Plausible vs PostHog

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

The short answer

Plausible is the stronger AI pick in Web Analytics: it has a visibility score of 31.7 versus 21 for PostHog, and ranks ahead in 50% of the answers that name both.

Choose Plausible if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (31.7 vs 21)
Lightweight, privacy-friendly analytics
Transparent, publicly listed pricing
Simple dashboard and reporting

Choose PostHog if…

AI answers describe it more positively (57% vs 54% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or GDPR or HIPAA coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (201–500 employees)
Open-source, developer-first platform

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Plausible	PostHog
Visibility score	31.7%	21%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Web Analytics	#3	#7
Share of voice	8%	6.1%
Mentions this run	40	32
Positive in AI answers	54%	57%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Plausible 0pp · PostHog 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Plausible leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

33.5%

21.1%

AI Mode

30.2%

14.8%

Perplexity

31.3%

27%

PlausiblePostHog

Head to head in AI answers

22 engine answers name both brands

11Plausible ranked higher

11PostHog ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Plausible	PostHog
How do I choose a web analytics tool for a mid-market team?	ChatGPT	#7	#5
What is the difference between a web analytics tool and Product Analytics?	ChatGPT	#4	#7
What is the difference between a web analytics tool and Product Analytics?	Perplexity	#3	#1
What are the best Web Analytics tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#3	#4
What are the best Web Analytics tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#3	#2
What are the best Web Analytics tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#2	#6
Top web analytics tool options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#5	#2
Top web analytics tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#7	#4
Best web analytics tool for startups	ChatGPT	#3	#1
Best web analytics tool for startups	AI Mode	#6	#1
Best web analytics tool for startups	Perplexity	#3	#1
Compare the leading Web Analytics platforms	ChatGPT	#7	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Plausible	PostHog
Pricing model	—	Usage-based
Entry price	—	Contact sales
Free plan	—	Yes
Deployment	Managed cloud (EU-hosted) or self-hosted community edition	PostHog Cloud in US or EU regions, or self-hosted
Integrations	—	926+
Compliance	—	SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, HIPAA
Support	Priority support (Enterprise plan), Documentation, Contact form	Community support on the free plan, Email support on pay-as-you-go, Slack support for plans over $2k/mo, Paid onboarding call
Founded	2018	2020
Headquarters	Tartu, Estonia	San Francisco, CA, United States
Employees	1–10	201–500
Funding	Bootstrapped	Series E
Best for	Website owners and teams who find Google Analytics more complex than they need	Product engineers, product managers, growth engineers and founders who want analytics, session replay, flags and experiments in one platform.