Databuddy vs PostHog (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick PostHog: it is second in our ranking of website and product analytics tools, and it grades higher too, 3.2 against 2.6.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
PostHog grades higher on value for money, the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Databuddy
Cookieless product analytics with a built-in AI analyst
PostHog
Open-source product analytics with replays, flags and surveys
Which one is for you
Pick Databuddy if
- Fits if you want cookieless analytics plus error tracking in one script
- Works for small sites under 10,000 events a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, at 10K events a month and 10 AI credits
- Watch out: investigations aren't on Hobby or Pro, and start at Business at $299
- Watch out: events past your allowance cost $0.03 to $0.035 per 1,000
- Skip it if you need self-hosting or yearly billing, as neither exists
- Watch out: Business and Scale prices are early-user prices that may change
Pick PostHog if
- Fits if you're a startup that wants analytics, replays and flags within the free allowance
- Works for developers who want to go from a broken session to the error behind it
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you just want simple visitor counts without learning a whole toolkit
- Pricey if you need SSO or a HIPAA BAA, which take Boost at $250 a month on top of usage; SAML takes Scale at $750
- Not for you if you want a fixed monthly bill, as everything past the free allowance is metered
- Tight if you stay free, with 1 project, recordings kept a month and events dropped past the limits
- Watch out: self-hosted PostHog is officially unsupported, with no tagged releases or paid support
How we grade them
| 2.6GPADatabuddyGood | 3.2GPAPostHogVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BHobby is $9.99 a month for 30K events, inside the $13 where the cheaper quarter ends. | AA site with 10,000 visitors a month fits in the free 1M events and 5,000 recordings, so the figure is $0. There's no base fee after that, just usage from $0.00005 an event. Boost, at $250 a month, is only for SSO, HIPAA and more projects. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for 10,000 events and 10 AI credits a month, with no card. You'll reach that cap soon. | BNo card and no time limit: 1M events, 5,000 recordings, 1M flag requests and 1,500 survey responses every month, with unlimited members. Usage stops at the limit, so no surprise bill. You get 1 project, and recordings are kept a month. |
| Features | BProduct analytics, funnels, revenue, errors, Web Vitals, flags, recordings and an AI analyst. Nothing core is missing. | AAnalytics, web analytics, replays, flags, A/B tests, surveys, error tracking, logs and a data warehouse with pipelines in and out. Graded against Amplitude, Mixpanel and Heap, it covers the whole job, and none of them bundles errors, logs and a warehouse too. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating read. A script to install and goals to set up. | CNo rating on record. The cloud version is a snippet and a sign-up, but there are a lot of products to learn and events to plan. The free self-hosted version is a Docker deploy PostHog doesn't officially support, which is a developer's job. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Slack and GitHub links, and no apps listed. | BWeb only, so it can't reach an A. It pulls data in from Stripe, HubSpot, Salesforce and Postgres, sends events out to Braze, Klaviyo and others, and works with Snowflake, BigQuery and Zendesk. |
| Best for | cookieless product analytics with an AI analyst | a whole product toolkit on one free allowance |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Databuddy and PostHog. How we grade
Where they differ
- PostHog is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Databuddy also covers dashboards.
- PostHog also covers surveys and a/B testing.
At a glance
| Databuddy | PostHog | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month for 30K events, billed monthly | $0.00005 per analytics event past the free 1M (pay-as-you-go) |
| Free plan | 10,000 events a month and 10 AI credits for Databunny chat, no credit card required. | Monthly allowance that resets: 1M analytics events, 5,000 recordings, 1M flag requests, 1,500 survey responses, 100K exceptions. Unlimited members, 1 project, 1-year retention. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Databuddy Analytics, Inc. | PostHog |
| Price read from | databuddy.cc | posthog.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Databuddy
- Plans are billed monthly; the pricing page says there is no annual billing.
- It is a hosted service only: the pricing page says there is no self-hosting option.
- Events beyond the allowance cost $0.03 to $0.035 per 1,000, and extra investigations cost $1 each.
- Business and Scale are early user prices that stay fixed while you keep the plan; later prices may differ.
PostHog
- Usage is metered per product, so the monthly bill moves with traffic; billing limits can be set for each product to cap it.
- SSO enforcement, a HIPAA BAA and unlimited projects need the $250-a-month Boost package on top of usage; SAML sign-in needs Scale at $750.
