You’re constantly making decisions that have long-term effects on your company and your products. One of the biggest decisions facing SaaS companies is how to effectively implement the right type of analytics solution for your products.

Analytics is easily one of the most under-estimated features in most product roadmaps, and I’ve been watching companies for 20 years struggle to get off the ground with their developments. There are so many choices for analytics and here I outline four distinct types of solutions that can help guide you in choosing the best type for your product.