Comparison

Amplitude vs PostHog

On the evidence we track, PostHog leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amplitude full profile →PostHog full profile →

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.

Amplitude45

★PostHog69

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Amplitude	PostHogLeader
vioscaleAI score	45 / 100medium · 71%	69 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$0.00
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	120
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	EU-US Data Privacy Framework	SOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	4.6
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://amplitude.com/amplitude-security-and-privacy	https://posthog.com/handbook/company/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=hogql-parser&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	40,256
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	16,555,591
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	(Apache-2.0 AND MIT)
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Amplitude45 / 100medium · 71%

PostHog69 / 100medium · 63%

Pricing

Free tier

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Model

Amplitudefreemium

PostHogfreemium

Price level

Amplitudelow

PostHoglow

Starting price

Amplitude–

PostHog$0.00

Transparent

Amplitude✗

PostHog✓

Integrations

Count

Amplitude7

PostHog120

Security

Certifications

AmplitudeEU-US Data Privacy Framework

PostHogSOC 2 Type II

Disclosure policy

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Gdpr

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Hipaa

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Scorecard

Amplitude–

PostHog4.6

Soc2

Amplitude–

PostHog✓

Trust center

Amplitudehttps://amplitude.com/amplitude-security-and-privacy

PostHoghttps://posthog.com/handbook/company/security

Vulnerabilities

Amplitude–

PostHogCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=hogql-parser&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Amplitude–

PostHog1

Github stars

Amplitude–

PostHog40,256

Package downloads weekly

Amplitude–

PostHog16,555,591

Activity

Commits last 30d

Amplitude–

PostHog100

Release

History

Amplitude–

PostHog20 items

License

Spdx

Amplitude–

PostHog(Apache-2.0 AND MIT)

Language

Primary

Amplitude–

PostHogPython

Market

Availability

AmplitudeAvailable worldwide

PostHogAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Amplitude6 items

PostHog8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for product analytics software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Product Analytics Software
Capability	Amplitude	PostHog
Core
Analytics scope	Product analytics	Product analytics
Capture
Autocapture (no-code event capture)	✓	✓
Analyses
Funnels	✓	✓
Retention / cohort analysis	✓	✓
Paths / user journeys	✓	-
Session replay	✓	✓
Experimentation
A/B testing & experimentation	✓	✓
Feature flags built-in	✓	✓
Data
Warehouse-native / BYODB	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable / OSS core	-	✓
Pricing
Free tier	✓	✓
Compliance
EU data residency option	✗	✓
SDKs
Server-side + mobile SDK coverage	✓	✓

Core

Analytics scope

AmplitudeProduct analytics

PostHogProduct analytics

Capture

Autocapture (no-code event capture)

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Analyses

Funnels

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Retention / cohort analysis

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Paths / user journeys

Amplitude✓

PostHog-

Session replay

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Experimentation

A/B testing & experimentation

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Feature flags built-in

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Data

Warehouse-native / BYODB

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Deployment

Self-hostable / OSS core

Amplitude-

PostHog✓

Pricing

Free tier

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Compliance

EU data residency option

Amplitude✗

PostHog✓

SDKs

Server-side + mobile SDK coverage

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amplitude

A product analytics platform that helps product teams investigate user behavior, track key metrics like retention and funnels, and make data-driven decisions. It emphasizes privacy-by-design with built-in compliance controls for GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA, and includes an AI assistant that can pull context from your other tools.

Independently observed

PostHog

Leader

All-in-one platform providing product analytics, web tracking, session recording, feature testing, experimentation, error tracking, and a managed data warehouse with integrations to unify customer data and insights for product development teams.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amplitude

Usage-basedFree tier

Free: 2M events/month forever. Plus: 2M free + usage-based. Growth/Enterprise: Contact sales for custom pricing.

FreeFree
- AI Agents and MCP
- Basic Product Analytics
- Cohort syncs (one-time)
- 2000 AI feedback records/month
- 10K monthly session replays
- +7 more
PlusPlus: 2M free + usage-based, up to 70M events/month
- First 2M events/month free
- Custom events and formulas
- Scale up to 70M events/month
- 20 Behavioral cohorts
- Alerts
- +3 more
GrowthContact sales
- Advanced Behavioral Exploration
- Currency conversion
- Monitoring and Alerts
- 20K monthly session replays
- 2500 active AI Visibility prompts
- +1 more
EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

PostHog

Leader

from $0.00/eventUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier: 1M events/mo. Paid: $0.00031/event.

FreeFree
- unlimited team members
Paid$0.00031/event

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Amplitude	PostHog
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✗
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

iOS

Amplitude✓

PostHog✗

Android

Amplitude✓

PostHog✗

CLI

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Amplitude✓

PostHog✓

Self-hosted

Amplitude✗

PostHog✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (4)

Postgres
HubSpot
Slack
GitHub

Amplitude

18 total - 14 not shared

Hightouch
Snowflake
Google BigQuery
Amazon Redshift
Databricks
Claude
Cursor
Google Ads
Facebook Ads
Jira
Confluence
Linear
Notion
Atlassian

Independently observed

PostHog

Leader

6 total - 2 not shared

Stripe
Vercel

Independently observed

Still deciding?

Amplitude or PostHog: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.