Amplitude vs PostHog

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Amplitude is the stronger AI pick in Product Analytics: it has a visibility score of 79.4 versus 56.6 for PostHog, and ranks ahead in 73% of the answers that name both.

Choose Amplitude if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (79.4 vs 56.6)
You need SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 or ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or CCPA or EU-US Data Privacy Framework (self-certified) coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (501–1,000 employees)
deep behavioral analytics

Choose PostHog if…

You need more native integrations (926+ vs 159+)
AI answers describe it more positively (57% vs 47% positive)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 Type 2 coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Amplitude	PostHog
Visibility score	79.4%	56.6%
Change vs last week	up+2.7%	up+1.2%
Rank in Product Analytics	#1	#3
Share of voice	16.4%	14.1%
Mentions this run	76	66
Positive in AI answers	47%	57%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Amplitude +2.700000000000003pp · PostHog +1.2000000000000028pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Amplitude leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

78.9%

68%

AI Mode

80.2%

45.7%

Perplexity

79.3%

56.1%

AmplitudePostHog

Head to head in AI answers

70 engine answers name both brands

51Amplitude ranked higher

19PostHog ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Amplitude	PostHog
What is a product analytics tool and when does a company need one?	Perplexity	#3	#6
How do I choose a product analytics tool for a mid-market team?	ChatGPT	#1	#3
How do I choose a product analytics tool for a mid-market team?	AI Mode	#5	#6
How do I choose a product analytics tool for a mid-market team?	Perplexity	#1	#3
What features matter most in a product analytics tool?	ChatGPT	#3	#4
What are common mistakes when buying a product analytics tool?	ChatGPT	#2	#4
What are common mistakes when buying a product analytics tool?	AI Mode	#1	#4
How do companies understand how people use their product without a dedicated tool?	ChatGPT	#2	#3
How do companies understand how people use their product without a dedicated tool?	Perplexity	#4	#3
What is the difference between a product analytics tool and a business intelligence tool?	ChatGPT	#2	#3
What is the difference between a product analytics tool and a business intelligence tool?	Perplexity	#1	#4
What should a product analytics tool integrate with?	ChatGPT	#10	#8

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Amplitude	PostHog
Pricing model	Usage-based	Usage-based
Entry price	Contact sales	Contact sales
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Cloud-hosted on AWS, with US and EU data centers.	PostHog Cloud in US or EU regions, or self-hosted
Integrations	159+	926+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, EU-US Data Privacy Framework (self-certified)	SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, HIPAA
Support	Online support, Access to community and education resources, Customer success and assigned account manager on Enterprise, Professional services	Community support on the free plan, Email support on pay-as-you-go, Slack support for plans over $2k/mo, Paid onboarding call
Founded	2012	2020
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, US	San Francisco, CA, United States
Employees	501–1,000	201–500
Funding	Series C · $336M raised	Series E
Best for	Product teams that want analytics, experimentation and AI-driven insights in one platform, from early-stage startups on the free plan to large enterprises.	Product engineers, product managers, growth engineers and founders who want analytics, session replay, flags and experiments in one platform.