
Pug
Pug is a product analytics tool for examining behavior inside a product.
What Pug is
Pug is a product analytics tool for examining behavior inside a product. It turns raw events into six insight types: trends, funnels, retention, segmentation, user flow, and Top K. Teams can review behavior across groups and use person profiles to connect activity over time. Its identify function merges anonymous activity into a unified profile so events can be associated with a person after consent is granted. The Web SDK can capture page views, clicks, scrolls, form submissions, and rage or dead clicks after one initialization; it defaults to cookieless operation and does not write to the device. Pug can run as managed cloud hosting or as a self-hosted stack using a single Go binary backed by PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, and NATS, keeping events on the operator’s infrastructure. Web, Node, and Flutter SDKs are provided, with browser documentation for Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte, and plain JavaScript. Native Android and iOS SDKs are listed as coming soon. Pug is open source under AGPL-3.0, which requires network-served modifications to be shared under the same license. Self-hosting is free forever; managed cloud is free during open beta, with final pricing to be confirmed before general availability.
Good
- Provides six types of analytics insight.
- Web SDK captures common interactions after one initialization.
- Self-hosting keeps events on the operator’s infrastructure.
- Cloud is free during open beta.
- Web, Node, and Flutter SDKs are available.
Watch out
- Native Android and iOS SDKs are coming soon.
- Network-served modifications must be shared under AGPL-3.0.
- Cloud pricing will be announced before general availability.
- Self-hosted support is community-based.
Who it suits
Pug suits teams that want to analyze user behavior and either operate the analytics stack themselves or use managed hosting. Its available SDKs and cookieless Web SDK may suit teams building for web, Node, or Flutter.
Verdict
Pug offers core product analytics in either a self-hosted or managed-cloud setup. Teams should consider the AGPL-3.0 terms and note that native mobile SDKs are not yet listed as available.
Plans and prices
From Pug's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Free | All core features · Unlimited events & projects · AGPL-3.0 · Community support · Free forever |
| Cloud | Free | Fully managed & auto-scaled · All core features · No credit card required · Email support · Free during open beta |
| Cloud Open beta | Free | All core features · No limits during beta · Email support · Final pricing confirmed before GA · Free during open beta |
The facts
Each one read from Pug's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- Pug is a focused product analytics tool for teams wanting to analyze user behavior and run the analytics stack themselves or use managed hosting.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Autocapture
- After one initialization, the Web SDK captures page views, clicks, scrolls, form submissions, and rage or dead clicks.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Identity
- The identify function merges anonymous activity into a unified profile so events can be tied to a person over time.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Insights
- Its six insight types are trends, funnels, retention, segmentation, user flow, and Top K.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The browser Web SDK is documented for Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte, and plain JavaScript, with separate Node.js and Flutter SDKs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- License
- Pug is open source under AGPL-3.0, and network-served modifications must be shared under the same license.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Managed cloud limits
- Cloud is free throughout open beta with no limits, and pricing will be announced before general availability.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The Web SDK defaults to cookieless operation and does not write to the device; events are tied to a person after consent is granted.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Pug measures behavior inside a product with funnels, retention, user flows, and per-person profiles over raw events.checked 7 Oct 2026
- SDKs
- Pug provides Web, Node, and Flutter SDKs; native Android and iOS SDKs are listed as coming soon.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- Pug runs on a single Go binary backed by PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, and NATS, keeping events on the operator’s infrastructure.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The self-hosted plan offers community support, while the managed cloud beta offers email support.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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