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Grafana vs PostHog
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Grafana and PostHog.
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| Feature | Grafana | PostHog |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing Model | Open Source | Freemium |
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly Cost (Solo) | $0 | $0 |
| Target Audience | developers | solopreneurs, startups, developers |
| Verified | No | Yes |
| Solo-Friendly | Yes | Yes |
| Open Source | Yes | Yes |
| Editorial Rating | 4.5/5 | 4.4/5 |
| Categories | Analytics, Developer Tools | Analytics, Developer Tools |
| Key Features | Multi-data-source dashboards, Alerting and notifications, Log exploration (Loki), Metrics (Prometheus/Mimir), Traces (Tempo) | Product analytics, Session replay, Feature flags, A/B testing, Surveys |
| Free Tier Quality | excellent | excellent |
Pricing Breakdown
Grafana
OSS: free (self-hosted). Cloud Free: 10K metrics, 50GB logs. Cloud Pro: $29/month. Cloud Advanced: $299/month. Enterprise: custom.
PostHog
Free: 1M events/month, 5K recordings. Usage-based: $0.000045/event beyond free. Self-hosted: free (open source). No per-seat pricing.
Integration Overlap
Only in Grafana (8)
PrometheusInfluxDBElasticsearchAWS CloudWatchAzure MonitorPostgreSQLMySQLPagerDuty
Only in PostHog (10)
Next.jsReactPythonRubyGoSegmentSlackZapierGitHubSentry
Use Case Fit
Grafana
- * Infrastructure monitoring dashboards
- * Application performance visualization
- * Log analysis and exploration
- * Business metrics tracking
- * IoT and sensor data visualization
PostHog
- * Product usage analytics
- * Session recording and replay
- * Feature flags and rollouts
- * A/B testing and experimentation
- * User surveys and feedback
Grafana
Pros
- + Free and open-source
- + Connects to virtually any data source
- + Beautiful, customizable dashboards
- + Massive community and plugin ecosystem
Cons
- - Self-hosted requires DevOps knowledge
- - Can be complex to configure
- - Alerting setup is involved
- - Grafana Cloud free tier has limits
PostHog
Pros
- + All-in-one product analytics
- + Generous free tier (1M events/mo)
- + Open source and self-hostable
- + Session replay included
Cons
- - UI less polished than Amplitude
- - Learning curve
- - Self-hosting requires resources
Editorial Verdict
Both tools are evenly matched on price. Grafana excels at infrastructure monitoring dashboards, while PostHog is stronger for product usage analytics.
Sarah Chen
Editor-in-Chief