# Kissmetrics vs MonsterInsights Comparison

| | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 168 | 40 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (55.6% of reviews) | Small-Business (86.5% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $299.00 Per Month | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Kissmetrics

**Not enough data**

### MonsterInsights

Pros:
- Ease of Use (2 reviews)
- Analytics (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (2 reviews)
- Limited Features (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 7.9 (154 reviews) | 9.1 (27 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 7.4 (155 reviews) | 9.1 (27 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 6.7 (62 reviews) | 9.2 (15 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.8 (67 reviews) | 8.8 (11 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.3 (135 reviews) | 8.7 (24 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.4 (68 reviews) | 9.2 (11 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.8 (155 reviews) | 8.5 (24 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Kissmetrics

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Silver

Price: $299.00 Per Month

Description: Best for smaller businesses - up to 10,000 monthly tracked users

Key Features:
- Analyze Reports:  Metrics, People, Funnel, Cohort, A/B, Power
- Populations: Up to 10 active
- Campaigns: Unlimited Profiles, Unlimited Emails

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/kissmetrics/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### MonsterInsights

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Digital Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Kissmetrics** | 8.0/10 | 132 |
| **MonsterInsights** | 8.4/10 | 23 |

#### Metrics

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Sessions - Digital Analytics** | 8.3 (102 reviews) | 9.0 (20 reviews) | 
| **Engagement** | 8.1 (102 reviews) | 8.5 (19 reviews) | 
| **Entry and Exit Pages** | 7.7 (94 reviews) | 9.2 (19 reviews) | 
| **Standard Event Tracking** | 8.7 (111 reviews) | 8.8 (18 reviews) | 
| **Custom Event Tracking** | 8.6 (111 reviews) | 8.3 (16 reviews) | 
| **Retention** | 8.0 (93 reviews) | 8.7 (19 reviews) | 
| **Return** | 7.7 (96 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.9 (19 reviews) | 
| **Conversions** | 8.7 (109 reviews) | 8.2 (17 reviews) | 
| **Funnels** | 8.4 (109 reviews) | 7.8 (16 reviews) | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Reporting** | 8.0 (108 reviews) | 9.1 (19 reviews) | 
| **Trending** | 7.6 (90 reviews) | 8.4 (19 reviews) | 
| **Retroactive Reporting** | 8.0 (63 reviews) | 8.1 (16 reviews) | 
| **Segmentation** | 8.1 (100 reviews) | 8.4 (15 reviews) | 
| **Mobile Reporting** | 7.1 (57 reviews) | 8.2 (18 reviews) | 
| **Unification Across Devices** | 8.0 (66 reviews) | 8.9 (17 reviews) | 
| **Custom Reports and Dashboards** | 8.1 (107 reviews) | 8.0 (17 reviews) | 

#### Other

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **User Data** | 8.3 (105 reviews) | 8.8 (19 reviews) | 
| **Site Search Reporting** | 7.6 (58 reviews) | 8.3 (17 reviews) | 
| **Load Time Monitoring** | Feature Not Available | 8.0 (17 reviews) | 
| **Campaign Tracking** | 8.2 (91 reviews) | 7.8 (15 reviews) | 
| **E-Commerce** | 7.9 (61 reviews) | 8.2 (14 reviews) | 
| **Promotional Messages** | 7.4 (39 reviews) | 7.3 (16 reviews) | 
| **Administration Alerts** | Feature Not Available | 8.0 (16 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Digital Analytics

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **API / Integrations** | 7.8 (88 reviews) | 8.2 (14 reviews) | 
| **QA Testing** | 7.6 (57 reviews) | 7.3 (13 reviews) | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | 8.1 (98 reviews) | 8.8 (17 reviews) | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | 8.7 (98 reviews) | 8.8 (16 reviews) | 

### Mobile App Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Kissmetrics** | 9.2/10 | 5 |
| **MonsterInsights** | N/A | N/A |

