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PostHog vs Razorpay

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PostHog

Technology

The single platform to analyze, test, observe, and deploy new features

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
R

Razorpay

E-commerce

Accept, process and disburse payments with India's leading payments platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only PostHog has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: PostHog the free tier covers 1M events, 5K web session recordings and 2.5K mobile recordings per month before usage-based billing starts; Razorpay international card payments cost up to 3% per transaction versus 2% domestically, per razorpay.com/pricing (Aug 2026), and an 18% GST is added on top of the platform fee

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which PostHog and Razorpay actually diverge.

Attributes where PostHog and Razorpay differ
AttributePostHogRazorpay
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelusage-basedtransaction
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
CategoryTechnologyE-commerce
Founded2020Unknown

Identical on both: 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 PostHog

  • Product analytics
  • Session recording
  • Feature flags
  • A/B testing
  • Heatmaps
  • SQL access
  • Data warehouse
  • Apps platform

Only in Razorpay

Nothing recorded that PostHog does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

PostHog

  • Product analyticsnot Razorpay
  • Feature experimentationnot Razorpay
  • User behavior trackingnot Razorpay
  • A/B testingnot Razorpay
  • Debug production issuesnot Razorpay

Razorpay

No use cases recorded yet. See the Razorpay review.

Where each one falls short

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

PostHog

  • The free tier covers 1M events, 5K web session recordings and 2.5K mobile recordings per month before usage-based billing starts
  • Accounts without a card on file are limited to 1 project; adding one raises it to 6
  • Data retention is 1 year until a card is added, which extends it to 7 years
  • Support is community-only until the account is on a paid plan
  • Error tracking is capped at 100K exceptions and surveys at 1500 responses per month on the free tier

Razorpay

  • International card payments cost up to 3% per transaction versus 2% domestically, per razorpay.com/pricing (Aug 2026), and an 18% GST is added on top of the platform fee
  • Instant refunds cost between Rs. 7.99 and Rs. 14.99 per refund on top of the transaction fee, per Razorpay's own pricing page; standard refunds are free but instant ones are not

Pricing, plan by plan

PostHog

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 1M events/month
    • 5K sessions/month
    • Unlimited users
  • Paid$undefined/month
    • $0.00031/event
    • $0.005/session
    • Advanced permissions
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • SAML SSO
    • Advanced security
    • Dedicated support

Razorpay

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Razorpay review.

Which should you pick?

Choose PostHog if

  • You need product analytics.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want session recording.
PostHog review

Choose Razorpay if

Nothing in the data separates Razorpay from PostHog on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Razorpay review

Questions people ask

Is PostHog or Razorpay better?
Neither clearly leads. PostHog starts at Free and Razorpay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, PostHog or Razorpay?
PostHog has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for PostHog and On request for Razorpay.
Does PostHog or Razorpay run on more platforms?
PostHog runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Razorpay runs on Web.
Can I use PostHog for free?
Yes. PostHog has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Razorpay starts at On request.
What is PostHog best used for?
PostHog is most often used for product analytics, feature experimentation, user behavior tracking, a/b testing. Of those, product analytics and feature experimentation are not what Razorpay is typically brought in for.
What can PostHog do that Razorpay cannot?
PostHog covers Product analytics, Session recording, Feature flags, A/B testing.
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