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24 alternatives to The Little Metrics Book

A free field guide to metrics

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Little Metrics Book launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Tiny Stats API▲165

   A simple analytics API

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Lean Analytics▲100

   Use data to build a better startup faster

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tiny Stats▲160

   Analytics, sans dashboard.

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Picnic Metrics▲222

   A Google Analytics Dashboard everyone will understand

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   DevFreeBooks▲288

   A collection of free books for developers

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Best practices of resource management▲78

   Free guide on leading teams and delivering projects.

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Art of Data Science▲85

   A guide for anyone who works with data

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Getting Real▲234

   The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9AB
   A beginner’s guide to finding user needs▲182

   https://urbook.fordes.de/ …a free/libré book about UX research with qualitative methods on motivations, activities written for UX researchers, UX designers and product managers. I have been writing on this book since about 2010 and did a large rewrite during the first half of 2022. (I initally planned this with a bigger tech publisher). This is the link to the full book for online reading: https://jdittrich.github.io/userNeedResearchBook/ (it’s one long page, so it might take a bit to load)

   2022 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Getting Your First Data Science Job▲89

    Free 70-page book on data science careers with expert advice

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11JB
    JavaScript books, free online▲222

    2016 · exploringjs.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Running Lean▲144

    An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Guide to Agile UX Design Sprints▲112

    A step-by-step playbook for product teams

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Data Science Handbook▲79

    Advice and insights from 25 amazing data scientists

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Building Software Products in a Weekend▲84

    Free book about building MVPs fast.

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    My Analytics app ▲129

    Know your key metrics and business performance anytime.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Front-End Developer Handbook 2017▲162

    Learn about the practice of front-end development

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18BA
    Book about writing web apps in Go without a framework▲158

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The Internet of Things Business Primer▲91

    A product manager's how-to guide to build an IoT Business

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    CRO Essentials▲99

    A book on conversion rate optimization by ConversionXL

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21MO
    Map of Related Books for “Designing Data Intensive Apps”▲138

    2018 · anvaka.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Winning with Data▲107

    Practical handbook on how to leverage data in your company

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Software Design Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think▲62

    Little book of big ideas

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Sense & Respond▲99

    The latest book from the authors of Lean UX

    2017 · its alternatives →

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