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title: "Countly blog: product analytics, engagement, privacy and AI"
description: "Practical guides, release news and lessons from the people building Countly, on product analytics, customer engagement, privacy and AI."
url: https://countly.com/blog
last_modified: 2026-11-11
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Blog

# Notes on product intelligence

Analytics, engagement, privacy and AI: practical guides, release news and lessons from the people building Countly.

[Barbora Koubková · 11 November 2026 · 5 min read Countly vs Amplitude (2026): the self-hosted alternative, compared Countly and Amplitude both provide sophisticated product analytics. The difference is deployment: Countly Enterprise can be self-hosted on your infrastructure.](https://countly.com/blog/countly-vs-amplitude) [Barbora Koubková · 4 November 2026 · 4 min read What is Countly 27? A new chapter in private product intelligence Countly 27 brings deeper analytics, AI and customer engagement together in one platform you can self-host, built around one loop: Capture → Analyze → Act → Adapt.](https://countly.com/blog/what-is-countly-27)

[Countly Team · 15 September 2026 · 7 min read Your analytics platform is part of your attack surface](https://countly.com/blog/your-analytics-platform-is-part-of-your-attack-surface) [Ujjaval Singh · 9 September 2026 · 8 min read How we rebuilt Countly for real-time analytics at 100+ billion data points](https://countly.com/blog/countly-26-01-real-time-analytics-architecture) [Countly Team · 22 June 2026 · 14 min read India’s DPDP Rules and why your analytics stack just became a compliance question](https://countly.com/blog/indias-dpdp-rules-2025-why-your-analytics-stack-just-became-a-compliance-question) [Countly Team · 17 June 2026 · 6 min read Countly Flex is evolving: faster analytics, clearer capabilities, more ways to get support](https://countly.com/blog/countly-flex-is-evolving-faster-analytics-clearer-capabilities-and-more-ways-to-get-support) [Countly Team · 3 June 2026 · 4 min read Countly now supports HarmonyOS](https://countly.com/blog/countly-now-supports-harmonyos) [Barbora Koubková · 15 April 2026 · 8 min read Self-hosted data collection platforms compared by capability (2026)](https://countly.com/blog/on-premise-data-collection-platforms-compared-by-capability-2026) [Barbora Koubková · 4 April 2026 · 9 min read Choosing an analytics deployment model: SaaS, single-tenant or self-hosted?](https://countly.com/blog/choosing-an-analytics-deployment-model-saas-single-tenant-or-self-hosted) [Miroslav Kaleta · 4 March 2026 · 8 min read Cohorts explained: how dynamic user groups level up your analytics strategy](https://countly.com/blog/cohorts-explained-how-dynamic-user-groups-level-up-your-analytics-strategy) [Barbora Koubková · 14 January 2026 · 6 min read What does a product analyst do?](https://countly.com/blog/product-analyst-role) [Barbora Koubková · 5 December 2025 · 4 min read Is Your Analytics Platform Still Safe for 2026?](https://countly.com/blog/is-your-analytics-platform-still-safe-for-2026) [Miroslav Kaleta · 18 November 2025 · 2 min read Countly 26.01: The Future of Analytics is Faster, Smarter, and Ready for AI](https://countly.com/blog/countly-26-01-the-future-of-analytics-is-faster-smarter-and-ready-for-ai) [Onur Alp Soner · 14 October 2025 · 2 min read Why Fast Analytics Unlocks Smarter Decisions (and AI Readiness)](https://countly.com/blog/enterprise-ai-data-readiness) [Onur Alp Soner · 1 September 2025 · 6 min read Analytics Tools Aren’t Created Equal - So Why Do We Compare Them like They Are?](https://countly.com/blog/analytics-tools-arent-created-equal--so-why-do-we-compare-them-like-they-are) [Miroslav Kaleta · 17 July 2025 · 7 min read Data Analytics In Healthcare: How to Ensure HIPAA Compliance with Countly](https://countly.com/blog/data-analytics-in-healthcare-how-to-ensure-hipaa-compliance-with-countly) [Miroslav Kaleta · 11 June 2025 · 9 min read What Companies Get Wrong About Data Ownership and What to Do Instead](https://countly.com/blog/data-ownership) [Deniz Koksal · 6 June 2025 · 4 min read Feed Your AI Models the Data They Deserve - with Countly](https://countly.com/blog/feed-your-ai-models-the-data-they-deserve---with-countly) [Countly Team · 12 May 2025 · 9 min read Choosing the Right Digital Analytics Tools in 2025](https://countly.com/blog/digital-analytics-tools) [Barbora Koubková · 5 May 2025 · 1 min read From Hacker News to the Enterprise: How We Got Here](https://countly.com/blog/from-hacker-news-to-the-enterprise-how-we-got-here) [Miroslav Kaleta · 30 April 2025 · 6 min read How to Ensure HIPAA Compliance (Full Checklist Included)](https://countly.com/blog/hipaa-compliance-checklist) [Miroslav Kaleta · 28 April 2025 · 12 min read How to Maximize Your Product’s Value With Customer Engagement](https://countly.com/blog/how-to-maximize-your-products-value-with-customer-engagement) [Barbora Koubková · 24 April 2025 · 1 min read Countly Journeys & In-App Messaging: Watch the Full Webinar](https://countly.com/blog/countly-journeys-in-app-messaging-watch-the-full-webinar) [Miroslav Kaleta · 7 April 2025 · 4 min read How Countly Supercharges AI: A Game-Changer for Data-Driven Innovation](https://countly.com/blog/how-countly-supercharges-ai-a-game-changer-for-data-driven-innovation)

