Parse.ly

The Content Analytics Standard.

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Overview

Parse.ly is a content analytics platform that gives creators, marketers, and developers the tools to understand content performance and prove its value. It provides a clear view of how content is performing across channels, including specific support for tracking Google AMP pages. This allows publishers to measure audience engagement on their fast-loading mobile articles and integrate that data into their overall content strategy. Parse.ly was acquired by Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and Jetpack.

✨ Key Features

  • Content performance dashboard (real-time and historical)
  • Audience segmentation and analysis
  • Conversion tracking and content attribution
  • Google AMP and Facebook Instant Articles tracking
  • API for data access and integration
  • Automated reports and alerts
  • SEO and social referral analysis

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Focus on historical data and content lifecycle analysis.
  • Powerful API for data integration.
  • Part of the Automattic/WordPress.com ecosystem.

Unique Value: Provides deep, actionable insights into content performance across all channels, including AMP, to help creators prove and improve the value of their work.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Publishers measuring the ROI of their content. Content marketers optimizing their strategy based on data. Editorial teams identifying top-performing articles and authors. Analyzing the effectiveness of distribution channels like AMP.

✅ Best For

  • Tracking detailed engagement metrics for AMP articles.
  • Attributing conversions and subscriptions to specific pieces of content.

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Companies that do not produce a significant amount of content.
  • Users who only need basic website traffic metrics.

🏆 Alternatives

Chartbeat Google Analytics Adobe Analytics

Goes beyond the real-time focus of Chartbeat to provide more in-depth historical analysis and attribution, making it ideal for strategic content planning.

💻 Platforms

Web (SaaS) API

🔌 Integrations

WordPress Drupal Google AMP Facebook Instant Articles Slack Google Data Studio

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (All plans tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SOC 2 ✓ GDPR ✓ SSO ✓ SOC 2

💰 Pricing

Contact for pricing

✓ 14-day free trial

Free tier: NA

📊 Market Info

Customers: 500+

Total Funding: $13.6M

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