# Jitsu: how AI models rank it, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/jitsu/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data management platforms | 2% | 15 | 0% | 1 |
| Customer data platforms | 0% | 23 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Top Recommendation: Jitsu ... the standout choice for budget-conscious companies" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, DMP)
- "*(Alternative: Jitsu is another open-source event pipeline that is even cheaper than RudderStack at scale" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CDP)
- "Winner: RudderStack or Jitsu ... $0 (Self-hosted)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, CDP)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Customer data platforms: 5% to 0%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 5 → 23 of 61.
- Data management platforms: 0% to 2%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 51 → 15 of 159.

## In its own words

What Jitsu's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Open-source data collection platform (https://jitsu.com/)
- For: teams looking to power their data pipeline (https://jitsu.com/pricing)
- Price stated: Free for up to 200k events (https://jitsu.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://jitsu.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Free for up to 200k events; No credit card required (https://jitsu.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2
- Hosting: EU-US Privacy Framework
- Customers named: Investing.com

## What it publishes

Every page jitsu.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 851 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 10 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-20
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 7 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-25
- Recent: 2026-08-25 comparison: Jitsu vs posthog https://jitsu.com/compare/jitsu-vs-posthog
- Recent: 2026-08-25 comparison: Jitsu vs hightouch https://jitsu.com/compare/jitsu-vs-hightouch
- Recent: 2026-08-20 blog: Segment pricing mtus https://jitsu.com/blog/segment-pricing-mtus
- Recent: 2026-07-09 blog: Jitsu 2 14 https://jitsu.com/blog/jitsu-2-14
- Recent: 2026-06-28 blog: Jitsu mcp https://jitsu.com/blog/jitsu-mcp
- Recent: 2026-06-23 blog: Open source cdp https://jitsu.com/blog/open-source-cdp

## Record

- Method: https://gtm-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://gtm-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, gtm-ai-index.com.