Analytics · facts read November 6, 2026
PostHog
Product analytics, session replay, feature flags and surveys in one tool. Product analytics, replays and feature flags with a large free allowance.
- Free plan
- Free, no card: 1M analytics events, 5,000 session recordings, 1M feature flag requests per month, 1 project, 1 year retention.
- Paid from
- Pay as you go: $0 base, billed only above each product's free allowance.
- Monthly cost at 1,000 users
- $0/month 200,000 events fits the free 1M a month.
- Free plan allows commercial use
- Not stated
- Open source
- Yes
- Self-hostable
- Yes
Source: PostHog pricing, read November 6, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor's page before you commit.
Best for
- Product analytics with per-account (group) analysis
- Feature flags
- Session replay
Watch out for
- Uses cookies by default; configure persistence and consent for EU users.
How Cuely scores PostHog
The published scores, from −3 to +3, that decide when Cuely picks it. Method
- +3sells to businesses (organizations, roles, SSO). Group analytics measures usage per customer account.
- +2keep costs as low as possible. 1M free events a month.
- +2prefers open source or self-hosting. MIT-licensed and self-hostable with Docker Compose.
- +2EU data residency or GDPR. EU cloud region available.
PostHog alternatives
Recipes with PostHog
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