Open-source alternatives · curated shortlist
Open-source alternatives
to Mixpanel & Amplitude.
The closest open-source alternatives to Mixpanel and Amplitude are PostHog, Countly, and Matomo. PostHog is the full product suite with funnels, session replay, and feature flags; Countly covers mobile and web engagement; Matomo is the mature enterprise pick. All three are self-hostable.
Teams leave Mixpanel and Amplitude over event-volume pricing that punishes growth and over sending product data to third parties. Self-hosted product analytics keeps every event in-house with no MTU meter running. The tradeoff is pipeline engineering at very large volumes.
Ranks and stars from the live chart · updated Nov 12, 2026 · full product analytics ranking →
Quick answers
- Is there a free alternative to Mixpanel & Amplitude?
- Yes. posthog, matomo, countly-server are all open-source alternatives to Mixpanel & Amplitude with no license fees — you pay only for hosting. Differences are in maturity, features, and implementation effort, compared below.
- Can I self-host a Mixpanel & Amplitude alternative?
- Yes — every option on this page is self-hostable. Deployment ranges from one-command Docker to managed setup; check each project's docs for requirements.
- How were these Mixpanel & Amplitude alternatives chosen?
- From the live Open-Source Web Analytics Platforms, Ranked by GitHub Stars ranking, shortlisted by human curation. Rankings on maal.top are never sold. See the full chart for the complete list.