PostHog
Live Stable ModerateReplaces Mixpanel, Amplitude
$1,800
Bounty Value
$600
Saves per Year
3
Years Tracked
Analytics
Category
Enterprise vs. Open Alternative
Cost comparison per seat per year
| Tool | Cost/seat/yr | 10 seats | 50 seats | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics 360 | $1800 | $18,000 | $90,000 | 100% |
| Mixpanel | $300 | $3,000 | $15,000 | 100% |
| Amplitude | $600 | $6,000 | $30,000 | 100% |
| PostHog | $0 | $0 | $0 | Free |
Self-hosting infrastructure costs not included. Typically $2-10/month per service.
Open-source product analytics. Event tracking, session replays, feature flags, and experimentation — all self-hosted.
Why it works
- All-in-one: Analytics, session replay, feature flags, experiments
- SQL access: Query your data directly with SQL
- Self-hosted: Keep user data on your infrastructure
- Generous free tier: 1M events/month on cloud, unlimited self-hosted
- Event pipeline: Transform and route events with HogQL
What you lose
- The polished onboarding experience of Amplitude
- Some pre-built analytics templates
analytics product experimentation feature-flags