Is Amplitude or Statsig better?

Neither clearly leads. Amplitude starts at Free and Statsig at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Amplitude or Statsig?

Amplitude starts at Free and Statsig at Free.

Does Amplitude or Statsig run on more platforms?

Amplitude runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Statsig runs on web, api.

Can I use Amplitude for free?

Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.

What is Amplitude best used for?

Amplitude is most often used for user behavior analysis, feature adoption tracking, conversion rate optimization, customer journey mapping. Of those, user behavior analysis and feature adoption tracking are not what Statsig is typically brought in for.

What can Amplitude do that Statsig cannot?

Amplitude covers Event tracking, User segmentation, Funnel analysis, Retention analysis. Statsig covers Feature Flags, Experimentation, Product Analytics, Session Replay.

Product Management · head to head

Amplitude vs Statsig

Amplitude

Product Management

The digital analytics platform to understand your users

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Statsig

Product Management

Unified platform for feature flags, A/B testing, and product analytics

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Amplitude metered on event volume, so instrumenting more of a product raises the bill even if the audience does not grow; Statsig pro plan is limited to a single project, requiring Enterprise for multi-project support.
They diverge on capability: Amplitude covers Event tracking, Statsig covers Feature Flags.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amplitude and Statsig actually diverge.

Attributes where Amplitude and Statsig differ
Attribute	Amplitude	Statsig
Pricing model	Unknown	freemium
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android, Api	web, api
Category	Unknown	Product Management
Founded	2012	Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Amplitude

Event tracking
User segmentation
Funnel analysis
Retention analysis
Cohort analysis
A/B testing
Revenue analytics
Predictive analytics

Only in Statsig

Feature Flags
Experimentation
Product Analytics
Session Replay
Web Analytics
Warehouse-Native Deployment
Role-Based Access & SSO

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amplitude

User behavior analysisnot Statsig
Feature adoption trackingnot Statsig
Conversion rate optimizationnot Statsig
Customer journey mappingnot Statsig
Retention improvementnot Statsig

Statsig

Rolling out features gradually with kill switchesnot Amplitude
Running A/B tests with statistical rigornot Amplitude
Tracing metric regressions to specific releasesnot Amplitude
Consolidating analytics and experimentation toolingnot Amplitude
Warehouse-native experimentation for data teamsnot Amplitude

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Amplitude

Metered on event volume, so instrumenting more of a product raises the bill even if the audience does not grow
The free plan covers 2M events a month
The Plus plan scales to 70M events, above which pricing is custom
Growth and Enterprise pricing is not published

Statsig

Pro plan is limited to a single project, requiring Enterprise for multi-project support.
Overage pricing on the Pro plan can become costly for high-event-volume products.
Warehouse-native deployment and advanced access controls are gated behind custom Enterprise contracts.
Free tier session replay and analytics retention are capped, pushing active teams toward paid tiers quickly.

Pricing, plan by plan

Amplitude

Free

StarterFree
- 2 million events per month
Plus$49/month
- $0.049 per MTU
- Up to 300k MTUs
- Advanced analytics
GrowthFree
- Causal insights
- Feature experimentation
- Real-time streaming
EnterpriseFree
- Cross-product analysis
- Advanced permissions
- Dedicated account manager

Statsig

Free

DeveloperFree
- 2M events/month
- Unlimited flag & config checks
- 50,000 session replays/month
Pro$150/month
- 5M events included, then $0.05 per 1K events
- Advanced experimentation & analytics
- Unlimited analytics retention
Enterprise$undefined/month
- Volume-discounted event/experiment contracts
- Warehouse-native deployment
- SSO & role-based access controls

Which should you pick?

Choose Amplitude if

You need event tracking.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
You also want user segmentation.

Amplitude review

Choose Statsig if

You need feature flags.
You want to start without paying.
You work on web, api.
You also want experimentation.

Statsig review

Questions people ask

Is Amplitude or Statsig better?: Neither clearly leads. Amplitude starts at Free and Statsig at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amplitude or Statsig?: Amplitude starts at Free and Statsig at Free.
Does Amplitude or Statsig run on more platforms?: Amplitude runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Statsig runs on web, api.
Can I use Amplitude for free?: Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Amplitude best used for?: Amplitude is most often used for user behavior analysis, feature adoption tracking, conversion rate optimization, customer journey mapping. Of those, user behavior analysis and feature adoption tracking are not what Statsig is typically brought in for.
What can Amplitude do that Statsig cannot?: Amplitude covers Event tracking, User segmentation, Funnel analysis, Retention analysis. Statsig covers Feature Flags, Experimentation, Product Analytics, Session Replay.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Amplitude: Does Amplitude have a free plan?

Yes, Amplitude offers a free Starter plan with 2 million events per month and access to the entire platform including analytics, session replay, and experimentation features.

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Statsig: What does Statsig cost?

Statsig offers a free Developer tier, a Pro tier at $150/month with 5M included events and $0.05 per 1,000 events after that, and custom Enterprise pricing based on event or experiment volume.

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Amplitude: What is Amplitude's pricing based on?

Amplitude's pricing is based on the number of monthly tracked users (MTUs), data volume, and advanced features selected. The Plus plan starts at $49 per month with a rate of $0.049 per MTU.

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Statsig: Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?

The free Developer plan includes 2M events per month, unlimited flag and config checks, 50,000 session replays per month, and 1-year analytics data retention with unlimited seats.

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Amplitude: What analytics features does every Amplitude plan include?

Every plan includes access to the full platform: analytics, session replay, feature experimentation, web experimentation, guides and surveys, activation, and AI tools like AI Feedback and AI Assistant.

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Statsig: How is usage metered on Statsig?

Statsig meters billable events including exposures with Metric Lifts enabled, log events from SDKs or imports, ingested warehouse metrics, and custom metrics; disabled flag checks are not metered.

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Amplitude vs Statsig

Amplitude

Statsig

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Amplitude

Only in Statsig

What people use each for

Amplitude

Statsig

Where each one falls short

Amplitude

Statsig

Pricing, plan by plan

Amplitude

Statsig

Which should you pick?

Choose Amplitude if

Choose Statsig if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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