What is Hivebeat?
Hivebeat is an open-source product analytics platform that can be used as an alternative to proprietary solutions like Mixpanel and Amplitude. It provides similar core functionality for understanding user behavior and product usage analytics.
Some key features of Hivebeat include:
- Event tracking - track any user actions or events in your app or website to understand key workflows and funnels.
- User profiles and cohorts - break down events by user properties to analyze behavior across segments.
- Dashboards and visualizations - visualize trends and metrics to spot issues and opportunities.
- Data integration - integrate with data warehouses and BI tools for further analysis.
- Self-hosted - since it's open-source, you can host it yourself and own your usage data.
As an open-source alternative, Hivebeat provides more transparency, customization, and data ownership compared to closed-source solutions. However, it requires more technical expertise to set up and manage. The trade-off is lower cost but higher maintenance.