Mixpanel is a powerful product analytics tool that made a name for itself by focusing on event-based data. Think of every single action that users take—logins, button clicks, page visits, toggles of that weird little feature nobody uses—and turning those actions into reports, funnels, and retention analysis. Traditional analytics platforms like GA4 might dabble in events too, but Mixpanel goes full-on all-in, which can be awesome if you’ve got a subscription service or a multi-feature app where you need to see exactly who’s doing what. It’s not a “plug and play” solution that you can just turn on and magically get all the insights; you’ll have to invest some engineering time to figure out your tracking plan. But once that foundation is in place, you get a self-serve platform that helps marketing, product, and sometimes even sales folks slice and dice data without needing to book a meeting with your analytics team every single time. For product-led growth companies, or basically anyone who geeks out over funnel drop-offs, user retention over weeks or months, and exactly which features keep people around, Mixpanel is often the first place they turn.