Amplitude vs Mixpanel: startup credits compared

Side-by-side amounts, eligibility and access paths, both verified against the official program pages.

Amplitude1 year of the Growth plan free (100M events/month or 200K MTUs, $60,000 value); 40% off year twoVerified Nov 3, 2026 MixpanelFirst year free on the Startup Plan (up to 1 billion events/year)Verified Nov 3, 2026

At a glance

Fact	Amplitude	Mixpanel
Value	1 year of the Growth plan free (100M events/month or 200K MTUs, $60,000 value); 40% off year two	First year free on the Startup Plan (up to 1 billion events/year)
Type	Free plan	Free plan
Duration	1 year	1 year
Stages	Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Bootstrapped	Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Bootstrapped
Regions	Global	Global
Max funding raised	$10,000,000	$8,000,000
Max company age	Not stated	5 years
Ways to get it	Apply directly — 1 year Growth plan free ($60,000 value) Ramp — Up to $40,000 in Amplitude credits Apply directly — Growth plan free (Tech for Black Founders)	Apply directly — First year free, up to 1B events Mixpanel referral partners (VCs and accelerators) — Same offer; select your partner in the form
Requirements	Under $10 million in funding Fewer than 20 employees Free Amplitude account to apply from	Incorporated less than five years ago Raised no more than $8 million USD in total funding Never been on a paid Mixpanel plan Have not redeemed other Mixpanel offers
Not eligible	Companies meeting only one of the two criteria Monthly Plus customers until they cancel and downgrade to Free	Former participants of the credit-based startup program Companies over 5 years old or over $8M raised Existing or former paid Mixpanel customers
Verification	Verified· Nov 3, 2026	Verified· Nov 3, 2026

Which should you pick?

The two programs are not directly comparable on dollar value. Both accept the same range of funding stages. If you qualify for both, there is usually no reason not to apply to both; the programs are independent.

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