Among 9 makers' products we track that are built with Astro, here's what they chose for product analytics — each counted from a live-product source.
All-in-one platform or dedicated analytics tool. All-in-one platforms put event analytics next to session replay, feature flags and experiments, billed per product. Dedicated tools go deeper on funnels, retention and cohorts, with replay and flags added around them. Every option needs events wired into your code.
PostHog8
Mixpanel1Counts are live products with a source, not market share; a product using two options counts in both.
PostHogAll-in-one platformBest forOne tool for analytics, session replay, feature flags, experiments and surveys, each with its own free monthly allowance.
Trade-offEvents tied to identified users cost several times more than anonymous ones past the free million; many products in one UI take time to learn.
8 of the 9 Astro products here · free tier · open source
MixpanelDedicated analyticsBest forMature funnel, retention and cohort analysis on event data.
Trade-offThe free plan stops at 1 million events and 5 saved reports per user; group analytics and data pipelines are paid add-ons.
1 of the 9 Astro products here
Also real options for product analytics, not seen among these Astro products yet: Amplitude.