Mixpanel
Mixpanel is an event-based product analytics platform for funnels, retention, and cohort analysis, helping marketing and product teams deeply understand user behavior. Free plan covers 1M events/month. It's one of the most widely used product analytics tools alongside Amplitude in Korean and Japanese startups.
Generous free tier, so early startups pick it up to 'properly see one funnel.' Both Korean and Japanese teams use it alongside GA4, and retention reports show up in investor decks regularly. Event schema design matters, but once set, you get granular user behavior insights.
How does it compare to Amplitude?
No major functional gap, but Mixpanel's free tier allows more events (1M/month) and Amplitude has a slightly more polished dashboard.
Does it fully replace GA4?
Usually complements rather than replaces. GA4 excels at traffic sources; Mixpanel at in-product behavior.
Can I choose a data region (GDPR)?
Yes, EU hosting is available for GDPR compliance.