Plausible vs PostHog

Focuses on product analytics, session replay and feature flags, while Plausible is lightweight site-wide stats.

PlausiblePrivacy-friendly, open-source web analytics

PostHogProduct analytics, session replay and feature flags

Which to pick

Pick Plausible if you want…

Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics
Integrations with Data Studio Connector or NPM package (on Plausible's list, not PostHog's)

Pick PostHog if you want…

Unified product analytics with AI assistance
Product analytics with session replay
Integrations with Stripe, GitHub or Google Ads (on PostHog's list, not Plausible's)

Plausible is a lightweight, privacy-first analytics tool without session replay, feature flags or AI features.

Side by side

What it is: Plausible:Plausible is a lightweight, privacy-first web analytics service that provides simple, real-time insights without cookies.; PostHog:PostHog is an all-in-one product analytics platform with session replay, error tracking, feature flags and AI-driven insights.
Best for: Plausible:Simple, privacy-friendly web analytics; PostHog:Unified product analytics with AI assistance
Who it’s for: Plausible:Website owners, marketers and developers who need easy, GDPR-compliant analytics.; PostHog:Product teams and engineers who need analytics, monitoring and automated issue resolution.
Pricing: Plausible:Freemium; PostHog:Freemium
Plans: Plausible:—; PostHog:Free $0 · Pay-as-you-go $0 per month · Platform packages $0
Open source: Plausible:Yes, 29,274 GitHub stars; PostHog:Yes, 40,071 GitHub stars
Works with: Plausible:Data Studio Connector, NPM package; PostHog:Stripe, GitHub, Google Ads, Postgres, HubSpot, Zendesk, Linear, Slack

Plausible features

Automatic scroll depth tracking. Tracks scroll depth from 1-100% on every page without any setup.
AI traffic analytics. Identifies visits from AI assistants like ChatGPT and measures their conversions.
SEO performance dashboard. Integrates Search Console data to show queries and organic traffic in the dashboard.
Real-time dashboard. Updates traffic metrics every 30 seconds without needing a page refresh.
Codeless goals & revenue tracking. Turns any page, download or link click into a goal and tracks revenue automatically.
Built-in bot filtering. Excludes bots, referrer spam and data-center traffic out of the box.

PostHog features

Product Analytics. Capture, store and query events with a free tier of 1 M events per month.
Session Replay. Record user sessions (5 K free recordings) and surface dead clicks or crashes.
Error Tracking. Collect exceptions and stack traces, grouped into actionable issues.
Feature Flags & Experiments. Toggle features and run A/B tests with 1 M free flag requests per month.
AI Observability. Ask natural-language questions; AI generates diagnostics and pull-request suggestions.
Managed Data Warehouse. Store raw events, rows and logs; query via SQL or BI tools.
Workflows & Inbox. Automated agents create PRs, prioritize findings and route tickets to GitHub, Zendesk, etc.
Integrations. Ingest data from 120+ sources like Stripe, Postgres, HubSpot, Google Ads and more.

Plausible vs PostHog FAQ

Is Plausible or PostHog free?+

Plausible has a free plan and paid plans. PostHog has a free plan and paid plans.

Is Plausible or PostHog open source?+

Yes, both are open source: Plausible (plausible/analytics on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license) and PostHog (PostHog/posthog on GitHub).

Do Plausible and PostHog integrate with the same tools?+

Their integration lists don't overlap: Plausible lists Data Studio Connector and NPM package; PostHog lists Stripe, GitHub, Google Ads, Postgres and 4 more.

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