# PostHog: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 21 judge labels across 1 category by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/posthog

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SaaS metrics and analytics](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/saas-metrics-and-analytics/index.md) | 2% | 8 | 14% | 21 |

## What the models said for it

- "Primary dashboard: PostHog (free) for product analytics." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, SaaS metrics)
- "consider alternatives like open-source options (e.g., PostHog) or spreadsheets for simplicity" (Grok 4.20, SaaS metrics)
- "The leading open-source platform. It gives you control over data privacy and hosting." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, SaaS metrics)
- "choose PostHog, Mixpanel, or Amplitude to understand how people use the product" (GPT-6 Luna, SaaS metrics)

## And against it

- "be cautious about using Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap, Pendo, PostHog etc. for MRR, NRR, churn, LTV" (Muse Glimmer 30B, SaaS metrics)
- "Use PostHog, Mixpanel, or Amplitude for behavioral metrics ... Never use them for financial metrics" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, SaaS metrics)
- "Product analytics tools—Amplitude, Mixpanel, PostHog, or Heap—for financial metrics" (Perplexity Sonar, SaaS metrics)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named PostHog, from 54 of the 58 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- baremetrics.com: 43
- intempt.com: 35
- databox.com: 30
- saas.toolsinfo.com: 21
- basedash.com: 14
- reddit.com: 14
- chartmogul.com: 12
- ful.io: 12
- g2.com: 12
- saasrise.substack.com: 11

### Pages cited

- https://intempt.com/blog/best-analytics-tools-saas: 35
- https://baremetrics.com/blog/best-saas-metrics-platforms: 33
- https://databox.com/best-analytics-tools-saas-companies: 21
- https://saas.toolsinfo.com/s/saas-metrics/guide: 14
- https://databox.com/10-analytics-tools-that-help-every-team-member-magically-boost-performance: 13
- https://baremetrics.com/academy/top-6-revenue-analytics-tools-for-saas-businesses: 11
- https://saasrise.substack.com/p/saas-metrics-platform-rankings-report: 11
- https://ful.io/blog/saas-analytics-tools.md: 10

## In its own words

What PostHog's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: We make your product self-driving (https://posthog.com/)
- For: your product and company data (https://posthog.com/)
- Price stated: Usage-based pricing (https://posthog.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://posthog.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Generous free tier (https://posthog.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 700 (https://posthog.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA
- Hosting: US (Virginia), EU (Frankfurt), USA, Germany, EU, Global
- Customers named: PostHog, Airbus, Arena, ElevenLabs, Exa, Hasura, HeyGen

## What it publishes

Every page posthog.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 13453 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 345 pages, 17 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- case study: 53 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 157 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-12-19
- comparison: 175 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-02
- template or tool: 46 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 58 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-21
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 195 pages, 11 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: Archive https://newsletter.posthog.com/archive
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Build or buy feature flags https://posthog.com/blog/build-or-buy-feature-flags
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Self driving loops https://posthog.com/blog/self-driving-loops
- Recent: 2026-09-14 news or press: If ai writes all the code whats left https://newsletter.posthog.com/p/if-ai-writes-all-the-code-whats-left
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Irl events https://posthog.com/blog/irl-events
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Multimodal models need video https://posthog.com/blog/multimodal-models-need-video

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.