Open-source alternatives to Mixpanel
6 self-hostable open-source projects that replace Mixpanel, ranked by computed health score with real self-hosting cost. Save up to $238/yr per seat by self-hosting on a $4.13/mo VPS.
Why people leave Mixpanel
- Pricing scales with event volume, gets expensive fast
- Cohort reports gated to higher tiers
- Data export limited on free plan
Full event data ownership, no per-event pricing, unlimited cohorts, integrate with your warehouse directly.
The 6 alternatives, ranked by health
Health score is a 6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Umami is a modern, privacy-focused analytics platform. An open-source alternative to Google Analytics, Mixpanel and Amplitude.
PostHog is an all-in-one developer platform for building successful products. We offer product analytics, web analytics, session replay, error tracking, feature flags, experimentation, surveys, data warehouse, a CDP, and an AI product assistant to help debug your code, ship features faster, and keep all your usage and customer data in one stack.
Empowering People Ethically, Matomo is hiring! Join us → https://matomo.org/jobs Matomo is the leading open-source alternative to Google Analytics, giving you complete control and built-in privacy. Easily collect, visualise, and analyse data from websites & apps. Star us on GitHub ⭐ - Pull Requests welcome!
Countly is a privacy-first, AI-powered analytics and engagement platform for understanding and optimizing customer journeys across digital applications, from desktop and mobile to IoT and connected environments.
Rybbit - open-source and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics that is 10x more intuitive.
Open Source, Privacy-First and Simple Analytics for Mobile, Desktop and Web Apps
Cost comparison vs Mixpanel
Self-hosting cost on cheapest plan meeting requirements vs Mixpanel entry tier ($24/mo).
| Project | Self-host /mo | Mixpanel /mo | Save /yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| umami | $4.13 | $24+ | $238 | Deploy → |
| posthog | $4.13 | $24+ | $238 | Deploy → |
| matomo | $4.13 | $24+ | $238 | Deploy → |
| countly-server | $4.13 | $24+ | $238 | Deploy → |
| rybbit | $4.13 | $24+ | $238 | Deploy → |
| aptabase | $4.13 | $24+ | $238 | Deploy → |
Pick your alternative
Most operators land on umami (top health score in this category; cheapest VPS path is umami on hetzner for $4.13/mo).
Data refreshed daily. Pricing for Mixpanel sourced from official site.