## Archive · 83 posts

### 2025

- [21 March Countly 25.03 - A Deep Dive into the Latest Release Miroslav Kaleta](https://countly.com/blog/countly-25-03-a-deep-dive-into-the-latest-release)
- [13 March Mastering Analytics for Offline Applications and Devices with Countly Miroslav Kaleta](https://countly.com/blog/mastering-analytics-for-offline-applications-and-devices-with-countly)
- [10 March Top 5 Digital Analytics Platforms that Offer Customer Engagement Features Miroslav Kaleta](https://countly.com/blog/customer-engagement-platform)
- [6 March Uphold Children’s Data Privacy With Our COPPA Compliance Checklist Miroslav Kaleta](https://countly.com/blog/coppa-compliance-checklist)
- [3 March Introducing Journeys. A Revolution in Digital Analytics Miroslav Kaleta](https://countly.com/blog/introducing-journeys-a-revolution-in-digital-analytics)
- [24 February The Complete Guide to Events Tracking In Digital Analytics Miroslav Kaleta](https://countly.com/blog/event-tracking-digital-analytics)
- [20 February 200+ Data Privacy Statistics: Fines, Laws, and Consumer Behavior Miroslav Kaleta](https://countly.com/blog/data-privacy-statistics)
- [7 February The Cost of Data Privacy Negligence (And How to Avoid It) Miroslav Kaleta](https://countly.com/blog/data-privacy-negligence)
- [7 January Self-Hosted Product Analytics: The Insider’s Guide Barbora Koubková](https://countly.com/blog/self-hosted-analytics)

