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Verified integrations

Connections to other tracked products — hover a chip for the verbatim evidence quote behind it.

By theme — the product's score on each story themeBy theme

Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticnessevidence →

How well agents can access and operate the product

43.5/100

Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depthevidence →

How much of the product can run unattended

10.5/100

Dashboards reporting — stories about dashboards reporting in this arenaDashboards reportingevidence →

Stories about dashboards reporting in this arena

33.3/100

Event ingestion — stories about event ingestion in this arenaEvent ingestionevidence →

Stories about event ingestion in this arena

46.5/100

Flags experiments — stories about flags experiments in this arenaFlags experimentsevidence →

Stories about flags experiments in this arena

69.0/100

Funnels retention — stories about funnels retention in this arenaFunnels retentionevidence →

Stories about funnels retention in this arena

51.2/100

Integrations — connecting to other tools — breadth and depth of built-in integrationsIntegrationsevidence →

Connecting to other tools — breadth and depth of built-in integrations

18.0/100

Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpennessevidence →

Open source, data portability, and self-hosting stories

16.2/100

Privacy cookieless — stories about privacy cookieless in this arenaPrivacy cookielessevidence →

Stories about privacy cookieless in this arena

18.0/100

Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy postureevidence →

Data-handling and privacy stories

9.3/100

Session replay — stories about session replay in this arenaSession replayevidence →

Stories about session replay in this arena

84.0/100

Warehouse sql — stories about warehouse sql in this arenaWarehouse sqlevidence →

Stories about warehouse sql in this arena

50.2/100

Story verdicts — every judged story with its evidenceStory verdicts

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Sorted by importance (agentic first) (high → low) · 53/53 stories · click a row’s chevron for the rationale and evidence

Connect an agent via an official MCP server G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full8/10T

Drive the product through a documented public API G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full8/10T

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3partial6/10C

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3none0/10

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent) G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full9/10T

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full9/10T

Build against official SDKs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Operate the product with natural-language commands G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automation G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial6/10T

Use an official CLI G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial5/10C

Set up automations that run autonomously in the background G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial4/10C

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examples G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policy G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Subscribe to events via webhooks G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production data G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness1noneuntestednone yet

Answer "which activation step loses users?" myself with funnels and drop-off analysis, without an analyst C

Self serve insights

founderFunnels retention — stories about funnels retention in this arenaFunnels retention3full8/10X

Have an agent answer growth questions from live product data by running queries through the API or MCP server C

Ai analytics ops

ai-native userWarehouse sql — stories about warehouse sql in this arenaWarehouse sql3full8/10T

Measure retention over time and slice it by behavioral cohorts C

Behavioral analysis

product-managerFunnels retention — stories about funnels retention in this arenaFunnels retention3full8/10C

Roll out features behind flags targeted by user properties, cohorts, and percentage rollouts C

Feature flags

developerFlags experiments — stories about flags experiments in this arenaFlags experiments3full8/10C

Run A/B experiments with goal metrics and statistical significance reported on the results C

Experimentation

product-managerFlags experiments — stories about flags experiments in this arenaFlags experiments3full8/10C

Run analytical queries and pull raw event data back through a documented query/export API G

Raw access

developerWarehouse sql — stories about warehouse sql in this arenaWarehouse sql3full8/10T

Send events from web, mobile, and backend apps through official SDKs for the major languages and platforms G

Instrumentation

developerEvent ingestion — stories about event ingestion in this arenaEvent ingestion3full8/10C

Watch recordings of real user sessions with sensitive input masked by default C

Replay

product-managerSession replay — stories about session replay in this arenaSession replay3full8/10C

Build multi-step funnels with filters and breakdowns to find where users drop off C

Behavioral analysis

product-managerFunnels retention — stories about funnels retention in this arenaFunnels retention3partial7/10X

Export all of my data in open formats and leave G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3partial5/10C

Have an agent build a dashboard of my key metrics end-to-end via the API or MCP server C

Ai analytics ops

ai-native userDashboards reporting — stories about dashboards reporting in this arenaDashboards reporting3partial5/10T