#### User Identification

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Demographics** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Segmentation** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Geolocation** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Tracking &amp; Reporting

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Custom Event Tracking** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Insights** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Attribution** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboard** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Path Tracking** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Activity History** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Metrics

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Engagement** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Exit Tracking** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Retention** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Return** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Conversions** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Product Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Kissmetrics** | 8.2/10 | 10 |
| **MonsterInsights** | N/A | N/A |

#### Product Analytics

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Account-Level Analytics** | 8.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User-Level Analytics** | 8.3 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Segmentation** | 7.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Funnels** | 8.2 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts** | 8.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Product Analytics** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Scoring** | 8.0 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | 7.6 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Product Analytics

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Behavioral Analytics - Product Analytics

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Product Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User level Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Account level Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Segmentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Funnels** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform Infrastructure - Product Analytics

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross System integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI driven optimization - Product Analytics

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **User scoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated insights** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Autonomous task execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### E-Commerce Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Kissmetrics** | 8.7/10 | 10 |
| **MonsterInsights** | N/A | N/A |

#### Analytics

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reports** | 9.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboard** | 8.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Web Analytics** | 9.2 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Campaign Tracking** | 9.5 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Customer Demographics** | 8.3 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Predictive Analytics** | 7.8 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Storage** | 8.5 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **A/B Testing** | 8.2 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | 8.2 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - E-Commerce Analytics

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Mobile Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Kissmetrics** | 9.4/10 | 5 |
| **MonsterInsights** | N/A | N/A |

#### Metrics

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Engagement** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Exit Tracking** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Retention** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Return** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Conversions** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Mobile App Optimization

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Kissmetrics** | N/A | N/A |
| **MonsterInsights** | N/A | N/A |

#### Variation Testing

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **A/B Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **WYSIWYG Editor** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Conversion Goal** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Percentage of Traffic** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Confidence Level** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multivariant Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Segmentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reports and Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Personalization

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Standard Targeting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Custom Targeting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Segmentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **API / Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **QA Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Digital Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/digital-analytics)

**Unique to Kissmetrics (4):** [Product Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/product-analytics), [Mobile App Analytics Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-app-analytics), [Mobile App Optimization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-app-optimization), [E-Commerce Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/e-commerce-analytics)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Kissmetrics | MonsterInsights | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 55.6% | 86.5% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 35.0% | 10.8% | 
| **Enterprise** | 9.4% | 2.7% | 

### By Industry

#### Kissmetrics

- **Computer Software:** 22.6%
- **Internet:** 18.3%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 12.8%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 7.9%
- **Retail:** 3.7%
- **Higher Education:** 2.4%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.4%
- **E-Learning:** 1.8%
- **Real Estate:** 1.2%
- **Publishing:** 1.2%
- **Other:** 25.6%

#### MonsterInsights

- **Marketing and Advertising:** 17.1%
- **Writing and Editing:** 8.6%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 8.6%
- **Automotive:** 2.9%
- **Banking:** 2.9%
- **Computer &amp; Network Security:** 2.9%
- **Computer Software:** 2.9%
- **Education Management:** 2.9%
- **Facilities Services:** 2.9%
- **Financial Services:** 2.9%
- **Other:** 45.7%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Kissmetrics

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- [Heap by Contentsquare](https://www.g2.com/products/heap-by-contentsquare/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1097 reviews)
- [Mixpanel](https://www.g2.com/products/mixpanel/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1369 reviews)
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## Top Discussions

### Kissmetrics

- Title: [Are there other similar products on the market?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/31082-are-there-other-similar-products-on-the-market) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Ben,

Kissmetrics is one of the more flexible analytics tools on the market due to being able to capture and store data by person, which allows you to..."

### MonsterInsights

- Title: [Is MonsterInsights any good?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-monsterinsights-any-good) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Yes. It shows you visitors coming to your website and pages."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/kissmetrics-vs-monsterinsights)