### 2024

- [26 November Introducing Countly Flex: A Conversation with Onur, CEO of Countly Onur Alp Soner](https://countly.com/blog/introducing-countly-flex)
- [6 November The Importance of Digital Product Data Privacy for User Trust and Security Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/digital-product-data-privacy)
- [16 October Getting Started with Countly’s Desktop SDK Integrations Ali Kat](https://countly.com/blog/desktop-sdk-integrations)
- [22 September Countly SDK Development Updates: What’s New and Improved? Ali Kat](https://countly.com/blog/countly-sdk-updates)
- [17 September Countly’s New Data Schema: What’s Changing, Why It Matters, and How It Affects You Arturs Sosins](https://countly.com/blog/countly-new-data-scheme-impact)
- [11 September A Comprehensive Guide to Personal Data Protection Laws (PDPL) with Countly Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/pdpl-compliance)
- [19 August A Guide to Digital Product Analytics Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/digital-product-analytics)
- [24 July The Importance of Product Analytics Approach And How Can Benefit Your Business Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/product-analytics-importance)
- [10 July The Data Challenges Faced by the Telecom Industry (And How to Overcome Them) Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/telecom-data-challenges)
- [27 June What’s New and Improved About Countly Onur Alp Soner](https://countly.com/blog/countly-2405-release)
- [22 May How Does Customer Experience Influence Digital Transformation? Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/customer-experience-digital-transformation)
- [17 May A Guide on Why Product Analytics Important for the Privacy-Conscious Crypto Market Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/countlys-product-analytics-for-the-crypto-market)
- [10 May The 11 Components of an Effective Data Privacy Checklist Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/data-privacy-checklist)
- [12 April A Complete Guide: App Version Adoption and Why Visualization Matters Arturs Sosins](https://countly.com/blog/app-version-adoption-visualization)
- [4 April How to Implement a Privacy-Focused Approach to Analytics for The Finance Industry Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/finance-analytics-privacy)
- [26 February Countly’s 2023 Highlights and Beyond: A Webinar Recap Onur Alp Soner](https://countly.com/blog/webinar-recap-countlys-2023-highlights-and-beyond)
- [19 February Using Countly’s Dynamic Plugin Enabling and Disabling Anna Sosina](https://countly.com/blog/countly-dynamic-plugin-enabling-disabling)
- [12 February A Guide on the Benefits of Self-Hosted Analytics for Enterprise Businesses Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/self-hosted-analytics-enterprises)
- [6 February Understanding the Importance of GDPR in Data Protection Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/importance-of-gdpr)

### 2023

- [15 December Crash Analytics and Reporting for Seamless User Experience Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/crash-analytics-product-management)
- [7 December Open-Source, SaaS, and Enterprise, Can We Pull It Off? Onur Alp Soner](https://countly.com/blog/the-product-led-story-of-open-source-saas-and-enterprise)
- [3 November Why is Product Analytics Important in the Automotive Industry Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/automotive-industry-product-analytics)
- [27 October Here’s How to Send New Crashes To Your Slack Using Countly Arturs Sosins](https://countly.com/blog/crash-integration-slack)
- [6 October Breaking Down Countly as a Self-Hosted Enterprise Solution for Product Analytics Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/self-hosted-product-analytics-solution)
- [14 September How Product Analytics Can Measure and Improve Customer Support Effectiveness Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/customer-support-analytics)
- [7 September How Leveraging Machine Learning in Product Analytics Improves Insights and Actionability Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/product-analytics-machine-learning)
- [10 August A Guide to Mobile Analytics: Components, Techniques and Best Practices Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/mobile-analytics)
- [19 July Using Product Analytics Insights for Mobile A/B Testing and Conversion Rate Optimization Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/ab-testing-cro)
- [18 July The Price of Understanding User Behaviour Onur Alp Soner](https://countly.com/blog/the-product-led-story-of-the-price-of-understanding-user-behaviour)
- [6 July The Role of AI and Machine Learning in Product Analytics Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/ai-machine-learning-product-analytics)
- [26 June The Birth of Product-Led Product Analytics Onur Alp Soner](https://countly.com/blog/the-product-led-story-of-the-birth-of-product-led-product-analytics)
- [23 June The Power of Cohort Analysis In Real-Time Product Analytics Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/cohort-analysis-product-management)
- [13 June The Road to the Kick-off Onur Alp Soner](https://countly.com/blog/the-product-led-story-of-the-road-to-the-kick-off)
- [9 June How Push Notifications Redefine Customer Communication Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/push-notification-best-practices)
- [6 June The Journey Begins Onur Alp Soner](https://countly.com/blog/the-product-led-story-of-the-journey-begins)
- [2 June How to Use Countly for Kids Gaming Industry Analytics Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/gaming-industry-analytics)
- [1 June A Guide to Exporting Data from Countly through DB Viewer Arturs Sosins](https://countly.com/blog/countly-export-data-db-viewer)
- [19 May A Guide to Mobile Analytics for Next-Gen Devices Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/mobile-analytics-next-gen-devices)
- [12 May Data Privacy for Kids Apps: What Parents and Developers Need to Know Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/data-privacy-kids-apps)
- [4 May The Ultimate Guide To Choosing The Right Product Analytics Tool Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/product-analytics-tools-guide)
- [27 April A Comprehensive Guide to Integrating Product Analytics With Other Data Sources and Systems Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/product-analytics-integration)
- [20 April How To Improve User Engagement And Retention With Product Analytics Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/product-analytics-customer-retention)
- [14 April A Complete Guide on Data Privacy in Product Analytics Nadia Benslimane](https://countly.com/blog/product-analytics-data-privacy)
- [7 April An Introduction to Product Analytics with Data and Insights Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/product-analytics-explained)
- [9 March Why is Voice of the Customer (VoC) Still Relevant? Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/voice-of-the-customer)
- [2 March Here’s How to Use Analytics For A Successful Product Launch Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/product-launch-analytics)
- [24 February How to Pick the Right Business Metrics Framework To Measure Success Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/business-metric-frameworks)
- [17 February Countly Receives SOC 2 Type 2 Certification: Here’s What That Means for You Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/countly-soc-2-type-2-certification)
- [14 February Self-Hosted vs. Cloud: Which is the Best for Your Business? Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/on-premise-vs-cloud-best-solution)

