Product Metrics Report – Agency Handy
Framework: AARRR – Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, Revenue
This report presents the key product performance metrics used to track user behavior, product usage, and business growth across the AARRR framework. All data is collected and visualized through Datadog, using Real User Monitoring (RUM), backend event logs, and custom dashboards.
1. Acquisition – How Users Discover Us
Objective: Understand where our users come from and which sources drive the most effective sign-ups.
Key Metrics:
New users by traffic source (organic, paid, social, referral) Campaign performance (via UTM parameters) Landing page views and bounce rates Sign-up conversion rate from visitors How We Track It in Datadog:
RUM captures user sessions, referrers, and campaign tags. Dashboards segment traffic by source and campaign. Visualizations include source-based pie charts, sign-up funnels, and bounce rate trends. 2. Activation – When Users Experience Product Value
Objective: Measure how effectively users complete onboarding and engage with core features after sign-up.
Key Metrics:
Onboarding flow completion Time to first meaningful action (e.g., creating a service, publishing a proposal) Drop-off points in the onboarding journey How We Track It in Datadog:
Frontend actions are tracked via RUM (e.g., form completions, button clicks). Backend logs confirm feature usage (e.g., invoice creation). Funnel visualizations show progression from sign-up to product use. 3. Retention – Who Comes Back and Why
Objective: Monitor how often users return to the product and engage over time.
Key Metrics:
Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Active Users (DAU, WAU, MAU) Session frequency and duration Feature usage recurrence (e.g., client portal, time tracking, order forms) 7-day and 30-day retention rates How We Track It in Datadog:
RUM provides insight into return visits and session depth. Backend logs track login events and feature use across time. Cohort and time-series dashboards reveal retention patterns by signup date or plan type. 4. Referral – Tracking Organic Growth
Objective: Measure how often users invite others or recommend the product.
Key Metrics:
Number of referrals made and accepted Referral-to-signup conversion rate Net Promoter Score (NPS) responses How We Track It in Datadog:
User actions like referral link clicks and invite sends are captured via RUM. Referrer IDs and new user sign-ups are logged in backend events. Dashboards highlight top referrers, referral funnels, and NPS trends. 5. Revenue – Monitoring Monetization
Objective: Track how users convert into paying customers and their value over time.
Key Metrics:
Free-to-paid conversion rate Subscription plan distribution Plan upgrades and downgrades Monthly recurring revenue (MRR) and churn rate How We Track It in Datadog:
Billing and subscription events are logged with user and plan metadata. Dashboards show revenue trends, conversion flows, and churn rates by cohort. Logs allow segmentation by plan, signup source, and product usage history. Dashboard Overview in Datadog
Each dashboard is segmented by date range, user type, plan, and behavior to allow precise analysis and actionable insights.
Summary & Recommendations
Acquisition efforts should prioritize high-converting sources (organic and referral). Activation workflows need to be continuously tested to reduce drop-offs and shorten time to first value. Retention improvements can be driven by reinforcing use of key features that correlate with active users. Referral mechanisms and NPS prompts should be embedded in high-satisfaction moments. Revenue growth should be tracked not only by conversions but also by usage patterns that precede upgrades or churn. Let me know if you'd like a walkthrough of any dashboard or a report exported for presentation.