Pendo vs Amplitude

Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions

Winner: Pendo

Pendo clearly comes out ahead of Amplitude on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Amplitude's paid plans start at $49/mo.

Quick Overview

Overview	PendoProduct experience platform for analytics and in-app guides.	AmplitudeProduct analytics for user behavior
Type	hybrid	saas tool
Company	Pendo.io	-
Free Tier
Has API
Open Source
Learning Curve	-	moderate
Integration	-	medium
Trending	Stable	Active
Industries	Data & AnalyticsMarketing	Data & AnalyticsMarketing
Categories	analytics	marketing-toolsanalytics
Website	Visit	Visit

Dimension Scores

Winners by Dimension

Overall Winner

Pendo

Pendo: 7.7Amplitude: 5.9(+1.7 pts)

Pricing Value

Pendo15% weight

Pendo

8.0

Amplitude

1.0

Free Tier

Tie10% weight

Pendo

9.5

Amplitude

9.5

Scalability

Tie10% weight

Pendo

10.0

Amplitude

10.0

Integrations

Amplitude10% weight

Pendo

8.0

Amplitude

9.0

Community

Tie5% weight

Pendo

3.1

Amplitude

3.1

Open Source

Tie5% weight

Pendo

2.0

Amplitude

2.0

Pricing Comparison

Pendo

Free

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freemium

Product analytics
In-app guides (Pendo branded)
Net Promoter Score (NPS) (Pendo branded)
Roadmaps
Retroactive data analytics
Retention reporting
+1 more

Base

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custom

Everything in Free
Custom MAU volume
1 integration included
1 resource center
Surveys & polls
Product engagement scores
+2 more

Core

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custom

Everything in Base
Session replays
Full user journey visibility
Advanced analytics

Pulse

Contact sales

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custom

Everything in Core
White-labeled NPS
Product discovery features
Feedback summaries
Automated feedback triaging
Idea prioritization
+2 more

Ultimate

Contact sales

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custom

Everything in Pulse
Journey orchestration
Data synchronization
Advanced in-app guides
Orchestrated journeys
Native emails
+1 more

Amplitude

Starter

Free

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freemium

Out-of-the-box analytics
templates
Session Replay
unlimited feature flags
web experimentation
AI feedback
+1 more

Plus

~$49/mo

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usage based

Everything in Starter
unlimited product analytics
behavioral cohorts
feature tagging
segmentation for web experimentation
custom audiences/syncs
+1 more

Growth

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custom

Everything in Plus
advanced behavioral analysis
causal insights and monitoring
feature experimentation
real-time streaming
predictive audiences

Enterprise

Contact sales

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custom

Everything in Growth
cross-product analysis
advanced data and permission controls
multi-armed bandit experiments
assigned account manager

Feature Comparison

Feature	pendo	amplitude
1 Integration Included
Advanced Behavioral Analysis
1 Resource Center
Advanced Data And Permission Controls
Account Segments
Ai Feedback
Advanced Analytics
Assigned Account Manager
Advanced In-App Guides
Behavioral Cohorts
Automated Feedback Triaging
Causal Insights And Monitoring
Cross-App Executive Dashboards
Cross-Product Analysis
Cross-App Journey Reports
Custom Audiences/Syncs
Custom Mau Volume
Everything In Growth
Customer Portal
Everything In Plus
Customizable Reports
Everything In Starter
Data Synchronization
Feature Experimentation
Everything In Base
Feature Tagging
Everything In Core
Multi-Armed Bandit Experiments
Everything In Free
Online Customer Support

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Frequently asked questions

Is Pendo or Amplitude better?

On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Pendo comes out ahead overall, though Amplitude can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.

Does Pendo or Amplitude have a free tier?

Both Pendo and Amplitude offer a free tier.

Which is better for pricing value, Pendo or Amplitude?

Pendo scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.

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