Where Statsig's free tier stops
Statsig The free Developer tier covers a lot, but it is not unlimited on usage. It includes 2 million metered events per month, 50,000 session replays per month, unlimited flag and config checks, A/B tests, feature flags, product and web analytics, and unlimited seats. It also keeps analytics for 1 year. Once a team needs more than 2 million events or more than 50,000 replays in a month, or wants longer retention, the free tier stops being enough and another plan or another product becomes the better fit.
Switch table
| Statsig | Amplitude | PostHog | ConfigCat | Logspot | LaunchDarkly | Abby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| events per month | 2,000,000 events | Up to 2M events | 1,000,000 events | Unknown | 5,000 events | Unknown | 1,000 events |
| session replays per month | 50,000 replays | Session Replay included | 5,000 replays | Unknown | Unknown | 5,000 replays and errors | Unknown |
| feature flag requests or flags | Unlimited flag and config checks | Unlimited feature flags | 1,000,000 feature flag requests | 10 feature flags per product | Unknown | Unlimited feature flags | Up to 3 feature flags or remote configs |
| team seats | Unlimited seats | Unknown | Unlimited team members | Unlimited team members | 1 team member | Unlimited seats | Unknown |
| projects or products | Not specified | Unknown | 1 project | 2 products | 1 domain | Unknown | Unknown |
| data retention | 1 year analytics retention | Unknown | 1 year data retention | 7 days audit log retention | Unknown | 30-day account history | Unknown |
| Card required | - | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| First paid tier | - | Plus, varies by usage | Pay-as-you-go, varies by usage | Pro, $110/mo | Essentials, $7.50/mo | Foundation, varies by usage | Starter, $12/mo per Project |
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, and unlimited sources and destinations. That makes it a broader analytics-first bundle if your team wants product and web analytics plus experimentation in one place. It is especially useful when you care about out-of-the-box analytics and templates, not just event collection. The main free limit is tracked-user volume rather than seats, and the free plan is more centered on analytics workflows than release management. Switch if your priority is understanding user behavior and you want a free analytics suite with replay and experiments.
- Beats Statsig: Out-of-the-box analytics and templates
- Falls short: Feature flags and config management depth
- Who should switch: Switch if analytics workflows matter more than release operations.
PostHog
FTV 67 / 100PostHog's free tier includes 1 project, 1 year of data retention, unlimited team members, 1 million product analytics events per month, 5,000 session replay recordings per month, 1 million feature flag requests per month, 1,500 survey responses per month, warehouse syncs, error tracking, logs, workflows, and AI credits. It is the most sprawling free bundle here, especially if you want analytics, replay, flags, error tracking, and workflow tools in one product. The tradeoff is that the free plan is tighter on projects and on replay volume than Statsig. Switch if you want a single free platform for product analytics plus debugging and workflow automation.
- Beats Statsig: Breadth of free tools across analytics, replay, errors, logs, and workflows
- Falls short: Higher free replay volume and unlimited seats/flags without a single-project cap
- Who should switch: Switch if you want the widest free product-ops toolbox in one place.
ConfigCat
FTV 71 / 100ConfigCat's free plan is a focused feature-flag and remote-config service with 10 feature flags or config items per product, 2 environments, 2 products, 2 segments per product, 4 targeting rules per flag, 4 rollout options per flag, 1 permission group with unlimited team members, API access, 7 days of audit log retention, and open-source SDKs. It is a better fit when you only need release controls and do not need the analytics and replay stack. Its free plan is simple to adopt and keeps collaboration open with unlimited team members. Switch if your main job is managing flags and targeting rules rather than running experiments or product analytics.
- Beats Statsig: Feature-flag specialization and configuration controls
- Falls short: Product analytics, session replays, and experimentation
- Who should switch: Switch if you want a lean flag service instead of a multi-product platform.
