Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amplitude | #3 | #2 | #1 | |
| Mixpanel | #2 | #1 | #2 | |
| PostHogTop pick | #1 | #4 | #3 | |
| Heap | #4 | #3 | — | |
| Userpilot | #7 | #5 | — | |
| Pendo | #5 | — | — | |
| Kissmetrics | — | #6 | — | |
| Statsig | #6 | — | — |
Mention rate over time
Share of engines naming each brand, weekly over the last 60 days (up to 8 brands).
PostHog is named by 100% of engines today.
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
A product analytics tool typically costs $0–$600 per month for a startup or growing SaaS business. Larger companies can spend $1,000–$5,000+ per month depending on traffic, features, and data volume. As of November 2026, here's a comparison of popular product analytics platforms. Monthly pricing comparison Product analytics tool Monthly cost Pricing model ------------------------ PostHog Free–usage-based Events tracked Mixpanel Free–$613+ Events tracked Amplitude Free–$281+ Events tracked Heap…
- PostHog — PostHog: Good for startups looking for analytics, session replay, and feature flags.
- Mixpanel — Mixpanel: Good for behavioral analytics, funnels, and retention.
- Amplitude — Amplitude: Good for advanced product analytics and customer journey analysis.
- Heap
- Pendo — Pendo: Good for product analytics combined with user onboarding and in-app guidance.
- Statsig New this week
- Userpilot ↓ 1 vs last week
Product analytics tools typically cost $0–$999+ per month. For many teams, a realistic budget is around $140–$300 per month, while enterprise plans often use custom pricing. Typical examples:
- Mixpanel — Free: Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap, and PostHog offer free tiers with usage limits. ↑ 2 vs last week
- Amplitude — Free: Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap, and PostHog offer free tiers with usage limits. ↑ 2 vs last week
- Heap — Free: Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap, and PostHog offer free tiers with usage limits. ↑ 2 vs last week
- PostHog — Free: Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap, and PostHog offer free tiers with usage limits. ↑ 2 vs last week
- Userpilot — Advanced onboarding plus analytics: Userpilot starts at $299/month and its Growth plan starts at $849/month. ↓ 3 vs last week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: LogRocket
The monthly cost of a product analytics tool varies wildly—ranging from $0 for early-stage startups to tens of thousands of dollars per month for large enterprises .
- Amplitude — Most modern tools use a usage-based pricing model driven by monthly tracked events (MTEs) or monthly active users (MAUs), coupled with extra features like session replays or feature…
- Mixpanel — Most modern tools use a usage-based pricing model driven by monthly tracked events (MTEs) or monthly active users (MAUs), coupled with extra features like session replays or feature…
- PostHog — Most modern tools use a usage-based pricing model driven by monthly tracked events (MTEs) or monthly active users (MAUs), coupled with extra features like session replays or feature…
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| costbench.com | Web | 2 | Perplexity |
| affonso.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| amplitude.com | Brand site · Amplitude | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| brainforge.ai | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| datadab.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| frontdeskreview.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| getpricepulse.com | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| getpulsesignal.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| kissmetrics.io | Brand site · Kissmetrics | 1 | Perplexity |
| marketintelligencetools.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| mixpanel.com | Brand site · Mixpanel | 1 | Perplexity |
| posthog.com | Brand site · PostHog | 1 | ChatGPT |
| smolanalytics.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| softwarecompare.net | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| stackmeter.dev | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| userpilot.com | Brand site · Userpilot | 1 | Perplexity |