Analytics Stack Selector for Indie SaaS

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Get personalized analytics tool recommendations (PostHog, Mixpanel, Amplitude, Plausible, etc.) based on your budget, team size, privacy needs, and technical capacity.

What You Get

Eliminates 5-10 hours of research and decision paralysis by providing confident, context-aware analytics tool recommendations with cost projections and implementation plans.

The Problem

Solo SaaS founders struggle with choosing between analytics tools (Mixpanel, Amplitude, PostHog, Plausible, etc.) because there are too many options with overlapping features, which causes 5-10 hours of research time wasted and decision paralysis delaying product work. The problem is compounded by unclear pricing at scale (event-based models), privacy/GDPR compliance confusion, feature overlap making differentiation hard, marketing claims vs. actual capabilities, and community recommendations that don't account for individual context.

The Solution

This skill researches the current analytics tool landscape and synthesizes findings into a personalized recommendation. It evaluates tools across pricing fit (current and projected costs), feature coverage (product analytics, web analytics, session replay), technical complexity (setup difficulty, maintenance overhead), privacy compliance (GDPR, CCPA, cookieless options), and community sentiment (current reviews, known issues, migrations). The output includes a weighted decision matrix, 12-month cost projections based on growth trajectory, week-by-week implementation plans, migration guidance if switching tools, and alternative recommendations optimizing for different priorities (budget, privacy, features, simplicity).

How It Works

  1. 1 Gather context from user (budget, team size, technical level, privacy needs, current tools)
  2. 2 Research current tool landscape using WebSearch (pricing, features, community sentiment, privacy compliance)
  3. 3 Fetch official documentation for top 3-4 candidate tools using WebFetch
  4. 4 Build weighted decision matrix based on user's specific priorities and score each tool across criteria
  5. 5 Generate 12-month cost projections by mapping user's growth trajectory to each tool's pricing tiers
  6. 6 Create actionable implementation plan with week-by-week setup steps and migration path if applicable
  7. 7 Document explicit trade-offs for each option (what you gain vs. what you lose)
  8. 8 Provide 2-3 alternative recommendations optimizing for different priorities (budget, privacy, features)

What You'll Need

  • User provides context: budget, team size, user count, growth rate, privacy requirements, analytics needs
  • Access to WebSearch for researching current tool landscape and community sentiment
  • Access to WebFetch for fetching official pricing and feature documentation

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