brian!
This is awesome. Congrats on the launch!
Paul JarvisCofounder, Fathom Analytics
Maker
@cameron_mccool Thanks so much sir!
Kai GradertDesigner at Stealth Healthcare Startup
Will give this a try for my personal sites.
Paul JarvisCofounder, Fathom Analytics
Maker
@kaigradert Thanks Kai, let us know how it goes :)
Paul JarvisCofounder, Fathom Analytics
Maker
Sergio SalaWeb designer, writer and nomad
The simplicity in v1 was so good, that I'm just excited to keep tracking my sites with the new v2 that add more features but keep it simple stupid :)
Paul JarvisCofounder, Fathom Analytics
Maker
@sergiosa_la As you'll see in v2, the simplicity is carried through. Even though there are few more features, the interface is still one single page, carefully organized/arranged.
Levi NunninkHacker. Working on something new.
This product just keeps getting better. Love that you added "Goals".
Paul JarvisCofounder, Fathom Analytics
Maker
@levinunnink Heck ya, thanks Levi! Click on "Current visitors" too and you'll see details of current pages and current referrers.
Collins AgbonghamaFounder, Proper Fraction Limited
Congrats on the launch Paul. Quick question, is the v1 open source version now abandoned? Talking about https://github.com/usefathom/fathom because it looks like the v2 was rewritten in PHP/Laravel (as detected by wappalyzer).
Paul JarvisCofounder, Fathom Analytics
Maker
Collins AgbonghamaFounder, Proper Fraction Limited
Paul JarvisCofounder, Fathom Analytics
Maker
Collins AgbonghamaFounder, Proper Fraction Limited