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Side-by-side comparison · SEO & Analytics

Amplitude vs Frase vs PostHog

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

PostHog

4.2

From $0/mo base

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 overallBest value

Pick it if: Founders and product teams with a web app or SaaS who want analytics, replays and testing in one tool.

Overview

AttributeAmplitudeFrasePostHog
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, session replays, A/B tests and surveys in one tool, with an AI analyst.
Pricing modelFreemiumPaidFreemium
Starting priceFirst 2M events free$49/mo$0/mo base
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.

AttributeAmplitudeFrasePostHog
Overall rating4.04.04.2Winner
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
3.0
4.0
3.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.5
5.0
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
4.5
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.

AttributeAmplitudeFrasePostHog
Access & platform
Free plan Yes No Yes
Mobile app No– No
Desktop app No– Yes
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 Yes
AI abilities
Works with your files No– No
Understands images–––
Makes images No No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code No No Yes
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style– Yes–
Works in many languages Yes Yes Yes
Capabilities score7/ 177/ 1710/ 17

Pricing

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

AttributeAmplitudeFrasePostHog
Plans

FreeOur pick

Free

Startups and small apps.

Starter

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

One person writing a few articles a month.

Free

Free

Small apps and getting started.

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.

Pay as you goOur pick

$0/mo base, then per use

Growing apps that outgrow the free limits.

Growth

Custom

Product teams at scale.

Scale

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

Agencies running several sites.

Boost

$250/mo plus usage

Teams that need SSO enforcement or HIPAA.

Enterprise

Custom

Large organisations.

Enterprise

Custom

Large teams needing white-label and SSO.

Scale

$750/mo plus usage

Larger organisations.

Enterprise

$2,000/mo plus usage

Big companies.

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 free. Add a card to move to pay as you go when you need more projects or longer history, and set billing limits on each product so nothing runs away. The platform packages only matter for compliance or big teams.

Key features

AttributeAmplitudeFrasePostHog
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
  • Product analytics
  • Session replay
  • A/B tests and feature flags
  • Surveys
  • PostHog AI
  • MCP server and wizard

Pros and cons

AttributeAmplitudeFrasePostHog
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
  • Huge free tier with no seat fees
  • Analytics, replays, testing and surveys in one tool
  • Clear, public per-use pricing
  • Open source core you can self-host
  • Strong AI assistant and Claude Code support
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
  • So many products and settings that it can overwhelm small teams
  • Overkill if you only want website visitor numbers
  • Usage bills need billing limits to stay predictable
  • Setup works best with a developer or Claude Code

Who each one is for

AttributeAmplitudeFrasePostHog
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
  • Seeing how people use your app
  • Finding where sign-ups and checkouts drop off
  • A/B testing new features and pages
  • Replacing several separate analytics tools
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
  • Founders
  • Product teams
  • Developers
  • SaaS companies

Questions people ask

Which is better, Amplitude, Frase or PostHog?

PostHog scores highest overall in our ratings (Amplitude 4.0/5, Frase 4.0/5 and PostHog 4.2/5). 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. PostHog is best for seeing how people use your app and finding where sign-ups and checkouts drop off.

Which is cheaper, Amplitude, Frase or PostHog?

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. PostHog: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0/mo base.

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

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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