Rybbit vs PostHog

PostHog is an ambitious all-in-one product analytics platform that bundles analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B testing, and surveys into a single tool. It's powerful, but that power comes with significant complexity. Teams often find themselves spending more time configuring PostHog than actually using it, and the ~60KB script can noticeably impact page performance.

Rybbit takes the opposite approach: do web analytics exceptionally well instead of doing everything adequately. The single-page dashboard gives your entire team instant access to the metrics that matter, with no training required. Non-technical team members can understand user behavior, track conversions, and watch session replays without learning a complex query language or navigating dozens of menus.

Privacy is another key difference. Rybbit is cookie-free by default and never collects personal data, with no configuration needed. PostHog uses cookies by default and requires setup to achieve privacy compliance. Self-hosting is also dramatically simpler: Rybbit runs on TypeScript and ClickHouse, while PostHog requires Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL, and ClickHouse. If you need focused, privacy-first web analytics that your whole team can use from day one, Rybbit is the better fit.