# Heap vs PostHog

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Heap

| Attribute | Heap | PostHog |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 81.1 (48% (low)) | 79.4 (55% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 37,421 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 11,401,002 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Product analytics platform providing automatic event tracking, user journey mapping, session replay, and AI-powered insights for funnel optimization and product adoption. | PostHog is a platform that automatically diagnoses product problems and generates fixes. It combines product analytics, session replay, feature flags, experiments, and AI-powered insights with a generous free tier. |
| features.capabilities | `{"funnels":true,"free_tier":true,"autocapture":true,"sdk_coverage":true,"self_hostable":false,"paths_journeys":true,"session_replay":true,"analytics_scope":"product_analytics","retention_cohort":true,"warehouse_native":true,"eu_data_residency":true}` | `{"free_tier":true,"ab_testing":true,"autocapture":true,"sdk_coverage":true,"feature_flags":true,"self_hostable":true,"session_replay":true,"analytics_scope":"product_analytics","warehouse_native":true,"eu_data_residency":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 120 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Postgres"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Webhooks"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | (Apache-2.0 AND MIT) |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier with 10k monthly sessions","features":["Core analytics charts","Unlimited enrichment sources","Guides integrations","6 months data history","SSO"],"description":"Core analytics charts, unlimited enrichment, 6 months data history, SSO","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monthly_sessions":"10k"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"Custom session pricing","features":["All Free features","Sense Contentsquare's AI","Unlimited users & reports","Chart customization","CSV exports","12 months data history","Email support"],"description":"All Free features plus Sense AI, unlimited users, chart customization, 12 months history","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"Custom session pricing","features":["All Growth features","Account analytics","Engagement matrix","Report alerts","Session Replay (add-on)","Standard support"],"description":"All Growth features plus account analytics, engagement matrix, report alerts","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Premier","summary":"Custom session pricing","features":["All Pro features","Data warehouse integration","Behavioral targeting","Unlimited projects","Advanced user permissions","Dedicated CSM","Session Replay (add-on)","Region-specific storage"],"description":"All Pro features plus data warehouse integration, behavioral targeting, advanced permissions, dedicated CSM","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Session Replay"}],"summary":"Free tier with 10k monthly sessions. Growth, Pro, and Premier plans with custom session-based pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://heap.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:23:23.363Z"}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier with no credit card required","features":["Product Analytics","Web Analytics","Session Replay","Feature Flags","Experiments","Error Tracking","Surveys","Data Warehouse","Data Pipelines","AI Observability","Workflows","Logs","Replay Vision","Inbox"],"description":"No credit card required, community support, 1 project, 1-year data retention, unlimited team members","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"logs":"10GB/mo","inbox":"3/mo","events":"1M/mo","surveys":"1500/mo","ai_credits":"500/mo","data_warehouse":"1M rows/mo","error_tracking":"100K/mo","session_replay":"5K/mo","feature_flag_requests":"1M/mo"}}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing with generous free tier. 98% of customers use PostHog for free.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:26:21.315Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_gbp | - | 0 |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Product Analytics Software)

| Capability | Heap | 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-08-07T00:01:35.620Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*