- The free plan keeps recordings for 1 month and data for 1 year, allows 1 project, and drops events past its limits.
- Self-hosted PostHog is officially unsupported and has no tagged releases; PostHog recommends always running the latest image.
Key features
Databuddy
- Cookieless product analytics
- Tracks real-time visitors, sessions, funnels, custom events and revenue from one script without cookies.
- Databunny AI analyst
- Chat with an AI analyst about your numbers and see the query behind each answer; credits are capped per plan.
- Scheduled investigations
- On Business and Scale, Databunny checks metrics daily or weekly and posts findings with evidence to Slack.
- Errors, Web Vitals and flags
- Error tracking, Web Vitals, uptime monitoring and feature flags use the same script as analytics.
- Session recordings
- Business and Scale include 5,000 session recordings a month, with extra recordings at $5 per 1,000.
PostHog
- Product and web analytics
- Funnels, trends, retention, user paths and a web analytics dashboard, built from events. The first 1M events a month are free.
- Session replay
- Recordings of real visits to see where people get stuck, linked to funnels and errors. 5,000 recordings a month are free; recordings are kept 90 days on pay-as-you-go.
- Feature flags and experiments
- Roll features out to chosen users and run A/B tests, billed together by flag requests, with 1M requests free each month.
- Surveys
- In-app surveys with 1,500 free responses a month, and white-labeled surveys on the Boost package.
- Error tracking and logs
- Captures exceptions (100K free a month) and ingests logs (10 GB free), so you can go from a replay to the error behind it.
- Data warehouse and pipelines
- Syncs data in from Stripe, HubSpot, Salesforce, Postgres and others, and sends events out to tools such as Braze and Klaviyo.
Plans
Databuddy
Free$0
10K events a month and 10 AI credits for Databunny chat. No trial period and no credit card.
Hobby$9.99
per month for 30K events, billed monthly
Then $0.035 per 1,000 events. Product analytics and Databunny chat, without investigations.
Pro$49.99
per month for 1M events, billed monthly
Then $0.035 per 1,000 events. Product analytics and Databunny chat, without investigations.
Business$299
per month for 2M events, billed monthly
100 investigations a month ($1 each after), 1,500 AI credits, 5,000 recordings. Early user price locked in.
Scale$799
per month for 6M events, billed monthly
250 investigations a month, 3,000 AI credits, SSO with SAML or OIDC, audit logs and guided onboarding.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom event volume, a security review and an SLA.
PostHog
Free$0
Full free allowance on every product, unlimited team members, 1 project, community support. Usage stops at the limits, so no surprise bill.
Pay-as-you-go$0
plus usage above the monthly free allowance
No base fee. Analytics from $0.00005 an event and replays from $0.005 a recording, cheaper at volume. 6 projects, 7-year data, email support.
Boost$250
per month, plus usage
Platform package: unlimited projects, SSO enforcement, 2FA enforcement, white labeling, HIPAA BAA and 12 months of replay retention.
Scale$750
per month, plus usage
Everything in Boost plus SAML and OIDC sign-in, approval workflows, real-time alerts and priority support with an 8-hour target.
EnterpriseCustom
Sold through sales: role-based access, a dedicated account manager, training, and up to 5 years of replay retention.
Self-hosted (hobby deploy)$0
MIT-licensed Docker Compose deployment you host yourself. Officially unsupported, with no paid support plan.
Ways to pay less
Databuddy
- Startups
30% off any plan for a year
For teams founded in the last 5 years that have raised less than $5M; the discount covers the first 12 months.
- Nonprofit
Free Pro for nonprofits under $1M
Registered nonprofits with an annual budget under $1M get Pro free, and larger ones get half off Hobby or Pro, renewed yearly.
PostHog
- Startups
$50,000 in credits for early-stage startups
Companies under 2 years old that have raised less than $5M get $50,000 of PostHog credit for 12 months, plus partner perks. A company email domain is required.
- Nonprofit
Discount for nonprofits
PostHog says it gives nonprofits a discount in most cases: create an account, then contact sales with details of the organization.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Databuddy or PostHog?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Databuddy starts at $9.99 per month for 30K events, billed monthly, and PostHog starts at $0.00005 per analytics event past the free 1M (pay-as-you-go).
Which has a free plan, Databuddy or PostHog?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Databuddy and PostHog have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.