Where PostHog's free tier stops
PostHog PostHog's free tier is usable, but it stops at 1 project, 1-year data retention, and monthly caps across every major product area. You get 1 million product analytics events, 5,000 session replay recordings, 1 million feature flag requests, 1,500 survey responses, 1 million managed warehouse rows, 10,000 data pipeline trigger events, 1 million batch export rows, 100,000 error tracking exceptions, 2,000 AI credits, 100,000 LLM analytics events, 50 GB of logs, and 10,000 workflow emails and dispatches. It is free without a card, but the single-project ceiling and quota mix are what push many teams to compare alternatives.
Switch table
| PostHog | Amplitude | Statsig | Apstal | Logspot | Heap | LogRocket | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| analytics events per month | 1,000,000 product analytics events per month | up to 2M events | 2 million events per month | 100K events per month | 5,000 events per month | Not stated in free_tier_items | Not stated in free_tier_items |
| session replays per month | 5,000 session replay recordings per month | Session Replay included | 50,000 session replays per month | Session replays with 24-hour retention | Not stated in free_tier_items | Up to 10k monthly sessions | All features free for 14 days |
| retention | 1 year | Not stated in free_tier_items | 1-year analytics retention | 24-hour retention | Not stated in free_tier_items | 6 months of data history | 14 days |
| projects or websites included | 1 project | Not stated in free_tier_items | Not stated in free_tier_items | 1 website included | 1 domain | Not stated in free_tier_items | Not stated in free_tier_items |
| feature flags or configs | 1,000,000 feature flag requests per month | Unlimited feature flags | Unlimited flag and config checks | Not stated in free_tier_items | Not stated in free_tier_items | Not stated in free_tier_items | Not stated in free_tier_items |
| error tracking or logs | 100,000 error tracking exceptions per month, 50 GB logs ingested per month | Not stated in free_tier_items | Not stated in free_tier_items | JavaScript error monitoring | Not stated in free_tier_items | Not stated in free_tier_items | Includes errors and logs during trial |
| Card required | - | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| First paid tier | - | Plus, varies by usage | Pro, $150/mo | Premium, $48/mo | Essentials, $7.50/mo | Growth, varies by usage | Core, starting at $176/mo |
The alternatives
Amplitude
FTV 66 / 100Amplitude's free tier includes 10K monthly tracked users, up to 2M events, Session Replay, unlimited feature flags, web experimentation, AI Feedback, unlimited sources and destinations, and access to community and academy. For teams that want a broader analytics-first free plan, it gives more headroom on event volume than PostHog's 1M analytics events and a larger ceiling for web measurement. It falls short on the product-operating breadth PostHog offers, since the free plan does not list error tracking, logs, warehouse rows, or workflows. Switch to Amplitude if your main need is analytics and experimentation with a higher event ceiling.
- Beats PostHog: Higher free analytics ceiling at up to 2M events
- Falls short: Less breadth than PostHog across logs, errors, warehouse, and workflows
- Who should switch: Switch here if analytics and experimentation matter more than all-in-one product operations.
Statsig
FTV 74 / 100Statsig's free Developer tier includes 2 million events per month, unlimited flag and config checks, 50,000 session replays per month, A/B tests and experimentation, feature flags and config management, product and web analytics, 1-year analytics retention, and unlimited seats. That makes it a strong free option for teams centered on flags and experimentation, especially if you want more replay volume and the same 1-year retention window. It falls short of PostHog on the wider product-ops surface area, since the free plan does not mention surveys, warehouse sync, error tracking, logs, or workflow automation. Choose Statsig if release control is your core job.
- Beats PostHog: More replay headroom with 50,000 replays per month and unlimited flag checks
- Falls short: Narrower than PostHog for surveys, logs, warehouse sync, and workflow features
- Who should switch: Switch if feature flags and experimentation are the main reasons you use PostHog.
Apstal
FTV 65 / 100Apstal's free plan includes an AI agent with SQL AI Agent plus MCP, 100K events per month, session replays with 24-hour retention, 15 analytics views, web, product, and behavior analytics, funnels, retention, and path analysis, Core Web Vitals monitoring, JavaScript error monitoring, adblock-resistant tracking, 9 audience dimensions, and 1 website. Its free offer is useful for a small site that wants analytics plus replay with a privacy-first setup and built-in AI querying. It falls short of PostHog on scale and retention, especially the much smaller event cap, the shorter replay retention, and the single-website limit. Pick Apstal if you want a compact analytics stack for one site.
