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PostHog

Open SourceShow HN 2020

The open source all-in-one product analytics suite for engineers

Product analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B testing, and surveys in a single developer-friendly, self-hostable platform.

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Hacker News Consensus & Insights

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Why Hackers Love It

  • Full suite: replaces Mixpanel, LaunchDarkly, Hotjar, and Optimizely under one roof
  • Transparent open source ethos and generous free tier for indie developers
  • Extensive SQL access and direct ClickHouse querying for deep analysis

Common Concerns & Tradeoffs

  • Self-hosting the full enterprise stack requires Kubernetes and ClickHouse expertise
Ideal for: Product engineers and startups that care about data ownership and session replay.

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@james404•1/23/2020
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Thread: Show HN: PostHog – Open source product analytics
“We got tired of sending our customer data to 10 different closed-source analytics vendors, so we built PostHog.”