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Side-by-side comparison · SEO & Analytics

Amplitude vs Frase vs Mixpanel

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Amplitude

4.0

From First 2M events free

Frase

4.0

From $49/mo

Best overall

Mixpanel

4.1

From First 1M events free

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Pick it if: Product and growth teams at apps and SaaS companies who want deep analytics and AI that spots changes for them.

Easiest to use

Pick it if: Small marketing teams, freelancers and agencies who write SEO content and want research, briefs and drafts in one place.

Best overall

Pick it if: Founders and product teams with an app or SaaS who want to understand which users stick around and why.

Overview

AttributeAmplitudeFraseMixpanel
In one lineProduct analytics with AI agents that watch your numbers and flag changes for you.Researches, briefs and drafts SEO articles, and tracks if AI search cites you.Product analytics where you ask questions about your users in your own words.
Pricing modelFreemiumPaidFreemium
Starting priceFirst 2M events free$49/moFirst 1M events free
Free plan Yes No Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeAmplitudeFraseMixpanel
Overall rating4.04.04.1Winner
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
3.0
4.0
3.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.5
4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.5
3.5
4.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.0
4.0
4.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.0
4.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeAmplitudeFraseMixpanel
Access & platform
Free plan Yes No Yes
Mobile app No– No
Desktop app No– No
Browser extension No– No
API access Yes Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No No No
AI abilities
Works with your files No– No
Understands images–––
Makes images No No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code No No No
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style– Yes–
Works in many languages Yes Yes Yes
Capabilities score7/ 177/ 177/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeAmplitudeFraseMixpanel
Plans

FreeOur pick

Free

Startups and small apps.

Starter

$49/mo, or $39/mo billed yearly

One person writing a few articles a month.

FreeOur pick

Free

Early-stage apps.

Plus

First 2M events free, then usage-based

Growing teams that need more charts and history.

ProfessionalOur pick

$129/mo, or $103/mo billed yearly

Small teams publishing weekly.

Growth

First 1M events free, then from $140/mo ($100 billed yearly)

Growing apps that need cohorts and alerts.

Growth

Custom

Product teams at scale.

Scale

$299/mo, or $239/mo billed yearly

Agencies running several sites.

Enterprise

Custom

Large companies.

Enterprise

Custom

Large organisations.

Enterprise

Custom

Large teams needing white-label and SSO.

Which plan to pickStart on Free, which includes the AI agents and MCP. Move to Plus when you need custom events, cohorts or alerts. Growth and Enterprise are for larger product teams and need a sales call.Professional is the plan most teams settle on, because Starter's 10 articles a month runs out quickly. Try the 7-day trial on two or three real articles before paying.Start on Free. It covers most small apps, and you get unlimited seats. Growth makes sense when you need saved cohorts, alerts or more than a million events. Young startups should check the Startup Program, which gives a year free.

Key features

AttributeAmplitudeFraseMixpanel
Standout features
  • Product analytics
  • AI agents
  • Session replay and heatmaps
  • Experiments
  • Guides and surveys
  • MCP server and Claude plugin
  • Search result research and briefs
  • AI drafting in your voice
  • Content scoring
  • Content Guard
  • AI visibility tracking
  • API, MCP and CLI
  • Funnels and retention
  • Mixpanel Agent
  • Session replay
  • Experiments and feature flags
  • MCP server

Pros and cons

AttributeAmplitudeFraseMixpanel
Pros
  • Free plan up to 2 million events
  • Strong AI agents that monitor metrics for you
  • MCP and Claude plugin on every plan
  • Covers analytics, replay, testing and surveys
  • Fast, thorough content briefs
  • Cheaper than Clearscope and Surfer at the entry level
  • Covers Google and AI search in one tool
  • API, MCP and CLI on every plan
  • Generous free plan with unlimited seats
  • Strong funnels, retention and cohorts
  • AI agent and MCP server on every plan
  • Replays, testing and flags built in
Cons
  • Steep learning curve
  • Needs tracking set up before it's useful
  • Growth and Enterprise prices aren't published
  • Overkill for simple website reporting
  • AI drafts need editing to sound human and be accurate
  • Starter limits are tight
  • Rebuilt in 2026, so the newer features have little track record
  • Past complaints about slow replies on billing issues
  • Needs tracking planned and added before it's useful
  • Pricing climbs fast past a few million events
  • Less suited to simple website traffic reports
  • Alerts and saved cohorts need Growth

Who each one is for

AttributeAmplitudeFraseMixpanel
Best for
  • Deep product analytics for apps
  • AI agents that flag metric changes
  • A free plan with up to 2 million events
  • Connecting your data to Claude through MCP
  • Building SEO content briefs fast
  • Drafting articles from a brief
  • Answering the questions searchers ask
  • Tracking citations in AI search
  • Funnels and retention for apps
  • Asking questions about user behaviour in your own words
  • Comparing groups of customers
  • Teams that want unlimited seats on a free plan
You'll find it used by
  • Product teams
  • Growth marketers
  • Data analysts
  • Large companies
  • Content marketers
  • SEO freelancers
  • Agencies
  • Small business owners
  • B2B software teams
  • Product teams
  • Founders
  • Growth marketers
  • SaaS companies

Questions people ask

Which is better, Amplitude, Frase or Mixpanel?

Mixpanel scores highest overall in our ratings (Amplitude 4.0/5, Frase 4.0/5 and Mixpanel 4.1/5). Amplitude is best for deep product analytics for apps and AI agents that flag metric changes. Frase is best for Building SEO content briefs fast and drafting articles from a brief. Mixpanel is best for funnels and retention for apps and asking questions about user behaviour in your own words.

Which is cheaper, Amplitude, Frase or Mixpanel?

Amplitude: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at First 2M events free. Frase: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $49/mo. Mixpanel: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at First 1M events free.

Which is easier to use, Amplitude, Frase or Mixpanel?

Frase rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Small marketing teams, freelancers and agencies who write SEO content and want research, briefs and drafts in one place.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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