- Beats PostHog: Built-in AI query help and adblock-resistant tracking
- Falls short: Much lower usage ceiling, with 100K events and 24-hour replay retention
- Who should switch: Switch if you want a small-site analytics and replay tool with an AI assistant.
Logspot
FTV 57 / 100Logspot's free plan gives you 5,000 events per month, 1 domain, 1 team member, core analytics and dashboards, funnels and user journeys, and community support. It is a simple web and product analytics starter with no card required, and its free scope is easy to understand if you only need a single site and basic reporting. It falls far short of PostHog on volume and feature breadth, with dramatically smaller event limits and none of the warehouse, flags, surveys, error tracking, or workflow capabilities listed in PostHog's free tier. Use Logspot if you want the lightest possible analytics footprint.
- Beats PostHog: Simpler setup for a single domain and basic dashboards
- Falls short: Far smaller event quota and much less feature breadth than PostHog
- Who should switch: Switch if your use case is one website and you only need basic analytics.
Heap
FTV 54 / 100Heap's free plan includes core analytics charts, unlimited enrichment sources, Guides integrations, 6 months of data history, SSO, and up to 10k monthly sessions. It is a good fit when you want a lightweight analytics starter with identity enrichment and SSO in place from the beginning. It falls short of PostHog on time window and usage ceiling, since Heap only gives 6 months of history and 10,000 monthly sessions, while PostHog's free tier includes 1-year retention and much larger monthly quotas across several products. Choose Heap if SSO and enrichment are more important than broad free volume.
- Beats PostHog: Includes SSO and unlimited enrichment sources on the free plan
- Falls short: Lower usage ceiling and shorter history than PostHog
- Who should switch: Switch if your analytics stack needs SSO and enrichment more than broad free quotas.
LogRocket
FTV 56 / 100LogRocket's free offering is a 14-day full-feature trial, and it lets you use all features during that window without a credit card. If you want to evaluate session replay, analytics, logs, errors, performance telemetry, funnels, and AI features in one place, it gives the broadest short-term access of the alternatives here. It falls short of PostHog on permanence, because it is time-limited rather than an ongoing free tier, so it is not suited to teams that need an always-free plan. Pick LogRocket when you need a fast, no-card evaluation before committing.
- Beats PostHog: Broadest feature access for short-term evaluation
- Falls short: It is only a 14-day trial, not a perpetual free tier
- Who should switch: Switch if you mainly need a no-card trial to test a replay-first analytics stack.
Two quick picks
Statsig
Statsig is the closest drop-in if you are already using analytics plus feature flags and experiments. It keeps the same basic product workflow, adds larger free replay volume, and preserves the 1-year retention pattern without forcing a card.
Amplitude
Amplitude gives the most free headroom for analytics-heavy teams because its free plan reaches up to 2M events and includes Session Replay, experimentation, and unlimited feature flags before you need to move up.
Frequently asked questions
Which alternative is closest to PostHog for product teams?
Statsig is the closest fit for teams centered on analytics, feature flags, and experimentation, because it keeps those core workflows together and offers strong free replay volume.
Which alternative gives the most free analytics volume?
Amplitude, with up to 2M monthly tracked users and up to 2M events on the free tier, gives the most room before a team needs to pay.
Which alternative is best if I only need a simple single-site analytics tool?
Logspot is the simplest option here because the free plan is built around 1 domain, 1 team member, and basic analytics, funnels, and user journeys.
Is there a free alternative with no credit card required?
Yes. Amplitude, Statsig, Apstal, Logspot, and LogRocket all list free access without a card on the supplied details. Heap's free plan does not clearly say that, so its card status should be treated as Unknown.
Bottom line
For the most common case, Statsig is the best alternative to try first. It looks most familiar to PostHog users because it combines analytics, feature flags, experimentation, and session replay in one free plan, while giving more replay capacity than PostHog and keeping a 1-year retention window. If you mostly need analytics volume rather than all-in-one product operations, Amplitude is the next place to look, but Statsig is the smoother switch for teams already working in PostHog-style workflows.
Read the full listing for PostHog. Scores use the FTV methodology at /ftv. Browse more alternatives on /alternatives, or head-to-head comparisons on /compare.