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Decode GA4 is a BigQuery-native data transformation utility built for teams working with the Google Analytics 4 BigQuery export. GA4 writes event data into deeply nested RECORD and ARRAY structures. Reading a single field such as pagelocation or pagetitle requires a correlated UNNEST subquery, repeated for every field an analyst needs, on a wildcard table that scans every partition. Decode GA4 does that transformation once, properly, and exposes the result as direct columns. The same query becomes simple dot-notation SQL against one predictable table per property.
It is a connector, not a platform. Decode GA4 is subscribed through Google Cloud Marketplace and delivered as a linked dataset via BigQuery Analytics Hub, so it deploys into your existing Google Cloud project and runs on your own BigQuery compute. Your data never leaves your project, there is no egress, and your existing IAM, security and data residency controls still apply.
Processing is metadata-driven and incremental. Each date partition is processed exactly once unless GA4 modifies it upstream, in which case the affected partitions are detected and reprocessed automatically. When GA4 adds new event parameters the output adapts without a full rebuild, so downstream dbt, Dataform and SQLMesh models keep working. Transformed data can be written as compressed Parquet in Cloud Storage and read through external tables, which cuts storage cost and enables export to AWS S3 or Azure Blob Storage.
Pricing is usage-based through Google Cloud Marketplace, from $50 per GiB for the first GiB down to $0.50 per GiB above 500 GiB. There is no subscription and no monthly minimum. Typical cost is $1.50 to $8 a month for sites under 10,000 monthly sessions, billed on your existing Google Cloud invoice.
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So this post is about something I've been chewing on for months but finally moved on: ripping Google Analytics out of three side projects and picking a privacy-focused alternative. Specifically, I'll compare Umami, Plausible, and Fathom โ the three I actually evaluated โ and walk through the migration steps that worked for me. - Source: dev.to / 3 months ago
Fathom is the most "premium" option. No self-hosted version โ it's a paid product, and they lean into that. The upside is it just works, with excellent uptime and performance. - Source: dev.to / 4 months ago
Fathom takes a different approach โ it's a proprietary, hosted-only product. No self-hosting option. They've bet everything on being the simplest, most privacy-respecting paid analytics tool. - Source: dev.to / 4 months ago
I've been using Umami for this โ it's a self-hosted, privacy-focused analytics tool that doesn't require cookie banners and is fully GDPR-compliant out of the box. Compared to alternatives like Plausible (also excellent, but their hosted plan costs more) or Fathom (hosted-only, pricier), Umami hits a sweet spot of simplicity and zero cost if you self-host. You get clean dashboards showing endpoint usage, response... - Source: dev.to / 4 months ago
Fathom is the premium option. It's not open source and not self-hostable, but it's rock solid and has excellent uptime. Starts at $15/month. - Source: dev.to / 4 months ago
Plausible.io - Plausible Analytics is a simple, open-source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly web analytics alternative to Google Analytics. Made and hosted in the EU, powered by European-owned cloud infrastructure ๐ช๐บ
DataBackfill - Backfill your historical GA4 data to BigQuery
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