Pros and cons
What Kissmetrics does especially well — and the limits to anticipate.
Pros
- Revenue attribution from email to purchase (unique focus).
- Multi-device tracking and journey mapping.
- Event-based automation triggers.
- Simple Segment or JS snippet integration.
- Free plan accessible.
- Fast insights (48h).
Cons
- Not an email tool (analytics only).
- Less modern interface.
- Setup can be complex for beginners.
- Data noisy if tracking misconfigured.
- No true email automation (triggers only).
Kissmetrics: when it makes sense.
Kissmetrics excels for ecommerce revenue-tracking; for content-only, Google Analytics suffices.
Keep if
You're e-commerce or SaaS tracking email-to-revenue attribution.. You need behavioral analytics across devices.
- You use it at least once a week
- The monthly cost (€20) is small next to the time it saves you
Challenge if
You don't need revenue tracking (content only).. You want a complete ESL (Mailchimp/Brevo better).
- You use it less than once a month
- A simple free version or a tool already in your stack would do