Pirsch Analytics vs PostHog
Pricing
Pirsch Analytics: From €5/mo, generous limits
PostHog: Free up to 1M events, then usage-based
Description
Pirsch Analytics: Privacy-friendly analytics from Germany
PostHog: Product analytics, session replay, feature flags, and A/B testing, all in one open-source tool
Pros
- GDPR compliant, no cookies
- Very affordable
- Server-side tracking option
- 1 million free events/month covers most startups for a long time
- Replaces 4+ separate tools (analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B testing)
- Self-hosting option if you need to keep data on your own servers
Cons
- Smaller feature set
- Less known than alternatives
- Steep learning curve: the sheer number of features can be overwhelming at first
- Setting up meaningful dashboards takes time and thought
- Self-hosted version requires real infrastructure to run
Details
Pirsch offers privacy-friendly web analytics with cookie-free tracking. Based in Germany with full GDPR compliance built in.
Bootstrapped to $100k ARR by Marvin Blum and Daniel Schramm. A two-person indie startup competing with VC-backed alternatives.
PostHog is what you get when developers build analytics for developers. Instead of paying for Mixpanel (analytics) + FullStory (session replay) + LaunchDarkly (feature flags) + Optimizely (A/B tests), PostHog bundles all four into one platform. And the free tier is 1 million events per month, enough for most startups to run for months without paying.
The honest downside is complexity. PostHog can do a lot, and figuring out what to track and how to set up useful dashboards takes real effort. If you just want page views and referrer data, Plausible or Fathom is simpler. If you want to understand how users actually move through your product, PostHog is worth the setup time.
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