PostHog
Product analytics, session recording, feature flagging and a/b testing that you can self-host (alternative to Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap).
At a glance
- GitHub stars
- 40.6k
- Forks
- 3.6k
- Open issues & PRs
- 5.2k
- Last activity
- 2026-11-04
- Latest release
- desktop-v0.61.921
2026-11-03 - Commits (12 mo)
- 41.3k
- License
- MIT
- Language / platform
- Python
Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months. GitHub data fetched 2026-11-04.
Run PostHog yourself
- RAM: ~2 GB server (1 vCPU)
- Docker: not detected — install from source or packages
- event-heavy sites may need ClickHouse/Postgres with more RAM
Estimated monthly server cost
| Provider | Plan size | ~ USD / month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | 2 GB | $10 | Deploy → |
| DigitalOcean | 2 GB | $12 | Deploy → |
| Akamai (Linode) | 2 GB | $12 | Deploy → |
Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.
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