Product analytics platform with event tracking. Free for 20M events/mo, then event-based pricing becomes confusing — what counts as an event varies wildly.
Advertised Price
$0
/month
Estimated True Cost
$178
/month (typical usage)
Surprise Factor
N/A×
more than expected
Confidence
75%
Data source: manual
What the pricing page doesn't tell you
Beyond free 20M events, Growth plan pricing scales by volume: 100M events = ~$200/mo, 500M = ~$800/mo, 1B+ = custom. Each user action, API call, and page view counts as an event.
Trigger: events > 20000000
+$100
/monthly
Analyzing by company/account (not just individual users) requires Growth plan at $28+/mo. B2B products need this immediately — it's the most common reason to upgrade from Free.
Trigger: groupAnalytics > 0
+$28
/monthly
Exporting raw event data to your data warehouse requires Growth plan. Export to BigQuery, Snowflake, or S3 is not available on Free. Large exports can increase plan tier.
Trigger: dataPipeline > 0
+$50
/monthly
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per mo) | Key Limits | Overage Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Free | $0 | $0 |
| No overages |
GrowthPOPULAR | $28 | $28 |
|
|
Enterprise | $0 | $0 |
| No overages |
Mixpanel's free plan is generous at 20M events/month. Growth starts at $28/mo for additional features like group analytics and data pipelines. But event-based pricing means every user action (click, page view, API call) counts. A mid-traffic app can generate millions of events monthly.
Mixpaneloffers a free plan, but with significant restrictions. Here's exactly what you get — and what forces you to upgrade.
⚠️ When you'll need to upgrade:
Most teams outgrow the free plan within 1-3 months. The first paid tier (Growth) costs $28/mo.
⚠️ When you'll need to upgrade:
Most teams outgrow the free plan within 1-3 months. The first paid tier (Growth) costs $28/mo.
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