Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixpanel | #3 | #3 | #1 | |
| PostHogTop pick | #1 | #1 | #3 | |
| Amplitude | #2 | #2 | #2 | |
| Heap | #4 | #4 | #4 | |
| Microsoft Clarity | #5 | #5 | — | |
| GrowthBook | #6 | #7 | — | |
| Contentsquare | — | — | #5 | |
| Google Analytics | — | #6 | — | |
| Kissmetrics | — | #8 | — | |
| Statsig | — | #9 | — |
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.
Yes! There are several excellent free product analytics tools for small teams, including options that let you track user behavior, funnels, retention, feature adoption, and conversions without paying anything.
- PostHog — My top recommendation is PostHog, but there are a few worth comparing.
- Amplitude — Amplitude: If you primarily want to understand product usage, retention, and engagement. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Mixpanel — Mixpanel: If you want simple, powerful funnel and conversion reporting. ↓ 1 vs last week
- Heap
- Microsoft Clarity
Yes.
- PostHog — PostHog is a strong default for small teams: its free tier includes product analytics, session replay, feature flags, and experiments, with roughly 1 million free events per month; it also offers a free self-hosted…
- Amplitude — Amplitude — polished funnels, cohorts, retention, and experimentation; its free plan includes up to 2 million monthly events.
- Mixpanel — Mixpanel — especially good for funnels, retention, and event-based product analysis; the free tier supports up to 1 million monthly events.
- Heap — Heap — useful if you want automatic event capture, though the free plan is limited to about 10,000 monthly sessions. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Microsoft Clarity — Microsoft Clarity — free with no traffic limit for heatmaps and session recordings, but it is qualitative behavior analysis rather than a full product analytics platform. ↓ 1 vs last week
- Google Analytics — Google Analytics 4 — free and useful for website acquisition and marketing analytics, but less suitable for analyzing in-app product behavior. New this week
Yes, there are several powerful product analytics tools that offer generous free tiers designed specifically for small teams, startups, and early-stage products.[](https://cpoclub.com/tools/best-free-product-analysis-tools/) The top choices feature robust free-forever tiers, what they include, and their limitations: Mixpanel Best for: Fast, interactive event and user-journey reporting. Free Tier Details: Up to 100,000 monthly tracked users (MTUs) with unlimited data history and unlimited team…
- Mixpanel ↑ 1 vs last week
- Amplitude ↑ 1 vs last week
- PostHog ↓ 2 vs last week
- Heap — Heap (by Contentsquare) (via their free tier offerings). New this week
- Contentsquare — Heap (by Contentsquare) (via their free tier offerings). New this week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Microsoft Clarity
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| toolradar.com | Web | 4 | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| amplitude.com | Brand site · Amplitude | 3 | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| g2.com | Review site | 2 | Perplexity |
| growthbook.io | Brand site · GrowthBook | 2 | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| cpoclub.com | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| freetier.co | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| heap.io | Brand site · Heap | 1 | ChatGPT |
| kissmetrics.io | Brand site · Kissmetrics | 1 | Perplexity |
| microsoft.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| mixpanel.com | Brand site · Mixpanel | 1 | ChatGPT |
| posthog.com | Brand site · PostHog | 1 | ChatGPT |
| statsig.com | Brand site · Statsig | 1 | Perplexity |