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OpenPanel vs Sankofa Analytics
Both stand on product analytics tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
OpenPanel combines event analytics, privacy-focused tracking, and self-hosting with cloud plans from $2.50 a month. Its event-based pricing requires choosing a plan around monthly volume.
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Choose Sankofa Analytics if you need event analysis with funnels, cohort retention and replay linked to funnel drop-offs, or want a free evaluation tier. The free tier has modest event and replay capacity, while teams needing longer retention or more projects must consider a paid plan. Enterprise is the listed option for custom retention, dedicated infrastructure and a 99.95% SLA.
Visit Sankofa AnalyticsThe facts
| OpenPanel | Sankofa Analytics | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Self-hosted, Web | Android, API, iPhone, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | 5K events per month: $25 a year | Starter: $9 a month |
| Plans published | 11 | 6 |
| Maker | OpenPanel | Not published |
| Website | openpanel.dev | sankofa.dev |
| On product analytics tools | #18 of 45 | #22 of 45 |
OpenPanel: what it does well
- No-cookie tracking
- Session replay, funnels, cohorts, and A/B testing
- Broad SDK coverage
- Free self-hosting option
- Unlimited websites and dashboards on cloud plans
What to know first
- Cloud pricing depends on monthly event volume
- Lowest listed plan allows 5K events monthly
- S3-compatible and Google Cloud Storage marked coming soon
Sankofa Analytics: what it does well
- Events appear in the dashboard within seconds, with p95 freshness under 30 seconds.
- Session replays open directly from funnel drop-offs.
- Retention curves support cohort, version and custom-segment analysis.
- SDKs are listed for web, mobile, server languages and CLI.
- REST API supports ingestion, decisions, exposures and management.
What to know first
- Free is limited to 50k events and 250 replays monthly.
- Free event retention is 14 days and replay retention is 2 days.
- Free includes one project, three seats and live environment only.
- SOC 2 Type II is in progress; ISO 27001 is on the 2027 roadmap.
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