Your needs.
Every feature, compared.
Some start with a link. Others start with a visit. Pulse brings your analytics, short links and revenue into the same picture.
Connected questions. One workspace.
What each tool can do.
From your first short link to your next sale: compare the features that matter to your work.
Sources reviewed on 8 September 2026. Features and availability can change.Scroll horizontally to compare all five tools →
| Feature | Pulse | Plausible | Dub | GetOpen | Google Analytics 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Understand your website | |||||
| Website pageviews & traffic sources | ✓ | ✓ | × | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conversion funnels | ✓ | ◐ Business plan | ◐ Business+ · clicks, leads, sales | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web Vitals performance measurements | ✓ Enable tracker extras | × | × | ✓ | ◐ Custom instrumentation |
| Share & measure campaigns | |||||
| Create short links | ✓ | × | ✓ | × | × |
| Generate QR codes | ✓ SVG download | × | ✓ | × | × |
| Save reusable UTM templates | ✓ | × | ✓ | × | × |
| Custom domains for short links | ✓ Paid plan · domain setup required | × | ✓ Domain setup required | × | × |
| Connect results & advertising | |||||
| Revenue linked to conversions | ✓ Payment attribution setup | ◐ Business · revenue events | ◐ Business+ · tracking setup | ✓ Payment attribution setup | ◐ Ecommerce events |
| Native Google Ads audience integration | × | × | × | × | ✓ Account linking required |
Availability can depend on the plan or setup. Read the notes for each feature.
Some features marked unavailable were not confirmed in the documentation reviewed; their absence has not been established.
Less distance between
a question and its answer.
Start before the visit.
Create a short link, add campaign parameters, and share a QR code. Keep the links you publish close to the analytics you read.
Explore short links ↗See what happens next.
Read traffic sources, visitor journeys and funnels together. Find where people arrive, continue or leave.
Explore journeys ↗Follow through to revenue.
Connect Stripe to attribute revenue to traffic sources and campaigns, with refunds and fees in view.
Explore revenue ↗Before you
make your choice.
Your own short-link domain is essential.
Pulse supports custom short-link domains on paid plans. Add your domain, configure the required DNS records and complete ownership and hosting verification before using it for links.
Your workflow revolves around Google Ads.
If linked advertising reports and Google Ads audiences are your priority, evaluate GA4’s native integration first.
Try it with your own story.
Your site. Your campaigns. A clearer view of what happens next.
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