What PostHog shipped in May 2026

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The 5 best customer-facing analytics examples (and what to steal from each)

PostHog introduced a real-time dashboard for its Web Analytics feature, enabling customers to embed live visitor counts, top pages, and geographic breakdowns directly into their products with minimal …

Training our own AI models

PostHog announced plans to train AI models on customer data to power new proactive, self-driving features like session replay analysis and synthetic user testing. The company will default to opt-out f…

From 270GB RAM to 5GB: Moving local flag evaluation from Django to Rust

PostHog migrated its feature flags local evaluation endpoint from a Django-based deployment (30 pods, 270GB RAM) to Rust, reducing CPU by 24x and memory by 56x while cutting p50 latency from 40ms to 4…

The best analytics tool stack for vibe-coded apps

PostHog published a guide advocating for early analytics setup in vibe-coded apps, highlighting product analytics, web analytics, and LLM observability as essential layers. It recommends tools like Po…

The do's and don'ts of minimum viable product marketing

PostHog’s product marketing team prioritizes tactical, iterative launches over rigid frameworks, emphasizing clear announcements, conflict-driven storytelling, and user-centric release experiences. Th…

The best MCP servers for developers at startups

PostHog’s blog outlines six key workflows where Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers streamline startup operations, such as debugging, shipping code, and analyzing user behavior. It recommends specifi…

4,063 errors closed without a human opening PostHog – here's what we learned

PostHog's AI agents (MCP) resolved 4,063 errors, suppressed 1,751, and routed 310 issues in customer projects over 30 days without requiring UI access. The update splits triage into three distinct act…

Why does PostHog exist? Our mission and strategy

PostHog exists to empower engineers in product decisions by providing integrated tools like analytics, session replays, and feature flags. Their strategy focuses on becoming the single source of truth…

Quick tour of PostHog Code

PostHog introduced PostHog Code, a desktop coding agent that integrates PostHog’s product analytics, error tracking, and feature flags into its workflow. The agent supports cloud and local modes, para…

PostHog introduced PostHog Code, a desktop coding agent that integrates with PostHog’s product analytics, error tracking, and feature flags. The agent runs in cloud or local modes, handles persistent

PostHog Code and the self-driving product

PostHog introduced PostHog Code in beta, a desktop app that uses coding agents to automate routine product development tasks like bug fixes and UX tweaks. The tool leverages product data to prioritize…

How we get users

PostHog reports over 100,000 users and attributes growth to a developer-first content marketing approach, avoiding traditional sales tactics. They invest heavily in high-quality, self-serve resources …

How we make money

PostHog charges a fraction of a cent per event sent, with free trials to reduce sales friction. Pricing is product-and-usage-based, with spending limits to retain unhappy users. They match the cheapes…

Enduringly low prices

PostHog outlines its pricing strategy focused on low costs and self-serve sales, claiming competitors spend more on sales/marketing than product development. It leverages open-source tech like ClickHo…

We're a wide company with small teams

PostHog reorganized into small, autonomous teams modeled like startups to optimize for speed, with minimal hierarchy and direct team communication. Titles reflect roles over seniority, and goals are s…

Why attacking your competitors online is dumb

Let's say a competitor copies your feature. They lift your positioning, write a misleading comparison post, or just take a cheap shot at you on X. And let's say you're 'right'…

PostHog's next chapter

PostHog announced a strategic shift toward AI-driven analytics, making AI the default UX for new users and introducing agentic capabilities like an MCP for code editor integration and an autonomous on…

The 5 best real-time analytics platforms for developers, compared

PostHog published a guide ranking real-time analytics tools for developers, highlighting its own live dashboard (currently in alpha) and multi-tool platform capabilities. The post emphasizes PostHog’s…

DuckDB vs ClickHouse: Why we use both at PostHog

PostHog explains their strategic use of both DuckDB and ClickHouse for analytics workloads, highlighting the strengths of each system in their architecture.