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Chartbeat
Chartbeat · Austin, Texas, United States · founded 2009
What it is
Chartbeat provides real-time and historical content analytics for digital publishers, editorial teams, and enterprise media organizations. It measures engaged time, referral traffic, scroll depth, recirculation, and audience insights across authors, topics, and sections. Essentials includes a real-time dashboard, Big Board display, multi-site views, and historical analytics; Chartbeat says 13 months of historical data are guaranteed as standard. The Testing suite supports live headline tests and homepage image tests for up to ten images. Reader Experience tracks events such as subscriptions, registrations, newsletter sign-ups, donations, and downloads, and offers personalized content recommendations. Analytics Pro includes Data Lab for custom dashboards, while Datastream can deliver real-time interaction data to a data warehouse or through Snowflake Data Sharing. Integrations include Slack, Google Search Console, Google AMP, Apple News, websites, and mobile apps, with APIs available for custom tools. Chartbeat’s mobile app is available for iOS and Android. The maker says it does not sell personal information, store visitors’ IP addresses, or set third-party cookies. Pricing is customized according to website and native app pageviews.
For and against
For
- Measures engagement, referral traffic, and scroll depth.
- Essentials includes 13 months of historical data.
- Testing supports headline and homepage image tests.
- Mobile app is available for iOS and Android.
- APIs can power custom tools.
Against
- There is no free plan.
- Pricing is customized and requires contacting sales.
- Data retention is listed as limited.
The verdict
Chartbeat offers newsroom analytics alongside testing, conversion-event tracking, and data delivery options. Pricing depends on website and native app pageviews, and no free plan is listed.
Who it suits
Chartbeat suits digital publishers and newsroom teams that need live and historical audience and content measurements. Its testing and reader-experience features may also suit teams measuring headlines, homepage images, and conversion events.
Plans and prices
Essentials
Real-time and historical analytics · 13 months of historical data · unlimited seats
Read 12 Oct 2026 · chartbeat.com
Plus
Everything in Essentials · choice of one Performance Suite: Reader Experience, Testing, Benchmarking, or Analytics Pro
Read 12 Oct 2026 · chartbeat.com
Premium
Everything in Essentials · choice of three Performance Suites: Reader Experience, Testing, Benchmarking, or Analytics Pro
Read 12 Oct 2026 · chartbeat.com
Enterprise
Everything in Essentials · all Performance Suites · single sign-on
Read 12 Oct 2026 · chartbeat.com
On the record
- Analytics exports
- Analytics Pro includes Data Lab for custom dashboards, and Datastream can deliver real-time interaction data to a data warehouse or through Snowflake Data Sharing.chartbeat.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yeschartbeat.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Audience
- Chartbeat says it serves thousands of digital newsrooms in more than 60 countries.chartbeat.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Conversion funnels
- Yeschartbeat.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Data retention
- limitedchartbeat.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Event tracking
- Yeschartbeat.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Historical data
- Chartbeat says it guarantees 13 months of historical data as standard.chartbeat.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Documented integrations include Slack, Google Search Console, standard websites, Google AMP, Apple News, and mobile apps; APIs can power custom tools.help.chartbeat.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Metrics
- It measures engaged time, referral traffic, scroll depth, recirculation, and audience insights across authors, topics, and sections.chartbeat.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Chartbeat's mobile app is available for iOS and Android, and its native app integration supports traffic breakdowns and engagement data across both platforms.chartbeat.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Newsroom tools
- Essentials includes a real-time dashboard, Big Board display, multi-site views, and historical analytics.chartbeat.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Pricing limits
- Pricing is customized according to website and native app pageviews, and the pricing page directs prospective customers to contact sales rather than listing prices.chartbeat.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Chartbeat provides real-time and historical content analytics for digital publishers, editorial teams, and enterprise media organizations.chartbeat.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Reader experience
- The Reader Experience suite tracks conversion events such as subscriptions, registrations, newsletter sign-ups, donations, and downloads, and offers personalized content recommendations.chartbeat.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- Chartbeat says it does not sell personal information, does not store visitors’ IP addresses, and does not set third-party cookies.chartbeat.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Help Center offers documentation and support requests, and lists [email protected] as a contact address.help.chartbeat.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Testing
- The Testing suite supports live headline tests and homepage image tests for up to ten images.chartbeat.com · read 12 Oct 2026
