OpenPanel
by OpenPanel · Open-source web and product analytics, cloud or self-hosted
62.8 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
OpenPanel is an open-source web and product analytics platform. It tracks page views and custom events via lightweight SDKs for frameworks including React, Next.js, Vue, Laravel, Node and iOS, then reports funnels, retention cohorts, session replay, revenue and Google Search Console data. Run it on OpenPanel's cloud or self-host it with Docker on your own infrastructure.
- Best for
- Teams wanting cookie-less web and product analytics they can self-host or buy by event volume
- Pricing
- Cloud is priced by monthly event volume from $2.50/month for 5K events to $900/month for 50M events (annual billing gives two months free), with a 30-day free trial and no credit card required; self-hosting is free with unlimited events.
- Runs on
- WebSelf-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Self-host free with unlimited events, no vendor lock-in
- Cookie-less and GDPR compliant, EU hosted, DPA available
- Web and product analytics, funnels, retention, session replay
- MCP server with 38 tools for querying data from AI agents
Trade-offs
- No free cloud plan beyond the 30-day trial
- Cloud cost rises with event volume, up to $900/month at 50M events
- Self-hosting means running and updating your own Docker deployment
- Cloud data is EU hosted only; no other cloud region is stated
Pricing
Published plans from OpenPanel’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per month) | Includes |
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| 5K events per month | $2.5per month | $2.08 |
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| 10K events per month | $5per month | $4.17 |
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| 100K events per month | $20per month | $16.67 |
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| 250K events per month | $30per month | $25 |
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| 500K events per month | $50per month | $41.67 |
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| 1.0M events per month | $90per month | $75 |
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| 2.5M events per month | $180per month | $150 |
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| 5.0M events per month | $250per month | $208.33 |
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| 10.0M events per month | $350per month | $291.67 |
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| 20.0M events per month | $530per month | $441.67 |
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| 30.0M events per month | $680per month | $566.67 |
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| 40.0M events per month | $800per month | $666.67 |
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| 50.0M events per month | $900per month | $750 |
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How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 60 out of 100
- API quality
- 30 out of 100
- Documentation
- 90 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 82 out of 100
- Pricing transparency
- 100 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 85 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 50 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 85 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 65 out of 100
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