DevTool AI Index · 2026-11-05
Which analytics (product) tools do AI assistants recommend?
Asked neutral build questions about analytics (product), AI assistants name PostHog most often (59% of answers on average), then Mixpanel (53%). Gemini names PostHog most (72%); Claude names PostHog most (47%).
500 neutral build questions in 25 categories, written so they never name a product. Each question is asked 3 times to every engine, because AI answers change from run to run. A share is the part of answers that names the tool. The range in brackets is a 95% interval: with fewer answers it is wider. Engines this run: Gemini, Claude (plain model answers, no web search). Run date 2026-11-05.
Top 10 tools
| # | Tool | Gemini | Claude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PostHog | 72% [59% to 82%] | 47% [35% to 59%] |
| 2 | Mixpanel | 67% [54% to 77%] | 38% [27% to 51%] |
| 3 | Amplitude | 33% [23% to 46%] | 35% [24% to 48%] |
| 4 | Segment | 33% [23% to 46%] | 17% [9% to 28%] |
| 5 | Plausible | 10% [5% to 20%] | 13% [7% to 24%] |
| 6 | Google Analytics | 10% [5% to 20%] | 12% [6% to 22%] |
| 7 | Statsig | 7% [3% to 16%] | 7% [3% to 16%] |
| 8 | NetSpring | 10% [5% to 20%] | not named |
| 9 | Matomo | not named | 10% [5% to 20%] |
| 10 | Snowplow | not named | 10% [5% to 20%] |
Answers per engine: Gemini 60, Claude 60.
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