Comparison

Pendo vs PostHog

On the evidence we track, PostHog leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Pendo53

★PostHog68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Pendo	PostHogLeader
Vioscale score	53 / 100medium · 73%	68 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	51	120
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	4.2
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
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	-	39,230
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	12,366,207
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

Score

Vioscale score

Pendo53 / 100medium · 73%

PostHog68 / 100medium · 63%

Pricing

Free tier

Pendo✓

PostHog✓

Model

Pendofreemium

PostHogfreemium

Price level

Pendolow

PostHoglow

Transparent

Pendo✗

PostHog✓

Integrations

Count

Pendo51

PostHog120

Security

Disclosure policy

Pendo✓

PostHog✓

Gdpr

Pendo✓

PostHog✓

Hipaa

Pendo✓

PostHog✓

Scorecard

Pendo–

PostHog4.2

Soc2

Pendo✓

PostHog✓

Vulnerabilities

Pendo–

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

Pendo✓

PostHog✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Pendo–

PostHog1

Github stars

Pendo–

PostHog39,230

Package downloads weekly

Pendo–

PostHog12,366,207

Activity

Commits last 30d

Pendo–

PostHog100

Release

History

Pendo–

PostHog20 items

License

Spdx

Pendo–

PostHog(Apache-2.0 AND MIT)

Language

Primary

Pendo–

PostHogPython

Market

Availability

PendoAvailable worldwide

PostHogAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Product Analytics Software
Capability	Pendo	PostHog
Core
Analytics scope	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

PendoProduct analytics

PostHog-

Capture

Autocapture (no-code event capture)

Pendo✓

PostHog✓

Analyses

Funnels

Pendo-

PostHog-

Retention / cohort analysis

Pendo-

PostHog✓

Paths / user journeys

Pendo✓

PostHog-

Session replay

Pendo✓

PostHog✓

Experimentation

A/B testing & experimentation

Pendo-

PostHog✓

Feature flags built-in

Pendo-

PostHog✓

Data

Warehouse-native / BYODB

Pendo-

PostHog✓

Deployment

Self-hostable / OSS core

Pendo✗

PostHog✓

Pricing

Free tier

Pendo✓

PostHog✓

Compliance

EU data residency option

Pendo-

PostHog-

SDKs

Server-side + mobile SDK coverage

Pendo✓

PostHog✓

What each one is

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

Pendo

A cloud-based product experience platform combining behavioral analytics, in-app guidance, session replay, and user feedback capabilities to help teams understand how users interact with their software and drive feature adoption

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.

Pendo

SubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Custom MAU-based pricing. Free tier available. Volume-based discounts built into all plans.

BaseContact sales
- Product Analytics
- In-app Guides
CoreContact sales
- Product Analytics
- In-app Guides
- Session Replay
UltimateContact sales
- Product Analytics
- In-app Guides
- Session Replay
- Sentiment (NPS, PMF, CSAT surveys)
- Orchestrate
- +2 more
NovusFree
- Continuous product monitoring
- Proactive recommendations in Slack
- AI-generated PRs
- Auto-instrumentation via GitHub

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PostHog

Leader

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing per product. Free tier available for all products. 98% of customers use PostHog free tier.

Product AnalyticsFree
Session ReplayFree
Feature FlagsFree
Managed WarehouseFree

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Platforms

Web

Pendo✓

PostHog✓

iOS

Pendo✓

PostHog✗

Android

Pendo✓

PostHog✗

CLI

Pendo✗

PostHog✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Pendo✓

PostHog✓

Self-hosted

Pendo✗

PostHog✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

HubSpot

Pendo

50 total - 49 not shared

Algolia
Amazon S3
BigQuery
Breadcrumbs
Calendly
Candu
Catalyst
ChurnZero
Confluence
Crowdin
DataGrail
Dataworkz
Domo
Drift
Figma
Fivetran
Fulcrum
G2
Gainsight
Google Cloud Storage
Help Scout
HelpDocs
Integrately
Intercom
+25 more

Independently observed

PostHog

Leader

4 total - 3 not shared

Stripe
Postgres
Vercel

Independently observed

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