PostHog is 100% cheaper
than DataBull
$0/mo (Free) vs DataBull Hosted Starter (beta) at $9/mo — covering 45% of the 11 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Hosted Starter (beta) plan at $9/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
DataBull costs $9/mo on the Hosted Starter (beta) plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 11 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
PostHog covers 45% of the 11 capabilities compared against DataBull. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | PostHog | DataBull |
|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Revenue attribution | ✗ | ✓ |
| Privacy-focused analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cookie-free analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Analytics API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Funnels | ✗ | ✓ |
| Realtime visitor view | ✓ | ✓ |
| Traffic alerts | ✗ | ✓ |
| MCP server for AI agents | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited websites | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities DataBull has that PostHog lacks.
- Revenue attribution — Link revenue back to the marketing source that generated it.Missing from PostHog.
- Privacy-focused analytics — Track visitors without using personally identifying data.Missing from PostHog.
- Cookie-free analytics — Track visitors without setting cookies.Missing from PostHog.
- Funnels — See where visitors drop off across a multi-step process.Missing from PostHog.
- Traffic alerts — Get notified (email, Slack, Telegram…) when traffic spikes or drops, or a metric crosses a threshold.Missing from PostHog.
- Unlimited websites — Track any number of websites (e.g. client sites) on one plan; a fixed site cap counts as partial.Missing from PostHog.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Pay-as-you-go | Free |
| Self-hosted · lifetime | $49 one-time |
| Hosted Starter (beta) | $9/mo |
| Hosted Growth (beta) | $19/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is PostHog than DataBull?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $9/mo on Hosted Starter (beta). That is $108 a year.
What does PostHog lack compared with DataBull?
Revenue attribution, Privacy-focused analytics, Cookie-free analytics, Funnels, Traffic alerts, Unlimited websites — 6 of the 11 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
DataBull: 2026-10-28; PostHog: 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://databull.app/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://databull.app/hosted (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://databull.app/ (feature_page, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://databull.app/docs/goals (feature_page, checked 2026-10-28)
- PostHog data last verified 2026-10-28