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SaaS metrics and analytics · November 2026 Edition

Databox vs PostHog

Three of fourteen models named Databox first on the direct prompt; zero named PostHog. Databox was named by eleven of the fourteen models and PostHog by eleven and Databox carries 23 labels and PostHog 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Databox

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

PostHog

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share9%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#8A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels2321A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Databox reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ChartMogul was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. ChartMogul vs Databox · ChartMogul vs PostHog · ProfitWell Metrics vs Databox

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the saas metrics and analytics page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
DataboxFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPostHog
Direct30
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained21
Scale-constrained00
Negative003 against PostHog
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Databox and PostHog were named in the same answer twenty-seven times, of the 115 answers naming Databox and the 58 naming PostHog. In those answers PostHog took the first choice one time and Databox four.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Databox and PostHog stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Databox PostHog first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Databox on the left and PostHog on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Databox and PostHog stood in it.

Databox first, PostHog not the choice

3 of 14 modelsPostHog was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniDatabox alternatives: Baremetrics, ChartMogul, Looker, Tableau
Perplexity SonarDatabox alternatives: Amplitude, ChartMogul, Maxio Metrics, Mixpanel
GLM 4.7 FlashXAmplitude, Databox alternatives: Google Analytics, Luzmo, Mixpanel

Neither was the first choice, one was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5ChartMogul alternatives: Baremetrics, Databox
Mistral SmallFairview alternatives: Databox, Intempt
DeepSeek V4 FlashChartMogul alternatives: Baremetrics, Databox, ProfitWell Metrics
Kimi K2ChartMogul alternatives: Amplitude, Baremetrics, Databox, Mixpanel
Muse Glimmer 30BBaremetrics alternatives: ChartMogul, Databox, ProfitWell Metrics

Neither was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Gemini 3.5 FlashMosaic alternatives: ChartMogul, Looker, Maxio Metrics, Metabase, Subscript
Grok 4.20ChartMogul alternatives: Baremetrics, Metabase, ProfitWell Metrics
Llama 4 MaverickChartMogul
Qwen 3.7 FlashProfitWell Metrics alternatives: Clari, Microsoft Power BI
MiniMax M2.5Amplitude, Mixpanel alternatives: Domo
GPT-6 LunaChartMogul alternatives: Grid, Maxio Metrics

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Databox leads by seven points.
Databox7%#4 of 15
PostHog0%#7 of 15
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Databox leads by eight points.
Databox9%#3 of 14
PostHog2%#8 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Databox leads by four points.
Databox4%#6 of 13
PostHog0%#11 of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Databox

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.

“the best overall choice is Databox if you want one dashboard combining revenue, marketing, sales, and operational KPIs” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with Databox for its unified cross-source capabilities and AI insights” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about PostHog

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“be cautious about using Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap, Pendo, PostHog etc. for MRR, NRR, churn, LTV” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Use PostHog, Mixpanel, or Amplitude for behavioral metrics ... Never use them for financial metrics” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Product analytics tools—Amplitude, Mixpanel, PostHog, or Heap—for financial metrics” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Primary dashboard: PostHog (free) for product analytics.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“consider alternatives like open-source options (e.g., PostHog) or spreadsheets for simplicity” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · alternative
“The leading open-source platform. It gives you control over data privacy and hosting.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.