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Analytics

Free and open-source Mixpanel alternatives

Mixpanel (Product analytics for events, funnels and retention) is a commercial product. These 2 tools do the same job and are free to use or to self-host.
Short answer: the best free alternatives to Mixpanel are PostHog and OpenPanel. Mixpanel is priced by usage. Self-hosting is free; you pay only for the server (a small VPS is about $4–6/mo). Licenses and prices checked 2026-10-01.
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    PostHog

    Product analytics, session replay and feature flags

    Product analytics, session replay and flags; self-hostable.

    Open source (MIT (core)) ·★ 40k GitHub stars · last commit 2026-10-07 · details

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    OpenPanel

    Open-source product and web analytics

    Open-source Mixpanel alternative.

    Open source (AGPL-3.0) ·★ 7.1k GitHub stars · last commit 2026-10-06 · details

Want paid options too? See all Mixpanel alternatives or the full free alternatives list. Beyond developer tools, OSS Software lists more open-source Mixpanel alternatives.

FAQ

Is there a free alternative to Mixpanel?+

Yes. PostHog and OpenPanel do the same job for free; PostHog and OpenPanel are open source.

What is the best open-source alternative to Mixpanel?+

PostHog is the most starred on GitHub (40k stars). Product analytics, session replay and flags; self-hostable.

Open source: OSI-approved license. Free to self-host: the code is public and free to run yourself, with limits in the license.