# FullStory vs PostHog

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** PostHog

| Attribute | FullStory | PostHog |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 42.7 (55% (medium)) | 68.5 (63% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 40,256 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 16,555,591 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"FullStory is an analytics tool that helps teams understand user behavior by recording and replaying user sessions and automatically capturing interactions on their websites. It provides session replay capabilities and APIs for integrating with other tools. It is indexed under Product Analytics Software.","source":"https://www.fullstory.com","question":"What is FullStory?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"FullStory does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 3 plans (Business, Advanced and Enterprise), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.fullstory.com","question":"How much does FullStory cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to FullStory. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.fullstory.com","question":"What platforms does FullStory support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for FullStory, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.fullstory.com","question":"Can FullStory be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for FullStory. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as FullStory not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.fullstory.com/blog/fullstory-soc-2-type-ii-compliance/","question":"What security certifications does FullStory have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Product Analytics Software.","source":"https://posthog.com/handbook/engineering/feature-pricing","question":"What is PostHog?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"PostHog is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the (Apache-2.0 AND MIT) licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://posthog.com/handbook/engineering/feature-pricing","question":"Is PostHog free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"PostHog supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://posthog.com/handbook/engineering/feature-pricing","question":"What platforms does PostHog support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. PostHog can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://posthog.com/handbook/engineering/feature-pricing","question":"Can PostHog be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for PostHog, including Stripe, Postgres, HubSpot and Vercel. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://posthog.com/handbook/engineering/feature-pricing","question":"What does PostHog integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for PostHog. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as PostHog not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.posthog.com","question":"What security certifications does PostHog have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. PostHog is published under the (Apache-2.0 AND MIT) licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/posthog-js","question":"Is PostHog open source?","confidence":0.85},{"answer":"PostHog is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://posthog.com/handbook/engineering/feature-pricing","question":"Where is PostHog available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Fullstory records user interactions on websites and apps, analyzes them with AI assistance, and presents findings through visualizations and session records to help teams identify and fix experience problems. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"funnels":true,"hosting":"cloud","free_tier":false,"ab_testing":true,"api_access":true,"autocapture":true,"sdk_coverage":true,"feature_flags":false,"self_hostable":false,"paths_journeys":true,"session_replay":true,"visualizations":true,"analytics_scope":"product_analytics","retention_cohort":false,"warehouse_native":true,"eu_data_residency":false}` | `{"funnels":true,"hosting":"cloud","free_tier":true,"ab_testing":true,"api_access":true,"sql_editor":true,"autocapture":true,"sdk_coverage":true,"data_modeling":true,"feature_flags":true,"self_hostable":true,"session_replay":true,"visualizations":true,"analytics_scope":"product_analytics","retention_cohort":true,"warehouse_native":true,"eu_data_residency":true,"scheduled_reports":true,"self_serve_dashboards":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 120 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Google Analytics","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google BigQuery","native":true,"direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Postgres"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Vercel"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GitHub","direction":"inbound"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | (Apache-2.0 AND MIT) |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Business","features":["Session Insights","StoryAI Summaries","Live Session Viewing","Developer Tools","Heatmaps","Scroll Maps","Click Maps","Session Replay","Tabbed Browsing","Session Summary Notes","Conversion Maps"],"description":"For companies that need deep product analytics and qualitative insights to grow with agility","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","features":["Session Insights","StoryAI Summaries","Live Session Viewing","Developer Tools","Heatmaps","Scroll Maps","Click Maps","Session Replay","Tabbed Browsing","Session Summary Notes","Conversion Maps"],"description":"For organizations that need to discover trends, plan roadmaps, and improve funnels at scale","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Session Insights","StoryAI Summaries","Live Session Viewing","Developer Tools","Heatmaps","Scroll Maps","Click Maps","Session Replay","Tabbed Browsing","Session Summary Notes","Conversion Maps"],"description":"For data science and analytics teams to build predictive models or use data for GenAI and LLMs","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Multi-Org Management"},{"name":"Mobile"},{"name":"Advantage Subscription"},{"name":"StoryAI"},{"name":"Guides and Surveys"}],"freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.fullstory.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:22:34.169Z"}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"1M events/mo, $0","features":["unlimited team members"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"1 million events per month with unlimited team members","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"logs":"10GB","events":"1M/mo","exceptions":"100k","recordings":"5k","flag_requests":"1M","survey_responses":"1500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Paid","summary":"$0.00031/event","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"event"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.00031,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Usage-based pricing per event","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier: 1M events/mo. Paid: $0.00031/event.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/handbook/engineering/feature-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:09:27.235Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"event","amount":0.00031,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | quote | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":0.00031,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/desktop-v0.61.686","date":"2026-10-13T02:00:25Z","type":"stable","version":"desktop-v0.61.686"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-v2.4.263","date":"2026-10-13T13:50:10Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-v2.4.263"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3025.0","date":"2026-10-13T13:57:03Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3025.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3024.0","date":"2026-10-13T13:38:31Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3024.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3023.0","date":"2026-10-13T13:20:16Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3023.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3022.0","date":"2026-10-13T13:14:32Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3022.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3021.0","date":"2026-10-13T13:03:08Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3021.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3020.0","date":"2026-10-13T12:38:29Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3020.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3019.0","date":"2026-10-13T12:33:26Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3019.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3018.0","date":"2026-10-13T12:22:45Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3018.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3017.0","date":"2026-10-13T12:11:37Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3017.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3016.0","date":"2026-10-13T12:01:35Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3016.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3015.0","date":"2026-10-13T11:49:34Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3015.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3014.0","date":"2026-10-13T11:41:44Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3014.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3013.0","date":"2026-10-13T11:33:33Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3013.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3012.0","date":"2026-10-13T11:19:18Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3012.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3011.0","date":"2026-10-13T11:00:57Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3011.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3010.0","date":"2026-10-13T10:55:09Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3010.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3009.0","date":"2026-10-13T10:00:34Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3009.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/releases/tag/agent-skills-v0.3008.0","date":"2026-10-13T09:53:25Z","type":"stable","version":"agent-skills-v0.3008.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active","auditor":"KirkpatrickPrice","evidenceUrl":"https://www.fullstory.com/blog/fullstory-soc-2-type-ii-compliance/"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"expired","validUntil":"2022-12-31"},{"name":"SOC 3","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.6 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.fullstory.com/blog/fullstory-soc-2-type-ii-compliance/ | https://posthog.com/handbook/company/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=hogql-parser&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Product Analytics Software)

| Capability | FullStory | 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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:02:58.861Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*