PostHog vs Plausible

At a Glance

PostHog

Plausible

PostHog

Plausible

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PostHog

Pros

Session replay, feature flags, A/B testing, and product analytics all in one tool — replacing four paid services with one+183
The generous free tier of 1 million events per month means most early-stage apps never need to pay anything+168
Self-hostable open source version gives you full data ownership which is essential for HIPAA or strict GDPR requirements+152
The SQL-based querying for custom analysis is more powerful than most analytics tools' point-and-click interfaces+138
Feature flags integrate directly with analytics, so you can measure the impact of every flag rollout without separate tooling+124

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Plausible

Pros

Cookie-free analytics means no consent banner required in the EU — one less legal hurdle and a better user experience for visitors+187
The UI shows exactly what you need — top pages, sources, countries, and custom events — without the bloat of Google Analytics+172
Script size is under 1KB which means negligible performance impact compared to GA's 50KB+ tracking script+158
Open source so you can self-host on your own server for a one-time server cost instead of $9/mo forever+143
Respects Do Not Track headers by default and collects no personal data, which simplifies GDPR compliance significantly+128

Cons

No session recording, heatmaps, or funnel visualization — you'll need a separate tool for behavioral analytics+138
Custom event tracking requires adding code manually and the funnel analysis is basic compared to PostHog or Mixpanel+114
The $9/mo starting price is fair but it goes up based on pageviews and a moderately popular site can quickly reach $19-49/mo+89