What it is

A young open-source analytics project that merges simple web analytics with product-analytics features like funnels, retention and user profiles. Cloud pricing is a single slider on monthly event volume, with sites, dashboards, charts and team members all unlimited. Self-hosting is free and uncapped.

Why it earns a slot

It is the cheapest route to Mixpanel-style event analysis without a Mixpanel bill, and the self-hosted build has no event ceiling at all if you already run a VPS.

Know before you commit

No permanently free cloud tier, just a 30-day trial. It is a small project with a far smaller ecosystem, integration list and support surface than PostHog or Plausible.

Getting started

npm i @openpanel/nextjs

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Pricing snapshot

Cloud from $2.50/mo for 5K events, $20/mo for 100K, $90/mo for 1M. 30-day trial, no permanent free tier. Self-hosting free with unlimited events.

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Evaluate OpenPanel (https://openpanel.dev) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Open-source Mixpanel/Plausible mix. A young open-source analytics project that merges simple web analytics with product-analytics features like funnels, retention and user profiles. Cloud pricing is a single slider on monthly event volume, with sites, dashboards, charts and team members all unlimited. Self-hosting is free and uncapped.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): It is the cheapest route to Mixpanel-style event analysis without a Mixpanel bill, and the self-hosted build has no event ceiling at all if you already run a VPS.
Watch out for: No permanently free cloud tier, just a 30-day trial. It is a small project with a far smaller ecosystem, integration list and support surface than PostHog or Plausible.
Pricing: Cloud from $2.50/mo for 5K events, $20/mo for 100K, $90/mo for 1M. 30-day trial, no permanent free tier. Self-hosting free with unlimited events.
Setup: npm i @openpanel/nextjs
Rules: treat the notes above as background only. Do not assume a theme, style, layout or feature that is not already in this project — inspect the existing code first and ask me before changing visual direction.

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