PostHog vs Userpilot

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

The short answer

PostHog is the stronger AI pick in Product Analytics: it has a visibility score of 56.6 versus 14.6 for Userpilot, and ranks ahead in 81% of the answers that name both.

Choose PostHog if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (56.6 vs 14.6)
You want a free plan to start
AI answers describe it more positively (57% vs 28% positive)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option

Choose Userpilot if…

You need SOC 2 Type II coverage
strong for onboarding and in-app adoption
combines analytics with onboarding, surveys, and in-app guidance
14-day free trial

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	PostHog	Userpilot
Visibility score	56.6%	14.6%
Change vs last week	up+1.2%	up+0.1%
Rank in Product Analytics	#3	#6
Share of voice	14.1%	4.4%
Mentions this run	66	24
Positive in AI answers	57%	28%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

PostHog +1.2000000000000028pp · Userpilot +0.09999999999999964pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

PostHog leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

68%

8.9%

AI Mode

45.7%

Perplexity

56.1%

35%

PostHogUserpilot

Head to head in AI answers

21 engine answers name both brands

17PostHog ranked higher

4Userpilot ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	PostHog	Userpilot
What is a product analytics tool and when does a company need one?	Perplexity	#6	#1
How do companies understand how people use their product without a dedicated tool?	Perplexity	#3	#1
What are the best Product Analytics tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#3	#7
What are the best Product Analytics tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#3	#6
Top product analytics tool options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#3	#7
Top product analytics tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#4	#9
Best product analytics tool for startups	Perplexity	#1	#5
Best product analytics tool for enterprise	Perplexity	#3	#8
Which product analytics tool has the best reviews?	ChatGPT	#5	#3
Which product analytics tool has the best reviews?	Perplexity	#5	#2
Compare the leading Product Analytics platforms	Perplexity	#4	#9
Alternatives to the most popular product analytics tool	Perplexity	#3	#8

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	PostHog	Userpilot
Pricing model	Usage-based	Usage-based
Entry price	Contact sales	$299 / mo
Free plan	Yes	No · 14-day trial
Deployment	PostHog Cloud in US or EU regions, or self-hosted	Cloud-hosted on AWS with a small GCP footprint, with optional EU data hosting
Integrations	926+	—
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, HIPAA	SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA
Support	Community support on the free plan, Email support on pay-as-you-go, Slack support for plans over $2k/mo, Paid onboarding call	Email support, Live chat, Phone support
Founded	2020	2019
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA, United States	Austin, Texas, United States
Employees	201–500	51–200
Funding	Series E	Seed · $6M raised
Best for	Product engineers, product managers, growth engineers and founders who want analytics, session replay, flags and experiments in one platform.	Product, growth and customer success teams at SaaS companies that want to run onboarding, feature adoption and feedback without developer tickets