Plausible AnalyticsvsPostHog
Score Comparison
Signals Comparison
Plausible Analytics
- Plausible not tracking visitors after installation(7/10)
- Ad blockers still block Plausible unless you set up a proxy(6/10)
- Self-hosted Plausible CE is overrun by bot traffic(7/10)
- Plausible numbers don't match Google Analytics(4/10)
PostHog
- PostHog events not showing up because ad blockers block it(7/10)
- PostHog session replay not recording some sessions(6/10)
- PostHog data doesn't match Google Analytics(5/10)
- PostHog feature flags flicker or return undefined(5/10)
- Data dropped forever after hitting a billing limit(6/10)
Plausible Analytics
- Plausible raised prices and grandfathered older subscribers(6/10)
- Why is Plausible so expensive for high-traffic sites?(6/10)
- No free plan for Plausible Cloud(5/10)
- Plausible dashboard locked after exceeding pageview limit(5/10)
PostHog
- Why is my PostHog bill so high? Many separate usage meters(7/10)
Plausible Analytics
- Funnels, revenue and custom properties locked to the Business plan(5/10)
- Plausible open source edition missing features(5/10)
PostHog
- Self-hosting PostHog is heavy and limited to a hobby setup(5/10)
Plausible Analytics
- Plausible custom events and goals not showing(5/10)
- Plausible too basic for product and marketing analytics(5/10)
PostHog
- PostHog is overwhelming and has a steep learning curve(6/10)
- PostHog is built for engineers, not marketers(6/10)
- PostHog identify() merges or splits users incorrectly(6/10)
Plausible Analytics
- Self-hosted Plausible upgrades break pageview logging(6/10)
- Google Analytics import to Plausible is limited(4/10)
PostHog
- Duplicate or missing pageviews in Next.js and SPAs(5/10)
Plausible Analytics
No signals
PostHog
- PostHog queries and insights are slow on large datasets(6/10)
- Does PostHog slow down my website?(4/10)
Pricing Comparison
Plausible Analytics
Users: 1 user
Storage: 3 years data retention
Limits: Single site, solo use. No team members, shared links, funnels, custom properties, revenue or Stats API.
Users: Up to 3 team members
Storage: 3 years data retention
Limits: No funnels, user journeys, custom properties, ecommerce revenue, Stats API or Looker Studio connector.
Users: Up to 10 team members
Storage: 5 years data retention
Limits: SSO, Sites API, managed proxy and raw data exports require Enterprise.
Users: 10+ team members
Storage: 5+ years data retention
Limits: No funnels, user journeys, ecommerce revenue, SSO or Sites API. Basic bot filtering only. Released about twice a year, community support only.
PostHog
Storage: 1 year data retention
Limits: 1 project, 1 year data retention, community support only. Data above the free allowance is not ingested unless you add a card.
Storage: 7 year data retention
Limits: No base fee, but bills scale with traffic. Billing limits stop ingestion and the data over the limit is permanently lost.
Limits: No SAML or priority support (Scale)
Limits: No RBAC or dedicated support (Enterprise)
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Plausible Analytics | PostHog |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy | ||
| Cookieless tracking | ||
| Analytics | ||
| Product analytics (funnels, retention, paths) | ||
| Web analytics Included with product analytics events | ||
| Tracking | ||
| Goals and custom events Goal must be created in Site settings | ||
| Scroll depth and form submission tracking Added 2025 | ||
| Custom properties Business plan | ||
| Managed proxy Enterprise only | ||
| Replay | ||
| Session replay Web and mobile; sampling, minimum duration and URL triggers | ||
| Heatmaps Viewed through the toolbar | ||
| Analysis | ||
| Funnels Business plan; Cloud only | ||
| User journeys Business plan, added May 2026 | ||
| Ecommerce revenue attribution Business plan | ||
| Session recordings / heatmaps | ||
| Cohort / retention reports | ||
| Experimentation | ||
| Feature flags Bootstrapping and local evaluation supported | ||
| A/B testing / experiments Code-first, no mature visual editor | ||
| Feedback | ||
| Surveys | ||
| Migration | ||
| Google Analytics 4 import Daily aggregates only | ||
| Monitoring | ||
| Error tracking | ||
| Integrations | ||
| Stats API Business plan, 600 requests/hour | ||
| Looker Studio connector Business plan | ||
| Data | ||
| Data warehouse and SQL Sync sources and query with SQL | ||
| Managed reverse proxy Free for Cloud users; not HIPAA-compliant | ||
| Deployment | ||
| Self-hosting Hobby Docker Compose deployment only; Kubernetes unsupported since 2023 | ||
| Security | ||
| EU data hosting EU Cloud region | ||
| SSO Enterprise | ||
| Pricing | ||
| Free cloud plan 30-day trial only | ||