Web analytics · November 2026 Edition
Plausible Analytics vs PostHog
Zero of fourteen models named Plausible Analytics first on the direct prompt; zero named PostHog. Plausible Analytics was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and PostHog by thirteen and Plausible Analytics carries 46 labels and PostHog 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Tartu, Estonia, founded 2018. Named in three categories this edition.
Named in nine categories this edition.
First-choice share2%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%4%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels4624A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Plausible Analytics reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Google Analytics 4 was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Google Analytics 4 vs Plausible Analytics · Google Analytics 4 vs PostHog · HubSpot Marketing Hub vs Plausible Analytics
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 web 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.
Plausible AnalyticsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPostHog
Direct00
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained10
Scale-constrained01
Negative701 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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Plausible Analytics and PostHog stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | |
Plausible Analytics PostHog first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Plausible Analytics on the left and PostHog on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Plausible Analytics and PostHog stood in it.
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.Gemini 3.5 FlashDreamdata, HockeyStack alternatives: HubSpot Marketing Hub, PostHog
Perplexity SonarGoogle Analytics 4 alternatives: Amplitude, HockeyStack, Looker Studio, Matomo, Microsoft Clarity, Mixpanel, Plausible Analytics
Grok 4.20Mixpanel alternatives: Fathom, Matomo, Plausible Analytics, PostHog
Mistral SmallClics alternatives: Amplitude, Google Analytics 4 (GA4) with BigQuery, Heap, Matomo, Mixpanel, Piwik PRO Analytics Suite, PostHog
GPT-6 LunaGoogle Analytics 4 alternatives: Dreamdata, HockeyStack, Matomo, Plausible Analytics
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Google Analytics 4 alternatives: Adobe Analytics, Amplitude, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Mixpanel
GPT-5.4 miniGoogle Analytics 4 alternatives: Amplitude, Matomo, Mixpanel
DeepSeek V4 FlashHockeyStack alternatives: Dreamdata, Google Analytics 4, Matomo
Llama 4 MaverickClics
Qwen 3.7 FlashDreamdata alternatives: HockeyStack, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Mixpanel
Kimi K2Dreamdata alternatives: Google Analytics 4, HockeyStack
GLM 4.7 FlashXGoogle Analytics 4 alternatives: Adobe Analytics, Amplitude, Google Tag Manager, Heap, Microsoft Clarity, Mixpanel
MiniMax M2.5BigQuery, Google Analytics 4 alternatives: Dreamdata, HockeyStack
Muse Glimmer 30BGoogle Analytics 4 alternatives: Amplitude, Dreamdata, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Matomo, Mixpanel, Piwik PRO Analytics Suite
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
Plausible Analytics leads by ten points.
Plausible Analytics15%#2 of 14PostHog5%#4 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Plausible Analytics2%#5 of 15PostHog2%#7 of 15Enterprise
The order flips: PostHog leads at enterprise.
PostHog2%#6 of 12Plausible Analytics0%#11 of 12What the models said about Plausible Analytics
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Privacy-oriented tools like Plausible and Matomo are often chosen because they emphasize data minimization, fewer cookies, and more control.” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · first choice
“Plausible or Pirsch: Lightweight, open-source, cookieless, and EU-hosted for GDPR compliance.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“alternatives like Plausible Analytics, Fathom, and Matomo have driven significant adoption” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative 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. Two of two in this category shown.
“Evaluate carefully if you need easily auditable, raw numbers... reviewers cite a steep learning curve.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“All-in-One / Open Source / Flexible | PostHog | Developer-heavy companies wanting product analytics, session recording, and feature flags in one tool.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
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.