Summary:
PostHog launches privacy-focused Web Analytics
Why It Matters:
The product is expanding from deep product analytics into the broader website tracking market. By offering a cookieless, "GA3-style" dashboard, they are positioning themselves as a simpler and more private alternative to Google Analytics 4.
What Changed:
- Added a dedicated Web Analytics product section focused on pageviews, visitors, and bounce rates.
- Introduced a cookieless tracking option to eliminate the need for cookie banners.
- Added a detailed comparison table against Google Analytics 4 and Plausible.
- Updated pricing to bundle Web Analytics with Product Analytics (free for the first 1 million events).
- Included new technical documentation for web vitals, conversion goals, and marketing analytics.
- Added customer testimonials specifically highlighting migrations from Google Analytics and Plausible.