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Product analytics · October 2026 Edition

Amplitude Analytics vs PostHog

Ten of fourteen models named Amplitude Analytics first on the direct prompt; one named PostHog. Amplitude Analytics was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and PostHog by thirteen and Amplitude Analytics carries 74 labels and PostHog 56, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Amplitude Analytics

endorsed leader

By Amplitude, United States. Named in one category this edition.

PostHog

accepted challenger

Named in seven categories this edition.

First-choice share34%22%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 7; printed, not drawn.
Labels7456A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Amplitude Analytics reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Mixpanel was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Amplitude Analytics vs Mixpanel · Amplitude Analytics vs Pendo · Amplitude Analytics vs Heap

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 product 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.
Amplitude AnalyticsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPostHog
Direct1011 against PostHog
Paraphrase711 against Amplitude Analytics
Comparative101
Budget-constrained1115 against Amplitude Analytics
Scale-constrained20
Negative038 against Amplitude Analytics · 2 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.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Amplitude Analytics and PostHog were named in the same answer 157 times, of the 227 answers naming Amplitude Analytics and the 386 naming PostHog. In those answers PostHog took the first choice fifty-seven times and Amplitude Analytics forty-five.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Amplitude Analytics and PostHog stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
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
Amplitude Analytics PostHog first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Amplitude Analytics on the left and PostHog on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Amplitude Analytics and PostHog stood in it.

Amplitude Analytics first, PostHog an alternative

10 of 14 modelsPostHog was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniAmplitude Analytics alternatives: Mixpanel, Pendo, PostHog
Perplexity SonarAmplitude Analytics alternatives: Gainsight PX, June, Mixpanel, Pendo
Grok 4.1 FastAmplitude Analytics alternatives: Mixpanel, Pendo
Mistral SmallAmplitude Analytics alternatives: Heap, Pendo
DeepSeek V4 FlashAmplitude Analytics alternatives: Mixpanel, PostHog
Llama 4 MaverickAmplitude Analytics, Heap
Qwen 3.7 FlashAmplitude Analytics alternatives: Heap, Mixpanel, Pendo, PostHog
GLM 4.7 FlashXAmplitude Analytics alternatives: Heap, Mixpanel, PostHog
MiniMax M2.5Amplitude Analytics, Pendo alternatives: Heap, Mixpanel, PostHog
Muse Glimmer 30BAmplitude Analytics alternatives: Heap, June, Mixpanel, Pendo, PostHog

PostHog first, Amplitude Analytics an alternative

1 of 14 modelsAmplitude Analytics was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Kimi K2Mixpanel, PostHog alternatives: Amplitude Analytics, Heap

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Pendo alternatives: Amplitude Analytics, Heap, Mixpanel
Gemini 3.5 FlashMixpanel alternatives: Amplitude Analytics, Pendo, PostHog
GPT-6 LunaMixpanel alternatives: Amplitude Analytics, PostHog

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
PostHog leads by forty-one points.
PostHog50%#1 of 8
Amplitude Analytics9%#3 of 8
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Amplitude Analytics leads at mid-market.
Amplitude Analytics34%#1 of 7
PostHog22%#3 of 7
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Amplitude Analytics leads by fifty-four points.
Amplitude Analytics56%#1 of 11
PostHog2%#5 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Amplitude Analytics

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“it is strong for product analytics, but some sources note add-ons ... can require extra line items, and the learning curve can be steep” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“their paid tiers (Growth and Enterprise) are expensive (often starting at several hundred to over a thousand dollars per month)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative
“"Bill shock." ... the jump to their paid tiers can be a massive financial leap for a small company.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Amplitude is a category leader in product analytics known for its deep behavioral data visualization, cohort analysis, and predictive insights.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose Amplitude if you want deep behavioral segmentation, experimentation, session replay and in-app guidance on a single event model” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For a 500-person company, you may want to consider platforms like Amplitude or Pendo that offer advanced features and scalability.” Llama 4 Maverick · scale 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.

“Usage- or event-metered tools—such as Mixpanel, Amplitude, and PostHog—when your event volume is hard to predict.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose PostHog if you are a startup/engineering team wanting analytics, replays, A/B tests, and feature flags in one place” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.