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PostHog vs Shaper
Provides product analytics, session replay and feature flags rather than SQL-driven dashboards
PostHogProduct analytics, session replay and feature flags
ShaperOpen Source, Minimal Data Platform For Embedded AnalyticsWhich to pick
Pick PostHog if you want…
- Unified product analytics with AI assistance
- Product usage analytics
- Integrations with Stripe, GitHub or Google Ads (on PostHog's list, not Shaper's)
Pick Shaper if you want…
- SQL-driven embedded analytics
- Integrations with DuckDB, NATS or S3 (on Shaper's list, not PostHog's)
Side by side
- What it is
- PostHog:PostHog is an all-in-one product analytics platform with session replay, error tracking, feature flags and AI-driven insights.
- Shaper:Shaper is an open-source, SQL-driven data platform for building and embedding analytics dashboards.
- Best for
- PostHog:Unified product analytics with AI assistance
- Shaper:SQL-driven embedded analytics
- Who it’s for
- PostHog:Product teams and engineers who need analytics, monitoring and automated issue resolution.
- Shaper:Developers and product teams who need embeddable analytics with full data control.
- Pricing
- PostHog:Freemium
- Shaper:Freemium
- Plans
- PostHog:Free $0 · Pay-as-you-go $0 per month · Platform packages $0
- Shaper:Standard $59/month per month · Pro $249/month per month · Enterprise $799/month per month
- Open source
- PostHog:Yes, 40,071 GitHub stars
- Shaper:Yes, 1,251 GitHub stars
- Works with
- PostHog:Stripe, GitHub, Google Ads, Postgres, HubSpot, Zendesk, Linear, Slack
- Shaper:DuckDB, NATS, Postgres, S3, Google Sheets, React SDK, JWT, OIDC
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.
Shaper features
- Dynamic Dashboards. Create interactive dashboards with data filters, chart annotations and conditional sections using pure SQL.
- Full DuckDB Power. Query across multiple data sources, use extensions and pre-compute state as temporary tables.
- Embedded Analytics. Embed dashboards via JS/React SDKs and row-level security with per-user JWT tokens.
- Data Export & Reporting. Generate CSV/Excel downloads, PDFs and share password-protected links.
- BI as Code. Version dashboards in Git and automate creation with AI agents.
- Remote Data & Ingest API. Connect to Postgres, S3, Google Sheets and ingest real-time data via an HTTP API that infers schema.
- Task Scheduling. Define scheduled SQL tasks and receive Slack or email notifications.
- Simple Deployment. Run the whole platform in a single Docker container on your own infrastructure.
PostHog vs Shaper FAQ
Is PostHog or Shaper free?+
PostHog has a free plan and paid plans. Shaper has a free plan; paid plans start at $59/month (Standard).
Is PostHog or Shaper open source?+
Yes, both are open source: PostHog (PostHog/posthog on GitHub) and Shaper (taleshape-com/shaper on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license).
Do PostHog and Shaper integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Postgres. PostHog also lists Stripe, GitHub, Google Ads, HubSpot and 3 more; Shaper also lists DuckDB, NATS, S3, Google Sheets and 5 more.
On DevHunt
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