PostHog combines product analytics, session replay, feature flags, and A/B testing in one self-hostable platform. No data leaves your infrastructure.
How PostHog compares with its closest alternatives
4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as PostHog does. Among the 2 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Mixpanel at $28 a month and the median is $88.50. All 5 offer an API, as PostHog does. PostHog offers a web app and a desktop app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app and 1 offers a desktop app. PostHog was founded in 2020; the alternatives were founded between 2009 and 2020, 3 of them earlier. PostHog is based in San Francisco, United States; 3 of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too, and the others in Belgium.
Market position · Data
How PostHog compares in Data
PostHog has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 405 live Data tools on FalcoScan. Across Data, the average opportunity score is 69.2 and the average saturation score 33.3. FalcoScan rates PostHog's own market position as contested. 128 of the 405 operating Data tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.
PostHog compared with its closest alternatives
Product
Opportunity
Saturation
Pricing
Pricing from
Free plan
API
Platforms
Momentum
PostHogFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United States
High
Contested
Freemium
—
Yes
Yes
Web, Desktop
Stable
MixpanelFounded 2009 · San Francisco, United States
Moderate
Contested
Freemium
$28/mo
Yes
Yes
Web
Rising
AirbyteFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United States
The closest alternatives to PostHog that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Mixpanel, Airbyte, June.so, Sisu Data, and MindsDB AI Tables.
Is PostHog still running?
Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists PostHog as operating at posthog.com.
Where is PostHog based?
PostHog is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
Does PostHog have an API?
Yes. PostHog offers an API.
Who is PostHog for?
PostHog is built for developers, product managers, and startups.
How do I sign in to PostHog?
Sign in on PostHog's own website, posthog.com. FalcoScan reviews PostHog but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by PostHog directly.