Logspot
FTV 57 / 100Logspot's free plan includes 5,000 events per month, 1 domain, 1 team member, core analytics and dashboards, funnels and user journeys, and community support. It is a compact web analytics option for very small sites or apps that only need a simple dashboard and funnel view. Compared with Statsig, it is much narrower, but that can be an advantage if you want less setup and a smaller surface area. Its free tier is clearly capped, especially on events, domains, and team members, so it is best for lightweight tracking rather than product experimentation. Switch if you want basic analytics for one site and do not need flags or replay.
- Beats Statsig: Simple web analytics with funnels and user journeys
- Falls short: Experiments, feature flags, replay, and unlimited seats
- Who should switch: Switch if you only need lightweight analytics for a small property.
LaunchDarkly
FTV 60 / 100LaunchDarkly's free tier includes unlimited seats, unlimited feature flags, 30 SDKs, 5,000 session replays and errors per month, 10,000,000 logs and traces per month, A/B tests and experiments, up to 5 service connections, up to 1,000 client-side MAU, up to 100,000 experimentation MAU, 30-day account history, API access, audit logs, and several integrations. It is strongest when your free needs lean toward release governance and controlled rollout, especially in developer-heavy teams. The tradeoff is that the free plan has more explicit usage gates around MAU and service connections than Statsig's unlimited seats and broader analytics bundle. Switch if release control is your main concern and you can live within the MAU and connection caps.
- Beats Statsig: Release governance and observability-style quotas
- Falls short: Broader product analytics retention and unlimited flag/config checks
- Who should switch: Switch if your primary use case is flags and release control at scale.
Abby
FTV 57 / 100Abby's free Starter plan includes 1,000 events per month, 1 A/B test, up to 3 feature flags or remote configs, and up to 5 environments. It is the smallest and most focused option here, built around type-safe flagging and remote config for React and Next.js users. That makes it a practical choice for tiny projects that want a straightforward flag service with a clear implementation path. It falls short of Statsig on usage volume by a wide margin and does not try to cover product analytics or session replay. Switch if you are shipping a small frontend app and only need a minimal flagging setup.
- Beats Statsig: Type-safe flagging for React and Next.js
- Falls short: Analytics, replay, and high-volume free usage
- Who should switch: Switch if you want a minimal frontend-first flagging tool.
Two quick picks
PostHog
PostHog is the closest drop-in because it also combines analytics, session replay, feature flags, and experimentation in one platform. The free tier is broad enough to cover a similar workflow, and the migration path is easiest if you already think in terms of product events and release controls.
LaunchDarkly
LaunchDarkly gives the most free headroom on collaboration and observability-style usage, with unlimited seats plus very large logs and traces allowance. If your bottleneck is team scale or release control rather than analytics events, it leaves the most room before a paid plan becomes necessary.
Frequently asked questions
Which alternative is best if I mainly want feature flags, not analytics?
ConfigCat is the best fit for a flag-first workflow. Its free plan centers on flags, environments, products, targeting rules, and API access, while leaving analytics and replay out of scope.
Which alternative has the broadest free product-ops bundle?
PostHog does. Its free tier spans analytics, replay, flags, surveys, errors, logs, workflows, warehouse syncs, and AI credits, so it covers the widest range of adjacent jobs.
Which alternative is closest if I want a full experimentation stack?
Amplitude and PostHog are the closest fits. Amplitude is stronger on analytics-first experimentation, while PostHog is broader if you want experiments alongside debugging and workflow tools.
Do any of these free plans require a credit card?
The plans listed here do not state a credit-card requirement except where the field is marked as no card required. For the alternatives with that field present, the answer is no.
Bottom line
For most teams leaving Statsig because of the free-tier ceilings, PostHog is the best alternative. It is the closest match in overall shape because it combines analytics, session replay, feature flags, and experimentation, while also adding extra product-ops tools in the same free bundle. If you want a broader platform and can live with different caps and a single-project limit, it is the most natural next place to try.
Read the full listing for Statsig. Scores use the FTV methodology at /ftv. Browse more alternatives on /alternatives, or head-to-head comparisons on /compare.