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PostHog alternative
A simpler PostHog alternative for website analytics
PostHog is a product analytics platform with session replay, feature flags, experiments and surveys. If you mostly run a website or online store and just want to see traffic, who is on the site now and where people click, Hitsteps is a hosted web analytics service that does that with one snippet and no event planning.
Hitsteps gives you a live visitor view on Free, live chat from Starter at $4.99 a month and click heatmaps from Growth at $9.99 a month. PostHog is free for its first 1 million analytics events a month, then billed per event, with no credit card needed to start (pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026).
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Which one fits your day?
Choose PostHog if you build a software product and need session replay, feature flags, A/B experiments and surveys next to product analytics, with a large free monthly allowance and usage-based pricing (pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026).
Choose Hitsteps if you run a website and want answers fast: who is here now, where they came from, and where they click. Open the live visitor view on Free, add live chat on Starter, and get click heatmaps on Growth.
Hitsteps vs PostHog, checked 26 Oct 2026
| What you need | Hitsteps | PostHog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan, then fixed monthly plans from $4.99; 7-day Pro trial, no card | Free allowance every month, then usage-based per product; no card to start (pricing page) |
| Free allowance | Free: up to 2,000 pageviews a month, 1 site, 14 days of history | 1 million analytics events and 5,000 session recordings a month (pricing page) |
| See visitors live, one by one | Live visitor view from Free | Not covered on its pricing page |
| Chat with website visitors | From Starter, $4.99 a month | Not listed on its pricing page |
| Click heatmaps | From Growth, $9.99 a month | Not covered on its pricing page |
| Session replay, feature flags and experiments | Not offered. Hitsteps does not record sessions or run experiments | Session replay (5,000 recordings free), feature flags (1 million requests free) and experiments (pricing page) |
| Setup effort | One snippet; traffic sources, campaigns and funnels are in the dashboard | A product platform: you choose which products and events to capture |
PostHog details come from its pricing page. Prices and features can change, so check the source before you decide.
Where PostHog is strong
It is a broad product platform: product analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B experiments and surveys in one place, a free allowance that covers most small projects, unlimited team members and no seat charges (pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026).
Try the live workflow
Create a free Hitsteps account and open the live visitor view. Your free account includes a 7-day Pro trial with no credit card. After the trial you can stay on Free, which includes the live visitor view, as long as your email is verified and your site fits Free's limits (up to 2,000 pageviews a month, 1 site), or choose a paid plan.
Hitsteps does not record or replay sessions. The live visitor view shows who is on your site now, and heatmaps show where people click.
Comparing other analytics tools? Read our Plausible comparison, Umami comparison, Heap comparison and Google Analytics comparison, or see free website analytics.
FAQ
Is Hitsteps a good PostHog alternative?
Yes, if you run a website or store and want traffic reports, a live visitor view, live chat and click heatmaps without setting up events. If you need session replay, feature flags or experiments, PostHog fits better.
Is PostHog free?
Its pricing page gives a free monthly allowance, including 1 million analytics events and 5,000 session recordings, with no credit card needed. Usage above that is billed per event or recording (pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026). Hitsteps has a Free plan and paid plans from $4.99 a month.
What does Hitsteps not do that PostHog does?
Hitsteps does not record or replay sessions, and it has no feature flags or A/B experiments. It is built for web analytics, live visitors, chat and heatmaps.
Can I run Hitsteps next to PostHog?
Yes. You add one Hitsteps snippet to your site, so you can run both tools side by side while you compare them.
Do I need to plan events to use Hitsteps?
No. Add the snippet and traffic sources, pages and live visitors appear in the dashboard. Goals and funnels are optional.