Open-Source Product Analytics — Build Better Products with Data You Own
The consensus on PostHog: Choose PostHog if you want radical transparency, open-source impact, and strong WLB — but expect a small team with limited career ladders.
Founded in 2020 by James Hawkins and Tim Glaser, PostHog is an open-source product analytics platform built for developers. The culture is radically transparent — public handbook, open salaries, and all code in the open. With a fully remote team across 30+ countries, PostHog operates async-first with small, autonomous pods where engineers own features end-to-end. Expect a flat hierarchy, massive ownership, and the freedom to ship without asking permission.
Everything is open-source (70k+ GitHub stars). Public handbook, public roadmap, open salaries. Active community with 10k+ Slack members.
Active engineering blog covering data pipelines, ClickHouse optimization, and product analytics at scale. Read the blog →
Fully remote, small-team pods with extreme autonomy. No managers for most teams — IC-led with a flat structure. Engineers own features end-to-end.