Urchin (software)
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| Developer(s) | Google Inc. |
| Stable release | 7.000 / September 13, 2010 |
| Type | Web analytics |
| Website | Google Urchin |
Urchin is a web statistics analysis program developed by Urchin Software Corporation. Urchin is used to analyze web server log file content and display the traffic information on that website based upon the log data.
Urchin software can be run in two different data collection modes; log file analyser or hybrid. As a log file analyser, Urchin processes web server log files in a variety of log file formats. Custom file formats can also be defined. As a hybrid, Urchin combines page tags with log file data to eradicate the limitations of each data collection method in isolation.[1] The result is more accurate web visitor data.[2]
Urchin has become one of the more popular solutions for website traffic analysis, particularly with ISPs and web hosting providers. This is largely due to its scalability in performance and pricing model.[citation needed]
While Urchin Software Corp. was acquired by Google in April 2005, the Urchin 5 and prior analysis programs are still widely used and available today. In April 2008, Google released the next version called Urchin 6.[3] In February 2009, Google released Urchin 6.5, integrating AdWords.[4] Urchin 7 was released in September 2010 and includes 64-bit support, new UI and event tracking among other features.[5][6]
Google announced that it would end sales of Urchin on March 2012.[7]
[edit] See also
- Google Analytics, derived from Urchin 6
- List of web analytics software
[edit] References
- ^ Hosted v software v hybrid web analytics tools blog article
- ^ Increasing Accuracy for Online Business Growth - a web analytics accuracy whitepaper
- ^ Urchin 6 announcement from Google
- ^ Urchin 6.5 announcement from Google
- ^ Urchin 7 announcement from Google
- ^ Urchin 7 Key features
- ^ http://analytics.blogspot.com/2012/01/end-of-era-for-urchin-software.html The End of an Era for Urchin Software
[edit] External links
- Official List of Urchin Software Resellers
- Official Urchin Software website
- What is Urchin? - blog article
- Back up your Google Analytics data locally - blog article
- Differences between Urchin Software and Google Analytics
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