### 2022

- [28 November A Guide on How to Benefit from Mobile A/B Testing Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/mobile-ab-testing)
- [29 September How to Achieve Product Analytics Maturity in 4 Steps Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/product-analytics-maturity)
- [14 September Breaking Down Why Customer Feedback is Important for the FinTech Industry Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/fintech-customer-feedback)
- [30 June Cybernews + Countly: Providing Safer and Successful Customer Journeys Make Organizations Relevant Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/cybernews-customer-mapping-insights)
- [18 May 5 Behavioral Analytics Features in Countly Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/behavioral-analytics)
- [13 April Google Analytics Has Been Ruled as Non-GDPR-Compliant: Here’s What That Means for Your Business Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/google-analytics-non-gdpr-compliant)
- [6 April How to Apply Voice of the Customer (VoC) Strategies in Countly Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/voc-strategy)
- [22 March The Customer Journey KPIs You Need to Know Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/customer-journey-kpis)
- [9 March NPS and Why Its Important in Mobile and Web Analytics Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/nps-role-mobile-web-analytics)
- [2 March The App Development Survey Questions You Should be Using Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/app-development-survey-questions)
- [21 February Why You Need User Segmentation in Your Analytics Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/product-analytics-user-segmentation)
- [10 February Why You Should Be Focusing on Customer Retention and Customer Loyalty Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/customer-retention-vs-customer-loyalty)
- [26 January How Does First-Party Data Provide User Trust? Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/first-party-data)
- [12 January Here’s Why Heatmaps Need to be Part of Your Analytics Strategy Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/website-heatmaps-analytics)
- [11 January Everything You Need to Know about Product Analytics Trends to Stay Ahead Arturs Sosins](https://countly.com/blog/product-analytics-trends)

### 2021

- [16 November Here’s Why Your Next UI Redesign Needs Analytics Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/ui-redesign-analytics)
- [27 October What is Data Consolidation and Why is it a Good Investment? Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/what-is-data-consolidation)
- [23 September How to Use Analytics for Improved Product Development Management Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/product-management-analytics)
- [15 July A Guide on Session Recording and Its Privacy Concerns Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/session-recording-privacy)
- [10 June How Crash Analytics Can Solve Crashes in Neobank, eBank, and Crypto-Trading Apps Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/crash-analytics-neobank-ebank-crypto-apps)
- [18 May How to Use Product Analytics for More Effective SaaS Sales Pitches Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/saas-sales-pitch-product-analytics)
- [26 March Why Is Your Crypto App Not Measuring NPS® (Properly)? Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/crypto-app-nps-measurement)
- [5 March Taking a Look at How Female Leadership Moves Countly Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/women-in-tech-leadership)
- [26 February The Key Metrics That Fintech Product Managers Can’t Live Without Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/fintech-product-management-metrics)
- [12 February Why Should Data Privacy Be The #1 Concern Of Every Health App Developer? Countly Team](https://countly.com/blog/health-app-data-privacy-concerns)