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PostHog vs TimeFly Dev
Product analytics for user events, not personal coding metrics.
PostHogProduct analytics, session replay and feature flags
TimeFly DevClean metrics for messy coding habitsWhich to pick
Pick PostHog if you want…
- Unified product analytics with AI assistance
- Product event tracking
- A free plan to start with
- Open-source code (PostHog/posthog on GitHub)
- Integrations with Stripe, GitHub or Google Ads (on PostHog's list, not TimeFly Dev's)
Pick TimeFly Dev if you want…
- Coding activity tracking
- Integrations with VS Code, Cursor or Windsurf (on TimeFly Dev'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.
- TimeFly Dev:TimeFly tracks coding activity across IDEs and devices to give developers clear productivity metrics.
- Best for
- PostHog:Unified product analytics with AI assistance
- TimeFly Dev:Coding activity tracking
- Who it’s for
- PostHog:Product teams and engineers who need analytics, monitoring and automated issue resolution.
- TimeFly Dev:Individual developers who want insight into their coding habits.
- Pricing
- PostHog:Freemium
- TimeFly Dev:Paid
- Plans
- PostHog:Free $0 · Pay-as-you-go $0 per month · Platform packages $0
- TimeFly Dev:Supporter €3.00 per month
- Open source
- PostHog:Yes, 40,071 GitHub stars
- TimeFly Dev:—
- Works with
- PostHog:Stripe, GitHub, Google Ads, Postgres, HubSpot, Zendesk, Linear, Slack
- TimeFly Dev:VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenCode plugin, Claude Code hooks, @timefly/ai-sdk
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.
TimeFly Dev features
- Unlimited tracking. Records all coding hours and projects without caps.
- Dashboard & heatmaps. Shows daily, weekly, monthly averages and activity heatmaps.
- Multi-device sync. Aggregates data from VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf and other IDEs.
- Data export & API. Export your metrics and access them via a public API.
- Email reports. Receive periodic summaries, alerts and notifications by email.
- Custom AI SDK. Build integrations using the @timefly/ai-sdk.
PostHog vs TimeFly Dev FAQ
Is PostHog or TimeFly Dev free?+
PostHog has a free plan and paid plans. TimeFly Dev is paid, from €3/month (Supporter), with a free trial.
Is PostHog or TimeFly Dev open source?+
PostHog is open source (PostHog/posthog on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for TimeFly Dev.
Do PostHog and TimeFly Dev integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: PostHog lists Stripe, GitHub, Google Ads, Postgres and 4 more; TimeFly Dev lists VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenCode plugin and 2 more.
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