Question 1

What is the difference between product analytics and observability?

Accepted Answer

Product analytics tracks user behavior — page views, funnels, retention. Observability tracks system behavior — latency, error rates, distributed traces. Some platforms are converging, but the core use cases remain distinct.

Question 2

Do I need a privacy-first analytics tool?

Accepted Answer

If your audience is technical, a significant portion will use ad blockers. Privacy-first tools like Plausible require no cookie consent, load faster, and have higher effective tracking rates among technical audiences. The tradeoff is less granular user-level data.

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