Best Open-Source Amplitude Alternatives (2026)

14 self-hostable, open-source projects that replace Amplitude — without expensive once you outgrow the free tier. Each is scored for how hard it is to self-host, with one-click deploy options where they exist.

Amplitude's free tier is generous until your event volume grows, then pricing scales sharply and the useful retention/behavioral features sit behind paid plans. Teams also leave to keep raw event data and PII on their own infrastructure instead of shipping it to a third-party cloud.

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Our picks at a glance

Easiest to self-host

Countly

At difficulty 4/5 it is the lowest-effort of the three and ships with a straightforward Docker Compose deploy.

Most powerful

PostHog

It is the only all-in-one here, bundling product analytics, session replay, feature flags, and A/B testing in one platform.

Most active

PostHog

At 35,000 stars it has by far the most momentum of the three alternatives.

Best managed option

PostHog

It offers official managed (cloud) hosting and is the most feature-complete, so the hosted tier replaces Amplitude most directly.

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Project			Deploy	License
PostHog Python	37k ★	5/5 Advanced	Docker Compose Kubernetes +1	MIT	3 days ago	Repo
Postiz Docker	34k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	3 days ago	Repo
Netron Python	33k ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	MIT	4 days ago	Repo
GoAccess C	21k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-2.0	10 days ago	Repo
Druid Java	14k ★	5/5 Advanced	Docker Docker Compose +2	Apache-2.0	3 days ago	Repo
OpenReplay TypeScript	12k ★	5/5 Advanced	Kubernetes Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	3 days ago	Repo
Countly JavaScript	5.9k ★	4/5 Involved	Docker Compose Manual	AGPL-3.0	3 days ago	Repo
RudderStack Docker	4.5k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	Elastic-2.0	3 days ago	Repo
Vince Go	2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	11 months ago	Repo
Aptabase Docker	1.8k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	AGPL-3.0	3 days ago	Repo
Middleware Docker	1.6k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	Apache-2.0	1 month ago	Repo
Swetrix JavaScript	1.1k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	AGPL-3.0	4 days ago	Repo
Cabin JavaScript	800 ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	2 months ago	Repo
Prisme Analytics Go	127 ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	AGPL-3.0	5 months ago	Repo

What to look for: Decide whether you need just product analytics or the full stack (session replay, feature flags, experiments) in one place, because that determines how heavy the deployment is. All three options here are event-pipeline systems, so budget for the database/ingestion load and confirm the managed tier exists if you don't want to run ClickHouse or similar yourself.

Head-to-head:PostHog vs Amplitude Postiz vs Amplitude Netron vs Amplitude GoAccess vs Amplitude Druid vs Amplitude

The alternatives, reviewed

#1
PostHog
Self-host: Advanced
All-in-one product analytics, session replay, feature flags, and A/B testing
37k Python MIT 3 days ago
How it compares to Amplitude
Self-hosting the full ClickHouse + Kafka + Postgres + Redis stack is heavy; the project actively steers smaller users toward PostHog Cloud.

Some enterprise features live under a separate proprietary ee license, not pure MIT.

The all-in-one breadth means it is more complex to operate than a focused tool like Mixpanel.
Repo Details & deploy →
#2
Postiz
Self-host: Moderate
Self-hosted social media scheduling and analytics platform for all major networks
34k Docker AGPL-3.0 3 days ago
How it compares to Amplitude
Inbox/engagement management (replying to comments and DMs) is limited compared to Hootsuite or Sprout Social

Social listening and brand mention monitoring are not included

Detailed competitor analysis and benchmarking features are absent

Some platform integrations require individual developer app approvals
Repo Details & deploy →
#3
Netron
Self-host: Effortless
Interactive visualizer for neural network and machine learning model graphs
33k Python MIT 4 days ago
How it compares to Amplitude
Purely a model visualization tool; no runtime analytics, dashboards, or event tracking

Does not replace web or product analytics SaaS in any meaningful way

No team collaboration or sharing features beyond exporting images

No support for real-time or streaming model inference monitoring
Repo Details & deploy →
#4
GoAccess
Self-host: Easy
Real-time web log analyzer with terminal and browser-based interactive dashboards
21k C GPL-2.0 10 days ago
How it compares to Amplitude
Analyzes server logs only; no JavaScript snippet for client-side event or user-behavior tracking

No user session recording, heatmaps, or funnel analysis

No retention, cohort, or A/B test reporting

Historical trend analysis is limited to what the log files contain
Repo Details & deploy →
#5
Druid
Self-host: Advanced
Distributed, column-oriented real-time analytics data store for high-throughput queries
14k Java Apache-2.0 3 days ago
How it compares to Amplitude
No built-in session analytics, funnel analysis, or retention cohorts compared to Mixpanel/Amplitude

Requires significant infrastructure knowledge (ZooKeeper, deep-storage, coordinator/broker/historical nodes)

No out-of-the-box user-facing dashboarding — must pair with Superset or Grafana

Operational cost and cluster management overhead is very high for small teams
Repo Details & deploy →
#6
OpenReplay
Self-host: Advanced
Self-hosted session replay and product analytics for web apps
12k TypeScript Apache-2.0 3 days ago
How it compares to Amplitude
Self-hosting requires a Kubernetes-based multi-service stack; resource-hungry and complex to operate.

