Checked 21 October 2026

Globatics vs PostHog

PostHog is a broad, open-source product suite: analytics, session replay, feature flags, experiments, surveys and a data warehouse, with a generous free tier and a hosted MCP server. Its web analytics Live tab is in alpha: a feed of the last few minutes that can be sampled on high-volume sites. Globatics is narrower and live first: a globe you can follow and replay, a tiny cookieless script and one self-hosted app with one SQLite file.

Choose PostHog if

You need feature flags, experiments, surveys and session replay in the same tool.
You want a data warehouse with SQL over events and external sources.
You want a large free cloud tier and a big ecosystem.

Choose Globatics if

Live is the product, not an alpha tab: follow, filter and replay on a globe.
One small cookieless script instead of a full product SDK.
One meter-free self-hosted app: no separate prices for identified events or AI credits.

Side by side

Live view: GlobaticsYes: 3D dotted globe, live feed and live panelsPostHogPartly: Web analytics Live tab (alpha) and activity feedsource
Freshness: GlobaticsYes: Pushed over SSE; latency shown in a badgePostHogYes: Seconds, over SSEsource
“Right now” window: GlobaticsYes: 60 s presence, plus 5 and 30 min, all labelledPostHogPartly: A few minutes; may be sampled at high volumesource
Replay on the map: GlobaticsYes: Any range up to 7 days, 1× to 3,600×PostHogNo: No map replay
Funnels and journeys: GlobaticsYes: Funnels with a live step count, journeysPostHogYes: Funnels, paths, retention, lifecycle
Rage, dead and error clicks: GlobaticsYes: Included, shown livePostHogYes: Rage and dead clicks via autocapturesource
Session replay: GlobaticsNo: Not in v1: an event timeline per session insteadPostHogYes: Session replay
In-app AI: GlobaticsYes: Ask, live narrator, insights; works offline, Claude optionalPostHogYes: AI analyst, billed in creditssource
MCP server: GlobaticsYes: Built in, read-only, API-key authPostHogYes: Hosted MCP serversource
Anomaly alerts: GlobaticsYes: On by default, unlimited, webhooksPostHogPartly: 5 free alerts; anomaly detection in betasource
Self-host: GlobaticsYes: One app, one PostgreSQL database, no feature gatesPostHogYes: Open source (MIT)
Entry price: GlobaticsYes: Free to self-host; Cloud free while in betaPostHogYes: 1M events/mo free, then usage-basedsource

Globatics compared with PostHog, facts checked 21 October 2026
Capability	Globatics	PostHog
Live view	Yes: 3D dotted globe, live feed and live panels	Partly: Web analytics Live tab (alpha) and activity feedsource
Freshness	Yes: Pushed over SSE; latency shown in a badge	Yes: Seconds, over SSEsource
“Right now” window	Yes: 60 s presence, plus 5 and 30 min, all labelled	Partly: A few minutes; may be sampled at high volumesource
Replay on the map	Yes: Any range up to 7 days, 1× to 3,600×	No: No map replay
Funnels and journeys	Yes: Funnels with a live step count, journeys	Yes: Funnels, paths, retention, lifecycle
Rage, dead and error clicks	Yes: Included, shown live	Yes: Rage and dead clicks via autocapturesource
Session replay	No: Not in v1: an event timeline per session instead	Yes: Session replay
In-app AI	Yes: Ask, live narrator, insights; works offline, Claude optional	Yes: AI analyst, billed in creditssource
MCP server	Yes: Built in, read-only, API-key auth	Yes: Hosted MCP serversource
Anomaly alerts	Yes: On by default, unlimited, webhooks	Partly: 5 free alerts; anomaly detection in betasource
Self-host	Yes: One app, one PostgreSQL database, no feature gates	Yes: Open source (MIT)
Entry price	Yes: Free to self-host; Cloud free while in beta	Yes: 1M events/mo free, then usage-basedsource

● Yes◐ Partly or on a higher plan○ No

Switching from PostHog

posthog.capture('signup', props) maps to globatics('event', 'signup', props).
posthog.identify(id, props) maps to globatics('identify', id, traits).
Keep PostHog for flags and experiments; Globatics can run alongside on the same pages.

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