Alternatives to OpenPanel
Open-source, self-hostable alternative to Mixpanel with event tracking and funnels
OpenPanel ranks #3 of 11 in Product analytics, with an Alt Score of 89. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0, open source with paid hosting from $2.50/mo and available on Web, iOS and Android. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
OpenPanel is an open-source product and web analytics platform positioned explicitly as "the open-source alternative to Mixpanel." It offers event tracking, funnels, retention, cohorts, and user profiles, and can be self-hosted via Docker or run as a paid cloud service.
OpenPanel is aimed at developers and product teams who want Mixpanel-style product analytics (events, funnels, retention, session replay) but want control over hosting and data, either by self-hosting the open-source stack or using the managed cloud.
The product covers event tracking, funnels, cohort-based retention analysis with segment breakdowns, a Sankey-style user journey view, session replay (built on rrweb, 30-day retention), revenue tracking, dashboards, and a REST API for exporting raw events and aggregated chart data. SDKs are available for web frameworks (JavaScript, React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt, Astro, Remix), iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin), and React Native.
Client and server SDKs (or a script tag) send events to OpenPanel's API, which assigns a rotating, hashed device ID for cookieless tracking and groups events into 30-minute sessions for browser/mobile clients. Data is stored in ClickHouse (with Postgres and Redis supporting the app) and surfaced through a Next.js dashboard; the same stack can be self-hosted via Docker Compose or used as OpenPanel's hosted cloud service, which is billed by monthly event volume.
Where OpenPanel stands out
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Ranked alternatives
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Statsig is a unified platform for feature flags, A/B experimentation, and product analytics, letting teams ship features behind gates, measure their impact with warehouse-native metrics, and analyze u.
Amplitude is a product analytics platform that helps teams track user behavior with events, funnels, retention, and cohort analysis, plus session replay and experimentation, to understand and improve.
FullStory is an intelligent digital experience platform that captures every user interaction automatically (autocapture) and turns it into funnels, journeys, and segments.
Countly is a privacy-focused digital analytics and customer engagement platform with an open-source core, offering event tracking, funnels, cohorts, and A/B testing across web, mobile, and desktop app.
LogRocket is a frontend monitoring and product analytics platform that pairs pixel-perfect session replay with event analytics, funnels, and error tracking so teams can see how users experience their.
Pendo is a product experience platform combining product analytics (usage, funnels, paths, retention) with in-app guides, onboarding, and user feedback to help teams understand and drive software adop.
Heap is a product analytics platform built around autocapture — automatically recording every user interaction — so teams can analyze funnels, retention, user paths, and session replay without predefi.
Gainsight PX is a digital product experience platform combining product analytics (event tracking, funnels, retention, segmentation) with in-app guides, NPS/CES surveys, and account-level health scori.
Kissmetrics is a person-based product analytics platform that ties every event, click, and purchase back to an individual user for funnel analysis, cohort comparison, and revenue attribution.
Feature comparison
Rows come from the Product analytics checklist (16 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for OpenPanel is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Starts at $2.50/mo verified 2026-07-30
Cheapest OpenPanel Cloud tier per the full pricing table: '5K events per month' billed monthly at $2.50 ($25.00/yr). Self-hosting is free/unlimited if you run your own infrastructure. Quote captured f
$2.50
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Status active verified 2026-07-30
GitHub repo (Openpanel-dev/openpanel) shows 6.2k+ stars and a push within the last month as of this research, corroborating active development.
We have released the first stable version of OpenPanel v2. This is a big one!
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License AGPL-3.0 verified 2026-07-30
Read directly from LICENSE.md in the repo root (not a badge). Repo also ships a separate TRADEMARK.md restricting use of the OpenPanel name/logo, which does not affect the code license.
GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 19 November 2007
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Pricing model OSS + paid hosting verified 2026-07-30
Self-hosting (AGPL-3.0, open source) is free with unlimited events; OpenPanel Cloud is the paid hosted option billed by monthly event volume. Page rendered via headless Chrome DOM dump because the pri
Our pricing is as simple as it gets, choose how many events you want to track each month, everything else is unlimited, no tiers, no hidden costs.
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Platforms Web, iOS, Android verified 2026-07-30
SDK list covers Web/JS frameworks (script tag, Web SDK, JavaScript, Next.js, Nuxt, Astro, Remix, Express, React, Vue), plus native Swift (iOS) and Kotlin (Android), and React Native. No desktop app or
OpenPanel provides SDKs for a wide range of platforms and frameworks, making it easy to integrate analytics into your application regardless of your tech stack.
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Event tracking Yes verified 2026-07-30
Track product events without Google Analytics. Simple, privacy-first event tracking that powers funnels, retention, and user profiles.
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Funnels Yes verified 2026-07-30
Build funnels from your events and see conversion and drop-off at every step. No complex setup, just pick the events and go.
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Retention analysis Yes verified 2026-07-30
User retention analytics and cohort analysis that show who comes back. See product stickiness at a glance-no sampling, no guesswork. Built on your events.
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User paths / flows Yes verified 2026-07-30
Sankey diagram of top entry pages and next-page sequences, up to 10 steps deep.
The User Journey (Sankey) diagram at the very bottom visualizes how visitors flow through your site within a session.
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Cohorts & segmentation Yes verified 2026-07-30
Filter or segment by plan, source, or custom properties. See which cohorts retain better and why.
https://openpanel.dev/features/retention -
Session replay Yes verified 2026-07-30
Session replay captures a structured recording of what users do in your app or website.
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Feature flags / experiments Partial verified 2026-07-30
OpenPanel analyzes experiment-variant conversion via event-property breakdowns on the conversion report; it does not provide native feature-flag creation, targeting, or rollout management (no dedicate
Split conversion by any property-experiment variant, device, country, or traffic source. Compare lines on the same chart to see which segment converts best.
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Self-hostable Yes verified 2026-07-30
OpenPanel can be self-hosted and we have tried to make it as simple as possible.
https://github.com/Openpanel-dev/openpanel/blob/main/README.md -
Autocapture Yes verified 2026-07-30
SDK options also include `trackOutgoingLinks` and `trackAttributes` (auto-tracks elements with a `data-track` attribute), all enabled by default across the web SDKs.
`trackScreenViews` - Automatically track screen views (default: `true`)
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Warehouse / BI export Partial verified 2026-07-30
A REST Export API exposes raw events and aggregated chart series for pulling data into external BI tools; no native connector/sync to a data warehouse (e.g. BigQuery, Snowflake, S3) is documented.
GET /export/events | Paginated list of raw events with optional filtering
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Web & mobile SDKs Yes verified 2026-07-30
Includes Web/JS (React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt, Astro, Remix, Express), iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin), and React Native SDKs.
OpenPanel provides SDKs for a wide range of platforms and frameworks, making it easy to integrate analytics into your application regardless of your tech stack.
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Free tier Partial verified 2026-07-30
OpenPanel Cloud has no permanent free tier - only a time-limited 30-day free trial (no credit card required), after which billing starts at $2.50/mo for 5K events. Self-hosting (open source, AGPL-3.0)
30-day free trial
https://openpanel.dev/pricing
FAQ
Yes. Amplitude, FullStory and Pendo have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Countly — every license claim links its source.