When comparing Alexa vs Keen.io, the Slant community recommends Keen.io for most people. In the question“What are the best analytics tools for a SaaS web applications?” Keen.io is ranked 13th while Alexa is ranked 24th. The most important reason people chose Keen.io is:
Keen is designed for developer to be able to build custom, complex, large-scale analytics solutions.
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pros
Pro Provides information about competitors
Alexa, in addition to on-site metrics, provides traffic, engagement and reputation data about other sites.
Pro Great for custom, complex, large-scale analytics solutions
Keen is designed for developer to be able to build custom, complex, large-scale analytics solutions.
Pro Offers a good free plan
The free plan allows for 50,000 events.
Pro Allows gathering and visualizing data for your users
Pro Good documentation
Pro Can be easily integrated into existing projects
Cons
Con Unknown ranking accuracy
Alexa's ranking is based on users that have installed one of their browser extensions and sites that have installed a tracking script. It's unknown what kind of users are installing the extensions and how big is the sample size (Alexa claims it to be millions).
Con Development knowledge is not optional
There's no drag and drop interface, setting up analytics requires a developer.