Is Plausible or PostHog better?

Neither wins outright. Plausible is best for blogs, marketing sites, eu-based businesses. PostHog is best for product teams who want the whole stack open source.

Which is cheaper, Plausible or PostHog?

Plausible: From $9/mo for 10K pageviews.. PostHog: Generous free tier, then usage-based.. Per-seat pricing means the cheaper sticker price isn't always the cheaper bill — model your seat count first.

Can I migrate from Plausible to PostHog?

Yes. Most teams export Plausible data as CSV or Markdown and re-import into PostHog. The painful part is usually automations and integrations, not the data itself.

Analytics · 2026

Plausible·vs·PostHog

Two solid choices in analytics. Here's how they stack up on pricing, fit, and trade-offs — so you can decide in a minute.

Reviewed by Switchpoint Editors · Last updated Apr 20, 2026

Take on Plausible

Plausible is opinionated in the right ways — no cookies, no consent banners, no 47-step funnel reports. If your team wants to make decisions from analytics rather than perform analytics theater, this is the pick. The cap is the depth: if you need cohort analysis or session replay, you've outgrown it.

Take on PostHog

PostHog absorbed half the SaaS category into one platform — and the integration story actually works. The trap is treating it as 'free' because of the generous tier; for B-grade products it's, but at real product-led-growth scale the events bill becomes material. Set event budgets early.

Contender A

Plausible

Simple, privacy-friendly analytics.

Best for

Blogs, marketing sites, EU-based businesses.

Pricing

From $9/mo for 10K pageviews.

Pros

Cookieless
GDPR-friendly
Lightweight script

Trade-offs

No event-level slicing

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Contender B

PostHog

Product analytics, session replay, and feature flags.

Best for

Product teams who want the whole stack open source.

Pricing

Generous free tier, then usage-based.

Pros

Open source
Replay + flags included

Trade-offs

Heavier to set up

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The matrix

Side-by-side

Best for

Plausible

Blogs, marketing sites, EU-based businesses.

PostHog

Product teams who want the whole stack open source.

Pricing

Plausible

From $9/mo for 10K pageviews.

PostHog

Generous free tier, then usage-based.

Top strength

Plausible

Cookieless

PostHog

Open source

Biggest trade-off

Plausible

No event-level slicing

PostHog

Heavier to set up

	Plausible	PostHog
Best for	Blogs, marketing sites, EU-based businesses.	Product teams who want the whole stack open source.
Pricing	From $9/mo for 10K pageviews.	Generous free tier, then usage-based.
Top strength	Cookieless	Open source
Biggest trade-off	No event-level slicing	Heavier to set up

The verdict

Which should you pick?

If…Pick Plausible

Blogs, marketing sites, EU-based businesses.

If…Pick PostHog

Product teams who want the whole stack open source.

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