Alternatives · Analytics
Countly alternatives
As of Nov 13, 2026, the best Countly alternative for most people is PostHog (3.2 GPA), second in our ranking of website and product analytics tools. It's also the best free one.
Countly compared with 7 alternatives: Matomo, PostHog, Mixpanel, Amplitude, Piwik PRO and 2 more.
Countly has a free plan. Paid plans start at $175 per month and up. 4 of the 7 alternatives are free or have a free plan. 3 more offer a free trial.
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At a glance
| Tool | Price | Free plan | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| CountlyThis tool | Free plan · from $175/mo | Yes | Web |
| Matomo | Free plan · from $26/mo | Yes | Web |
| PostHog | Free plan · from $0.00005 | Yes | Web |
| Mixpanel | Free plan · from $100/mo | Yes | Web |
| Amplitude | Free plan · from $900/yr | Yes | Web |
| Piwik PRO | Free trial · from €36/mo | Trial only | Web |
| Segment | Free trial | Trial only | Web |
| Snowplow | Free trial | Trial only | Web |
Price against what you get
Countly starts at $175 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. 4 of the 4 alternatives on this chart score higher and start lower: Matomo, Mixpanel, Amplitude and Piwik PRO.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
How each one differs from Countly
Matomo
Open-source web analytics you can host yourself or in Matomo's cloud
- Matomo starts at $26 per month for up to 50,000 hits, billed monthly (Cloud Business).
- Matomo also covers session replay.
- Matomo does not cover surveys, which Countly does.
Suits: Organizations that must keep analytics data on their own servers
PostHog
Open-source product analytics with replays, flags and surveys
- PostHog starts at $0.00005 per analytics event past the free 1M (pay-as-you-go).
- PostHog also covers session replay.
Suits: Startups and developers who want many product tools under one bill
Mixpanel
Event-based product analytics with replays, flags and experiments
- Mixpanel starts at $100 per month for 1.5M events, billed annually ($140 billed monthly).
- Mixpanel also covers session replay.
- Mixpanel does not cover surveys, which Countly does.
Suits: Product teams tracking sign-up funnels, retention and feature use
Amplitude
Product analytics with session replay, experiments and in-app guides
- Amplitude starts at $900 per year for up to 3M events a month (Plus; the first 2M are free).
- Amplitude also covers session replay.
Suits: Product teams measuring funnels, retention and feature adoption
Piwik PRO
Privacy-focused analytics suite with tag and consent management
- Piwik PRO starts at €36 per month and up, billing basis not shown.
- Piwik PRO has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Countly.
- Piwik PRO also covers reports and dashboards.
- Piwik PRO does not cover surveys and a/B testing, which Countly does.
Suits: Healthcare, finance and public-sector teams with compliance duties
Segment
Customer data platform from Twilio that collects and routes events
- Segment has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Countly.
- Segment also covers workflow automation.
- Segment does not cover surveys, web analytics and a/B testing, which Countly does.
Suits: Teams feeding one event stream into many marketing and analytics tools
Snowplow
Event data collection pipeline for your warehouse and AI agents
- Snowplow has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Countly.
- Snowplow also covers dashboards.
- Snowplow does not cover surveys and a/B testing, which Countly does.
Suits: Data engineering teams that want to own raw event data
Limits worth knowing in Countly
- Flex is billed by monthly active users rather than seats; the page gives only a $175 starting price and an estimator.
- On Flex, Adaptivity and Intelligence are paid add-ons, and the uptime SLA is an add-on.
- Enterprise has no published price and is billed annually per deployment.
- Lite is self-hosted with community support only and does not include the full platform, such as Cee, Drill and Journeys.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to Countly?
The alternatives to Countly in this directory are Matomo, PostHog, Mixpanel, Amplitude, Piwik PRO, Segment and Snowplow. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Countly.
Is there a free alternative to Countly?
Yes. Matomo, PostHog, Mixpanel and Amplitude have a free plan alongside paid ones.
When were these prices checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 18, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.




