How to Build Your Own PostHog
Replace PostHog with a custom build. We make dev tools for product engineers
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 34 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 34 features
Tracking(4 features)
Track events without personally-identifiable information, analyzed in aggregate
Automatically track every click and pageview without manual event definition
Define events retroactively after they've been captured (called 'actions')
Track identified users by email address or unique identifier with custom properties
Analytics(3 features)
Analyze data at the group or organization level in addition to individual users
Understand what's happening in your product with native integration to session recordings and autocapture of all clicks and pageviews
Analytics for web properties billed with Product Analytics
Data Integration(3 features)
Export data in batches to external destinations
Connect 120+ sources and destinations to sync data in real-time or batch
Send data to destinations in real-time based on triggers
User Behavior(3 features)
Session replay capability specifically for mobile applications
Record and replay user sessions to visually see why something happened in your product
View a feed of user activities and interactions
AI(2 features)
Analytics specifically for Large Language Model usage and interactions
AI-powered assistant that answers questions about how people use your product and helps automate data gathering and summarization tasks
Data Infrastructure(2 features)
Unlimited rows for initial data warehouse historical syncs
Built-in data warehouse to store and query all your product data
Integration(2 features)
Programmatic access to PostHog data and functionality
Send data to external systems via webhooks
Security(2 features)
Google, Github, and Gitlab SSO support for user authentication
Enable two-factor authentication for account security
Cost Calculator
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