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PostHog

Product analytics, session replay, feature flags

Rating

5/5

My Cost

$0/mo

Time Saved

~2h/week

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Product analytics, session replay, and feature flags in one platform.

What It Does

PostHog is an open-source product analytics suite that combines event tracking, session recordings, feature flags, A/B testing, and funnels. You instrument events in your app and get deep insight into how people actually use your product.

Why Solo Builders Use It

  • One tool replaces analytics, session replay, and feature flag services
  • Generous free tier — 1M events and 5K recordings per month
  • Self-hostable if you want full data control
  • Autocapture means you get useful data before writing any tracking code
  • Pricing

    Free up to 1M events/mo and 5K session recordings/mo. Pay-as-you-go after that. Genuinely free for most early-stage products.

    Verdict

    The best analytics platform for solo builders who want real product insights without stitching together five different tools.

    Pros

  • Free tier is absurdly generous for small products
  • Session replay alone is worth the setup
  • Open source with a self-host option
  • Cons

  • Learning curve is steeper than simple analytics tools
  • Can be overwhelming — you don't need all the features on day one
  • Alternatives

  • Plausible — simpler, privacy-first, just web analytics
  • Mixpanel — similar product analytics, less all-in-one
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