Ackee vs PostHog

Ackee vs PostHog
Fact	Ackee	PostHog
Language	JavaScript	Python
Licence	MIT	Other
Stars	4.7k	40k
Latest	v3.6.1	desktop-v0.61.653
Last push	2026-10-04	2026-10-06
Release cadence	about 151 days between releases	about 1 day between releases
Active contributors	1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days	70+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Google Analytics. Alternatives to Google Analytics →
PartialAckeePage views, referrers and durations without cookies, in Node.js with MongoDB.
Full replacementPostHogWeb and product analytics, with session replay and feature flags.

v3.6.12026-09-18Action values can now be omitted or set to null when creating actions, matching the existing support for resetting valu…
v3.6.02026-04-08Code refactoring, internal improvements and dependency updates to bring the codebase up to date with the latest version…
v3.5.12025-11-19Several dependencies have been updated to their latest versions to bring in security patches and improvements
v3.5.02025-11-13Small fixes, internal improvements and dependency updates.
v3.4.22022-12-17Adjust Docker to run as non-root user (thanks @rjhancock, #309, #337)

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