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PostHog vs WPLytic
Product analytics with session replay, not focused on WordPress privacy
PostHogProduct analytics, session replay and feature flags
WPLyticPrivacy focused analytics for WordPressWhich to pick
Pick PostHog if you want…
- Unified product analytics with AI assistance
- Product-team analytics
- 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 WPLytic's)
Pick WPLytic if you want…
- Privacy-first WordPress analytics
- Integrations with WordPress (on WPLytic'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.
- WPLytic:Self-hosted WordPress analytics plugin that keeps all data on your server.
- Best for
- PostHog:Unified product analytics with AI assistance
- WPLytic:Privacy-first WordPress analytics
- Who it’s for
- PostHog:Product teams and engineers who need analytics, monitoring and automated issue resolution.
- WPLytic:WordPress site owners, agencies, marketers and small businesses needing private analytics.
- Pricing
- PostHog:Freemium
- WPLytic:Paid
- Plans
- PostHog:Free $0 · Pay-as-you-go $0 per month · Platform packages $0
- WPLytic:—
- Open source
- PostHog:Yes, 40,071 GitHub stars
- WPLytic:—
- Works with
- PostHog:Stripe, GitHub, Google Ads, Postgres, HubSpot, Zendesk, Linear, Slack
- WPLytic:WordPress
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.
WPLytic features
- Unlimited tracking. Track unlimited visitors, sessions, events, tags and conversion goals.
- Real-time reports. See active visitors and page activity instantly.
- Custom dashboards. Move, resize, save and reuse widgets for a personalized workspace.
- AI-assisted insights. Ask natural-language questions and get instant summaries of trends and conversions.
- Segment & tag. Create custom events, tags and visitor segments for focused analysis.
- Privacy & compliance. Data stays in your WordPress database, no cookies, GDPR/CCPA/PECR compliant.
PostHog vs WPLytic FAQ
Is PostHog or WPLytic free?+
PostHog has a free plan and paid plans. WPLytic is paid, with a free trial.
Is PostHog or WPLytic open source?+
PostHog is open source (PostHog/posthog on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for WPLytic.
Do PostHog and WPLytic integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: PostHog lists Stripe, GitHub, Google Ads, Postgres and 4 more; WPLytic lists WordPress.
On DevHunt
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