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OpenPanel
Open-source product analytics — Mixpanel and Plausible in one.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep it — Google has not replaced it
Google's version overlaps, but does not finish the analytics job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Mixpanel and PostHog cover product analytics at scale. Google, February 1, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: PostHog and Mixpanel.
- What the call is worth nothing to cancel
- No paid entry tier tracked, so there is no subscription to cancel.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- Since
- February 1, 2025
- List price
- free
- Per year
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The backstory
OpenPanel merges web analytics and event-based product analytics into one self-hostable tool, aimed at teams who find PostHog too big and Plausible too shallow. Being open source is the hedge: no surprise repricing when your event volume grows.
Escape hatches
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PostHog Far more features, free tier.
posthog.com open_in_new M
Mixpanel The commercial standard.
mixpanel.com open_in_new2 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.