Plausible Analytics is an alternative
to PostHog
$19/mo (Starter · 100k) vs PostHog at — — covering 67% of the 6 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
plan at —, the cheapest paid plan.
Starter · 100k: 19 USD/monthly.
We list 1 assessed alternative; PostHog's own price is not verified yet, so no cheaper-than claim is made.
Capability comparison
Plausible Analytics covers 67% of the 6 capabilities compared against PostHog. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Plausible Analytics | PostHog |
|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Analytics API | ↑ Business | ✓ |
| Data export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Realtime visitor view | ✓ | ✓ |
| MCP server for AI agents | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities PostHog has that Plausible Analytics lacks.
- Analytics API — Pull analytics data programmatically via an API.Missing from Plausible Analytics.
- MCP server for AI agents — Official MCP server so AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT…) can query your analytics.Missing from Plausible Analytics.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | PostHog | Plausible Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 pageviews or events/month | — | $9/moStarter |
| 50,000 pageviews or events/month | — | $19/moStarter · 100k |
| 250,000 pageviews or events/month | — | $49/moStarter · 500k |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Starter | $9/mo |
| Starter · 100k | $19/mo |
| Starter · 200k | $29/mo |
| Starter · 500k | $49/mo |
| Growth | $14/mo |
| Growth · 100k | $29/mo |
| Growth · 200k | $44/mo |
| Growth · 500k | $74/mo |
| Business | $19/mo |
| Business · 100k | $39/mo |
| Business · 200k | $59/mo |
| Business · 500k | $99/mo |
| Free | Free |
| Pay-as-you-go | Free |
Frequently asked
What does Plausible Analytics lack compared with PostHog?
Analytics API, MCP server for AI agents — 2 of the 6 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
PostHog: 2026-10-28; Plausible Analytics: 2026-10-28 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://posthog.com/web-analytics (feature_page, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://posthog.com (feature_page, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://posthog.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Plausible Analytics data last verified 2026-10-28