Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmplitudeTop pick | #3 | #1 | #1 | |
| Mixpanel | #1 | #2 | #2 | |
| PostHog | #2 | #3 | #3 | |
| Heap | #4 | #4 | #4 | |
| Pendo | #5 | #5 | #6 | |
| Contentsquare | — | #7 | #5 | |
| FullStory | #9 | #6 | — | |
| Matomo | #7 | #9 | — | |
| OpenPanel | #8 | #12 | — | |
| Statsig | #6 | — | — | |
| Gainsight PX | — | — | #7 | |
| Userpilot | — | #8 | — | |
| Google Analytics | — | #10 | — | |
| GrowthBook | — | #11 | — | |
| Plausible | — | #13 | — |
Mention rate over time
Share of engines naming each brand, weekly over the last 60 days (up to 8 brands).
8 brands
Amplitude is named by 100% of engines today.
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
ChatGPT · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: → Neutral
- Mixpanel — If you're looking for alternatives to the most popular product analytics platform, Mixpanel, there are several strong competitors in 2026.
- PostHog — PostHog – strongest all-round alternative, particularly if you want analytics, feature flags and session replay together.
- Amplitude — Amplitude – strongest option if you're replacing Mixpanel primarily for sophisticated behavioral analytics.
- Heap
- Pendo
- Statsig
- Matomo — ![Create logo for Matomo Analytics [3366063] Drupal.org](https://images.openai.com/static-rsc-4/t9dbCTkn3c-wGlcKaqotGJTCQJIBJMVHOcKCWLhK6P82SvfFHPKAWcQ2C2BNx41omP6u2GyyjdhQEVO6vkHZwzylhi4i8UgMjb61uGmg-…
- OpenPanel — OpenPanel – worth considering if open-source infrastructure and lightweight analytics are priorities. New this week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Google Analytics
Perplexity · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: ↑ Positive
- Amplitude — If you mean alternatives to Amplitude—one of the leading product analytics platforms—these are the strongest options:. ↑ 2 vs last week
- Mixpanel — Choose Mixpanel for the closest mainstream alternative.
- PostHog — Choose PostHog for the best all-in-one developer platform. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Heap — Choose Heap if automatic capture is the priority. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Pendo — Choose Pendo or Userpilot if analytics and in-app adoption need to be managed together. ↑ 3 vs last week
- FullStory — Choose FullStory or Contentsquare if understanding UX problems matters more than traditional product metrics. ↑ 3 vs last week
- Contentsquare — Choose FullStory or Contentsquare if understanding UX problems matters more than traditional product metrics. New this week
- Userpilot — Choose Pendo or Userpilot if analytics and in-app adoption need to be managed together. New this week
- Matomo — Choose Matomo, Plausible, or OpenPanel for privacy-focused or self-hosted deployments. ↓ 3 vs last week
- Google Analytics ↓ 9 vs last week
- GrowthBook — Choose GrowthBook if experimentation and warehouse-based metrics are central.
- OpenPanel — Choose Matomo, Plausible, or OpenPanel for privacy-focused or self-hosted deployments. New this week
- Plausible — Choose Matomo, Plausible, or OpenPanel for privacy-focused or self-hosted deployments. ↓ 6 vs last week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Microsoft Clarity
Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: → Mixed
- Amplitude — Assuming Amplitude or Mixpanel as the reigning industry heavyweights (the most popular product analytics tools), you have some fantastic alternatives depending on whether you want easier setup, developer-centric all-in-…
- Mixpanel — Assuming Amplitude or Mixpanel as the reigning industry heavyweights (the most popular product analytics tools), you have some fantastic alternatives depending on whether you want easier setup, developer-centric all-in-…
- PostHog — Why it's an alternative: Instead of just product analytics, PostHog combines event-based analytics with session replays, feature flags, A/B testing, and error tracking into a single platform.
- Heap — Why it's an alternative: Unlike Amplitude or Mixpanel (which require you to manually define and code every single event upfront), Heap automatically captures every user click, tap, and pageview retroactively.
- Contentsquare
- Pendo — Why it's an alternative: If you need analytics primarily to drive user action rather than deep statistical data science, Pendo pairs basic product analytics with powerful no-code in-app guides, resource centers, and…
- Gainsight PX — Why it's an alternative: Gainsight PX blends product analytics with in-app engagements and directly feeds behavioral insights into customer health scores, making it ideal for B2B account… ↑ 1 vs last week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: FullStory
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| amplitude.com | Brand site · Amplitude | 2 | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| openpanel.dev | Brand site · OpenPanel | 2 | ChatGPT |
| posthog.com | Brand site · PostHog | 2 | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| toolradar.com | Web | 2 | Perplexity |
| clickup.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| cpoclub.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| crazyegg.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| dupple.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| fullstory.com | Brand site · FullStory | 1 | ChatGPT |
| gainsight.com | Brand site · Gainsight PX | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| growthbook.io | Brand site · GrowthBook | 1 | Perplexity |
| heap.io | Brand site · Heap | 1 | ChatGPT |
| matomo.org | Brand site · Matomo | 1 | ChatGPT |
| mixpanel.com | Brand site · Mixpanel | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| pendo.io | Brand site · Pendo | 1 | ChatGPT |
| plgos.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| reddit.com | Forum | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| replug.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| softwarecompare.net | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| spreelytics.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| statsig.com | Brand site · Statsig | 1 | ChatGPT |
| userpilot.com | Brand site · Userpilot | 1 | Perplexity |