Summary:
PostHog launches privacy-focused Web Analytics
Why It Matters:
The product is expanding from deep product analytics into the broader web analytics market. They are specifically targeting users frustrated with Google Analytics 4 (GA4) by offering a simpler, cookieless alternative that integrates with their existing developer tools.
What Changed:
- Added a dedicated Web Analytics product page focused on tracking visitors, pageviews, and conversions.
- Introduced a cookieless tracking option to help users avoid displaying cookie banners.
- Added a detailed comparison table against competitors like Google Analytics and Plausible.
- Published new customer testimonials specifically highlighting migrations from GA4 and Plausible.
- Included technical tutorials for setting up features like broken link (404) tracking.
- Updated pricing details to show that Web Analytics is currently bundled for free with the first 1 million Product Analytics events.