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Built own analytics because PostHog was overkill for simple attribution needs
1 source thread · first seen 2026-04
Summary
A developer wanted basic country, UTM, entry page and revenue attribution for side projects and found PostHog too heavy for that, so ended up building their own analytics service.
- Affects
- indie developer with side projects
- Switched to or considered
- self-built analytics
Evidence
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“PostHog was overkill for what I wanted (Country, Origin, UTMs, per-user attribution, entry page, revenue)”