Mixpanel vs PostHog

PostHog gives you more for free. Mixpanel has deeper analytics. Open-source teams lean PostHog.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Mixpanel	PostHog
Event Tracking	✓	—
Funnels	✓	—
Cohorts	✓	—
Retention	✓	—
A/B Testing	✓	✓
Reports	✓	—
Data Pipelines	✓	—
Analytics	—	✓
Session Recording	—	✓
Feature Flags	—	✓
Surveys	—	✓
Heatmaps	—	✓
Self-hosted	—	✓

Pricing

Mixpanel

From $0/mo

freemium

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PostHog

From $0/mo

freemium

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Pros & Cons

Mixpanel — Pros

Powerful event analytics
Great funnel analysis
Self-serve friendly

Mixpanel — Cons

Pricing opaque at scale
Implementation effort
No session replay

PostHog — Pros

Open source
All-in-one
Generous free tier
Self-host option

PostHog — Cons

Newer platform
Less polished than Mixpanel
Resource-heavy self-host

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