Pendo vs PostHog
What each one’s own pages state, side by side. Every value is a quote AirStack found on that product’s pages; “Not observed” means AirStack has not found it on that product’s pages.
| Pendo | PostHog | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Pendo unifies product and agent analytics, user feedback, in-app guidance, and AI-powered predictions into a single source of truth for product experience. pendo.io | PostHog ingests and stores your analytics, errors, replays, and business data so you and your agents can query and act on it. posthog.com |
| Starting at | Not observed | Not observed |
| Platforms | AI applications, mobile, web, mobile apps pendo.io | Not observed |
| Deployment | Not observed | PostHog Cloud, self-hosting posthog.com |
| Integrations | ChatGPT, Claude, Fin, Algolia, Amazon S3, BigQuery, Breadcrumbs, Calendly, Candu, Catalyst, ChurnZero, Confluence, Crowdin, DataGrail, Dataworkz, Domo, Drift, Figma, Fivetran, Fulcrum, G2, Gainsight, Google Cloud Storage, Help Scout, HelpDocs, HubSpot, Integrately, Intercom, Jira, Looker, Marketo, Microsoft Azure, Okta, Optimizely, Pano, Planhat, Qualtrics, Redshift, Salesforce, Segment, Slack, Snowflake, Swiftype, Tableau, Totango, Tray.ai, TrustRadius, UserTesting, Voxpopme, Webhooks, WordPress, Workato, Zapier, Zendesk pendo.io | HubSpot, Postgres, Stripe posthog.com |
| Compliance | GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 pendo.io | CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 posthog.com |
| Free plan | Yes pendo.io | Yes posthog.com |
| Plans | Base, Core, Free, Ultimate pendo.io | Not observed |
| Open source | Not observed | Yes posthog.com |
| License | Not observed | It is MIT licensed if you want to use it in a big organization that isn’t ready to move to PostHog Web yet. posthog.com |
| Pricing basis | Pendo pricing combines two things: the number of Monthly Active Users (MAUs) you track and the functionality you choose as part of your plan. pendo.io | Usage-based pricing posthog.com |
| Customers (their claim) | Join 14,000+ teams innovating with Pendo pendo.io | Join 500,000+ teams already shipping with PostHog. posthog.com |
Where they differ
- PostHog’s pages state that it is open source; AirStack has not found that on Pendo’s pages.
Prices are list prices as written on each pricing page; check them before you buy. Nothing here is a ranking or a recommendation.