Product-analytics features (funnels, cohorts) are less mature than Amplitude/Mixpanel.

No traditional aggregate web-analytics dashboard; it is session-centric.
Repo Details & deploy →
#7
Countly
Self-host: Involved
Privacy-first product analytics for web, mobile, and desktop apps
5.9k JavaScript AGPL-3.0 3 days ago
How it compares to Amplitude
Many advanced features (push notifications, A/B testing, some drill plugins) are reserved for the paid Enterprise Edition.

The Community Edition documentation and upgrade path can be rough.

UI and query speed lag behind ClickHouse-backed competitors at large scale.
Repo Details & deploy →
#8
RudderStack
Self-host: Moderate
Open-source customer data platform to collect, route, and transform event data
4.5k Docker Elastic-2.0 3 days ago
How it compares to Amplitude
Elastic-2.0 license prohibits offering RudderStack as a managed service to third parties

The self-hosted control plane UI is limited; some advanced audience and reverse-ETL features require cloud tier

Requires Postgres + message queue to be provisioned and managed separately

Documentation for self-hosting advanced features (transformations, live events debugger) is sparse
Repo Details & deploy →
#9
Vince
Self-host: Easy
Lightweight, privacy-first web analytics dashboard — single binary, no external deps
2k Go AGPL-3.0 11 months ago
How it compares to Amplitude
No heatmaps, session recordings, or user-level event streams

Smaller destination ecosystem — no built-in integrations with ad platforms or CRMs

Community is small; plugin/extension ecosystem is essentially nonexistent

No multi-site team management or SSO in the self-hosted build
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#10
Aptabase
Self-host: Moderate
Privacy-first, open-source analytics for mobile and desktop apps
1.8k Docker AGPL-3.0 3 days ago
How it compares to Amplitude
No funnel, retention, or cohort analysis out of the box

Limited to event-based tracking; no session replay or heatmaps

Smaller SDK ecosystem compared to Firebase Analytics or Mixpanel

Self-hosted version may lag behind the cloud product in features
Repo Details & deploy →
#11
Middleware
Self-host: Moderate
Engineering analytics platform that measures team effectiveness via DORA metrics
1.6k Docker Apache-2.0 1 month ago
How it compares to Amplitude
Focused exclusively on engineering metrics; not a general-purpose product or user analytics tool

Integration list is limited to Git hosting platforms and Jira — no PagerDuty or incident-management connectors yet

Trend and benchmark data requires a sufficiently long history of merged PRs to be meaningful

No alerting or notification system for metric regressions
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#12
Swetrix
Self-host: Moderate
Open-source alternative to Google Analytics with custom events and funnels
1.1k JavaScript AGPL-3.0 4 days ago
How it compares to Amplitude
ClickHouse is required; no SQLite fallback for small deployments

Session replay not yet available in the self-hosted build

Documentation for self-hosting is less mature than for the managed service
Repo Details & deploy →
#13
Cabin
Self-host: Easy
Carbon-aware, privacy-respecting web analytics for the climate-conscious
800 JavaScript MIT 2 months ago
How it compares to Amplitude
Minimal real-time view; data updates on a delay

No user-level session replay or heatmaps

Limited integrations compared to commercial tools
Repo Details & deploy →
#14
Prisme Analytics
Self-host: Moderate
Event-stream analytics built on ClickHouse for developer teams
127 Go AGPL-3.0 5 months ago
How it compares to Amplitude
No no-code dashboard builder; requires SQL knowledge for custom reports

ClickHouse dependency increases minimum infrastructure footprint

No session replay, heatmaps, or A/B testing modules
Repo Details & deploy →

The verdict

PostHog is the closest one-for-one Amplitude replacement: it matches the product-analytics core and adds replay, flags, and experiments, with both self-host and a managed cloud. Pick Countly if you specifically want a lighter, easier deployment.

Still deciding? Compare PostHog vs Postiz side by side →

Amplitude alternatives — frequently asked questions

What is the best open-source alternative to Amplitude?

PostHog is the most direct fit. It covers Amplitude's product-analytics features and also bundles session replay, feature flags, and A/B testing, is MIT-licensed, and offers both self-hosting and managed cloud.

Is there a free self-hosted Amplitude alternative?

Yes. PostHog (MIT), OpenReplay (Apache-2.0), and Countly (AGPL-3.0) are all free to self-host. PostHog and OpenReplay run on Kubernetes or Docker Compose; Countly runs on Docker Compose.

Which Amplitude alternative is easiest to self-host?

Countly, at difficulty 4/5, is the easiest of the three and deploys with Docker Compose. PostHog and OpenReplay are both rated 5/5 because of their heavier multi-service architecture.

Do any of these offer hosted (managed) plans so I don't have to run servers?

Yes, all three (PostHog, OpenReplay, and Countly) offer an official managed hosting option, so you can start in the cloud and move to self-hosting later if you want full data ownership.

I want session replay, not just charts. Which should I pick?

PostHog and OpenReplay both include session replay; OpenReplay is replay-first. PostHog adds product analytics, flags, and experiments around it, while OpenReplay focuses on replay plus analytics for web apps.

Which is the most privacy-focused option?

Countly markets itself as privacy-first analytics for web, mobile, and desktop and is AGPL-3.0. Self-hosting any of the three already keeps event data on your own infrastructure rather than Amplitude's cloud.

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