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SaaS metrics and analytics · November 2026 Edition

Mixpanel vs PostHog

One of fourteen models named Mixpanel first on the direct prompt; zero named PostHog. Mixpanel was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and PostHog by eleven and Mixpanel carries 40 labels and PostHog 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Mixpanel

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

PostHog

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share2%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate20%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#7#8A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels4021A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Mixpanel 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 Mixpanel · ChartMogul vs PostHog · ProfitWell Metrics vs Mixpanel

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.
MixpanelFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPostHog
Direct10
Paraphrase00
Comparative10
Budget-constrained01
Scale-constrained00
Negative008 against Mixpanel · 3 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, Mixpanel and PostHog were named in the same answer fifty-three times, of the 106 answers naming Mixpanel and the 58 naming PostHog. In those answers PostHog took the first choice two times and Mixpanel four.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Mixpanel 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
Mixpanel PostHog first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Mixpanel on the left and PostHog on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Mixpanel first, PostHog not the choice

1 of 14 modelsPostHog was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
MiniMax M2.5Amplitude, Mixpanel alternatives: Domo

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Perplexity SonarDatabox alternatives: Amplitude, ChartMogul, Maxio Metrics, Mixpanel
Kimi K2ChartMogul alternatives: Amplitude, Baremetrics, Databox, Mixpanel
GLM 4.7 FlashXAmplitude, Databox alternatives: Google Analytics, Luzmo, Mixpanel

Neither was named

10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5ChartMogul alternatives: Baremetrics, Databox
GPT-5.4 miniDatabox alternatives: Baremetrics, ChartMogul, Looker, Tableau
Gemini 3.5 FlashMosaic alternatives: ChartMogul, Looker, Maxio Metrics, Metabase, Subscript
Grok 4.20ChartMogul alternatives: Baremetrics, Metabase, ProfitWell Metrics
Mistral SmallFairview alternatives: Databox, Intempt
DeepSeek V4 FlashChartMogul alternatives: Baremetrics, Databox, ProfitWell Metrics
Llama 4 MaverickChartMogul
Qwen 3.7 FlashProfitWell Metrics alternatives: Clari, Microsoft Power BI
GPT-6 LunaChartMogul alternatives: Grid, Maxio Metrics
Muse Glimmer 30BBaremetrics alternatives: ChartMogul, Databox, ProfitWell 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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Mixpanel0%#8 of 15
PostHog0%#7 of 15
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Mixpanel2%#7 of 14
PostHog2%#8 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Mixpanel0%#8 of 13
PostHog0%#11 of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Mixpanel

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight 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
“High costs at scale (e.g., Mixpanel's $0.00028/event overages) ... Not ideal for pure financial metrics” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Product analytics tools—Amplitude, Mixpanel, PostHog, or Heap—for financial metrics” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“I recommend Mixpanel or Amplitude for product-focused analytics” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“#### 1. Mixpanel (Product Analytics Leader)” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose Mixpanel, Amplitude, or PostHog for activation, feature adoption, funnels, and in-product retention.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative

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
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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.