“We use Posthog for everything: website analytics, self-hosted anonymous telemetry, high-level backend metrics, and user feedback collection. The support is also amazing. We cannot recommend it highly enough.”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +2 · source ↗
PostHog
Product analytics with session replay, feature flags, A/B tests and surveys in one open-source platform.
Works with AI agents:llms.txtMCPCLIBuilt into LovableWhere it fits
How PostHog itself is built
33 tools, from its own code, website and Product Hunt page.
Who uses it
321 makers' products, each linked to the source that shows it, and 177 open-source projects that declare it in their code.
“I prefer it for analytics, have been using it for 3 years now.”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +2 · source ↗“PostHog gives us deep insights into how users interact with our AI workflow editor. Understanding user journeys through complex visual workflows — where they click, what features they use, where they get stuck — helps us continuously improve the experience. The self-hostable, open-source nature aligns perfectly with our values. Thank you for building such a powerful and privacy-conscious analytics platform!”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +1 · source ↗“PostHog’s analytics have been incredibly powerful in helping us discover what resonates most with our users. Can’t imagine a day without PostHog.”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +1 · source ↗“We use PostHog for mobile analytics and feature flags. We used it to roll out Superset Mobile and track how people use the app.”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +1 · source ↗“We chose PostHog because analytics, funnels, and feature flags work together on the same product data. It helps us understand how people actually use Slashy and where the experience needs improvement.”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +1 · source ↗“Help us gather usage information and identify frustrations or needs sooner”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +1 · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +1 · source ↗“Analytics and event tracking across Konfide. GDPR compliant, works perfectly with cookie consent. Replaced three tools in one.”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +1 · source ↗“We use it to track signup, paid conversion, and firm-level AI usage in one dashboard.”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +1 · source ↗“PostHog provides valuable insights that drive our marketing strategies. Its detailed analytics help us understand campaign and product performance, making it indispensable for data-driven decisions.”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +1 · source ↗“We chose PostHog because it gives us a really good view of how people actually use Sourclip without needing to piece together several different tools. It’s been especially useful as we’ve grown from the first version of Sourclip to 2.0.”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +1 · source ↗“We chose PostHog for its startup credits and built-in analytics, session replays, and feature flags, which help us clearly understand user concerns and problems.”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +1 · source ↗“PostHog makes it dead simple to add analytics, experimentation, and feature flags to our apps. We also really appreciate their open-source nature and culture of being truly developer-first and community driven.”
Product AnalyticsMaker says so +1 · source ↗Open source: a project that declares PostHog as a dependency in its public code — verifiable, but not necessarily a live product.
What makers say
179 makers on why they use PostHog, in their own words on Product Hunt.
PostHog has been absolutely instrumental in the development and refinement of Acedit. As an open-source product OS, it provides us with deep insights into how job seekers are actually using our AI interview coach. Understanding user journeys through its powerful analytics and session replay tools allows us to pinpoint exactly where users get the most value – whether it's prepping with tailored Q&A, practicing in mock interviews, or getting live suggestions – and identify areas where we can make the experience even smoother and more effective. Furthermore, PostHog's feature flags and experimentation capabilities are crucial for us. They enable our team to safely test and roll out new enhancements, like improvements to our real-time suggestion algorithms or UI adjustments, ensuring we continuously iterate based on real data, not just guesswork. This helps us build a more robust and user-centric tool, ultimately helping more people feel confident and prepared to ace their interviews. We genuinely couldn't build Acedit as effectively without the clarity PostHog provides.
AceditSep 2026 ↗PostHog replaced three separate tools for us. Product analytics, session recordings and feature flags live in the same place, on the same event data, so there is no more stitching dashboards together to answer one question. Setup was painless — the SDK is genuinely developer-friendly and we had useful data coming in almost immediately. The combination I use most is funnels plus session recordings: instead of guessing why users drop off at a step, I just watch the sessions behind that step. Feature flags on top of that make it easy to ship something behind a flag and see the impact without leaving the tool.
PostHog does everything in one place - analytics, session recordings, feature flags, and funnels - without stitching together separate tools. For Cloud World Model, that meant tracking the full conversion journey from landing page click to first simulation run to paid upgrade, all in a single saved funnel. We also use it for weekly automated checks that fire PostHog events when pricing or accuracy data drifts - so the dashboard doubles as an operational health monitor, not just a growth tool. Being open-source and self-hostable made it an easy default for a developer-focused product.
Cloud World ModelSep 2026 ↗PostHog does everything in one place - analytics, session recordings, feature flags, and funnels - without stitching together separate tools. For Cloud World Model, that meant tracking the full conversion journey from landing page click to first simulation run to paid upgrade, all in a single saved funnel. We also use it for weekly automated checks that fire PostHog events when pricing or accuracy data drifts - so the dashboard doubles as an operational health monitor, not just a growth tool. Being open-source and self-hostable made it an easy default for a developer-focused product.
Cloud World ModelJun 2026 ↗Mixpanel and Amplitude are stronger on classic product analytics, but as a solo founder I needed analytics, session recordings and funnels in one place instead of wiring three tools together. Plausible was too light for what I needed, which was following one specific journey: landing page, first sandbox run, MCP install. PostHog is also self-hostable and developer-first, which fit a product built for developers.
FetchSandboxSep 2026 ↗Loved and watch-outs
Themes that recur in makers' words and Hacker News comments, each linked to what it summarises, with how Product Hunt tags its reviews.
Reliability and open issues
- End-user facing analytics (B2B2B/B2B2C)👍 87 · opened Feb 2023 · active Mar 2026
- Event retention // delete events after a certain timeframe👍 58 · opened Aug 2023 · active Oct 2026
- Event deletion👍 37 · opened Dec 2023 · active Sep 2026
- Multi-armed bandit experiments👍 28 · opened Oct 2024 · active Sep 2026
- What about uptime monitoring?👍 25 · opened Apr 2025 · active Jun 2026
Alternatives to PostHog
All alternatives by situation →Questions makers ask about PostHog
Is PostHog free?
Yes — there is a free tier a small product can run on; paid use starts at Pay as you go. source ↗
Is PostHog open source or self-hostable?
Open source, and you can self-host it. source ↗
Can AI coding agents work with PostHog?
It serves an llms.txt docs index; it has an official MCP server (io.github.PostHog/mcp); it has an official CLI (posthog-react-native); Lovable set it up natively.
Who uses PostHog?
321 makers' products we track, each with a source, and 177 open-source projects declare it in their code. source ↗