What is OpenPanel?

OpenPanel is an open-source web and product analytics platform that combines the power of Mixpanel with the ease of Plausible. Whether you're tracking website visitors or analyzing user behavior in your app, OpenPanel provides the insights you need without the complexity.

✨ Key Features

🔍 Advanced Analytics: Funnels, cohorts, user profiles, and session history
📊 Real-time Dashboards: Live data updates and interactive charts
🎯 A/B Testing: Built-in variant testing with detailed breakdowns
🔔 Smart Notifications: Event and funnel-based alerts
🌍 Privacy-First: Cookieless tracking and GDPR compliance
🚀 Developer-Friendly: Comprehensive SDKs and API access
📦 Self-Hosted: Full control over your data and infrastructure
💸 Transparent Pricing: No hidden costs
🛠️ Custom Dashboards: Flexible chart creation and data visualization
📱 Multi-Platform: Web, mobile (iOS/Android), and server-side tracking

📊 Analytics Platform Comparison

Feature	OpenPanel	Mixpanel	GA4	Plausible
✅ Open-source	✅	❌	❌	✅
🧩 Self-hosting supported	✅	❌	❌	✅
🔒 Cookieless by default	✅	❌	❌	✅
🔁 Real-time dashboards	✅	✅	❌	✅
🔍 Funnels & cohort analysis	✅	✅	✅*	✅***
👤 User profiles & session history	✅	✅	❌	❌
📈 Custom dashboards & charts	✅	✅	✅	❌
💬 Event & funnel notifications	✅	✅	❌	❌
🌍 GDPR-compliant tracking	✅	✅	❌**	✅
📦 SDKs (Web, Swift, Kotlin, ReactNative)	✅	✅	✅	❌
💸 Transparent pricing	✅	❌	✅*	✅
🚀 Built for developers	✅	✅	❌	✅
🔧 A/B testing & variant breakdowns	✅	✅	❌	❌

✅* GA4 has a free tier but often requires BigQuery (paid) for raw data access.
❌** GA4 has faced GDPR bans in several EU countries due to data transfers to US-based servers.
✅*** Plausible has simple goals