Analytics · United Kingdom (GB)
PostHog (EU Cloud)
Open-source product analytics — EU cloud region with session replay and A/B tests.
The switch
Tableau→PostHog (EU Cloud)also replaces Power BI, Datadog
About
Open-source product analytics platform with EU-hosted cloud (Frankfurt). Session replay, heatmaps, A/B testing, feature flags — all in one. Self-hostable for full data sovereignty. Growing fast among EU startups.
Why we recommend it
- MIT open source — full self-host
- EU cloud region in Frankfurt
- Session replay + heatmaps + A/B tests
- Feature flags and experiments built in
- 1M free events/month on cloud
EU vs USA
PostHog (EU Cloud) vs Tableau
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 PostHog (EU Cloud)
🇺🇸 Tableau
Headquarters
London, UK (Y Combinator-backed)
Seattle, WA, USA
Jurisdiction
UK GDPR — EU cloud region in Frankfurt
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
EU (Frankfurt) or self-hosted
Global, US-controlled
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
PostHog Inc. (private, UK/YC)
Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM)
Founded
2020
2003
Compare head-to-head
PostHog (EU Cloud) vs the US incumbents
Tableau vs PostHog (EU Cloud)
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Power BI vs PostHog (EU Cloud)
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Datadog vs PostHog (EU Cloud)
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