PostHog vs Pendo
Zero of twelve models named PostHog first on the direct prompt; two named Pendo. Both were named by all twelve models and PostHog carries 56 labels and Pendo 45, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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
PostHogFirst choices, of twelve modelsPendo
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, PostHog and Pendo were named in the same answer 132 times, of the 257 answers naming PostHog and the 399 naming Pendo. In those answers Pendo took the first choice seventeen times and PostHog thirty-one.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
PostHog Pendo first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, PostHog on the left and Pendo on the right.The direct prompt
Pendo first, PostHog not the choice
2 of 12 modelsPostHog was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
PostHog43%#1 of 8Pendo6%#4 of 8Pendo31%#2 of 9PostHog0%#5 of 9What the models said about PostHog
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“While tools like PostHog are fantastic, choosing to *self-host* them ... can turn into an engineering resource drain.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Moderate Caution ... Teams prioritizing data ownership → PostHog (self-hosted)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose PostHog if: You have a developer-heavy culture, want to consolidate product analytics, session replays, and feature flags into a single SDK” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“If you have a technical team and want to get the absolute most value for $0, PostHog is the top choice.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Pendo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Secondary analytics depth ... Opaque enterprise pricing ... Analytics afterthought” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Pendo is an all-round product experience platform... a good fit for mid-to-enterprise companies” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If you need to improve activation and onboard new users effectively, choose Pendo.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
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.