PostHog vs RudderStack: Which Should You Choose in 2026?
Both prices below were read from each vendor's own pricing page on the date shown.
Pricing side by side
| Plan | PostHog | RudderStack |
|---|---|---|
| tier 1 | Free — Up to 1M events/mo, 5,000 session replays/mo, full analytics suite, self-hosting option | Free — Up to 1,000,000 events/mo, warehouse actions, cloud destinations, community support |
| tier 2 | $20/mo — Usage-based tiering above free allowance, volume discounts, group analytics, priority support | $500/mo — 5,000,000 events/mo, reverse ETL, identity resolution, data governance, standard support |
| tier 3 | $450/mo — Dedicated cloud instance, custom data retention, SSO, team training, enterprise SLA | $2000/mo — Custom event volume, custom data retention, HIPAA compliance, dedicated engineer, SSO |
read from both vendors' pricing pages · 23 Aug 2026 · how we verify
Choose PostHog if
- Software engineers and growth product managers wanting analytics, session replay, and flags in one SDK
- Privacy-conscious companies seeking self-hosted or EU-hosted product analytics
Choose RudderStack if
- Technical marketing and data engineering teams wanting a privacy-compliant warehouse-first CDP
- SaaS companies syncing product event streams to marketing and CRM destinations
Where each one disappoints
PostHog
- Non-technical marketers managing print flyer distributions
RudderStack
- Non-technical solo bloggers without cloud data warehouse infrastructure
Compiled by Stepan Noianov from both vendors' own sites. Something wrong? Report an inaccuracy.