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on events G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth3none0/10

Query my raw events with SQL (or an SQL-equivalent query language) inside the platform C

Raw access

developerWarehouse sql — stories about warehouse sql in this arenaWarehouse sql3none0/10

Prevent my data from being used to train AI models G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture3noneuntestednone yet

Self-host the core product G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3noneuntestednone yet

Jump from a funnel drop-off or an error event straight to session replays of the affected users C

Replay

product-managerSession replay — stories about session replay in this arenaSession replay2full9/10C

Compose saved insights into shareable dashboards for my team C

Dashboards

product-managerDashboards reporting — stories about dashboards reporting in this arenaDashboards reporting2full7/10C

Capture clicks, pageviews, and form interactions automatically without writing tracking code for each event C

Instrumentation

product-managerEvent ingestion — stories about event ingestion in this arenaEvent ingestion2partial6/10X

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UI G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2partial6/10T

Have an agent create, target, and toggle feature flags through the API or MCP server C

Ai analytics ops

ai-native userFlags experiments — stories about flags experiments in this arenaFlags experiments2partial6/10C

Stream events onward to third-party destinations (CRM, ad platforms, webhooks) from the analytics platform G

Destinations

developerIntegrations — connecting to other tools — breadth and depth of built-in integrationsIntegrations2disputed6/10D

Sync events between the platform and my own data warehouse (query warehouse tables in-product or export events continuously to it) G

Warehouse

developerWarehouse sql — stories about warehouse sql in this arenaWarehouse sql2partial6/10C

Explore the paths users actually take before or after a key event C

Behavioral analysis

product-managerFunnels retention — stories about funnels retention in this arenaFunnels retention2partial5/10C

Perform bulk operations across many items at once G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2partial5/10C

Opt out of telemetry and usage tracking G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2partial4/10C

Control data retention and deletion G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2partial3/10C

Create and manage dashboards and saved insights programmatically via the API C

Dashboards

developerDashboards reporting — stories about dashboards reporting in this arenaDashboards reporting2partial3/10C

Identify users across devices and merge anonymous pre-signup activity into their identified profile C

Identity

developerEvent ingestion — stories about event ingestion in this arenaEvent ingestion2partial3/10C

Track product usage without third-party cookies so I can minimize or avoid cookie consent banners C

Privacy first analytics

founderPrivacy cookieless — stories about privacy cookieless in this arenaPrivacy cookieless2partial3/10C

Analyze behavior at the account or company level, not just per user, for B2B products C

Behavioral analysis

product-managerFunnels retention — stories about funnels retention in this arenaFunnels retention2none0/10

Read the product's source under an open license G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2none0/10

Choose where my data is stored (region/residency) G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

Schedule recurring jobs or workflows G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2noneuntestednone yet

Bulk-import historical events from another analytics tool or a data export into the platform G

Identity

developerEvent ingestion — stories about event ingestion in this arenaEvent ingestion1partial4/10C

Version, review, and roll back my automations G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth1partial4/10C

Subscribe to dashboards and get alerted when a key metric moves abnormally C

Dashboards

product-managerDashboards reporting — stories about dashboards reporting in this arenaDashboards reporting1none0/10

Opportunities — the stories that would move this product's scores, from its own judged verdictsOpportunitiestop 8 of 35 stories with headroom

What would move Amplitude’s scores — derived from its own judged verdicts, biggest headroom first. Each line quotes what the judge found missing; shipping it (or evidencing it publicly) is the fix.

  1. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productPlug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 45

    All evidence describes Amplitude publishing its own MCP server so external AI tools (Claude, Cursor, etc.) can pull Amplitude data — this is Amplitude acting as an MCP *server*, not as a client that plugs in and consumes external MCP servers' tools.

  2. Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedDefine rules that trigger actions automatically on events

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    The evidence pack covers analytics, experimentation, session replay, and AI-query features, but contains no documentation of a rules/automation engine that triggers actions automatically based on events (e.g., event-triggered webhooks, workflows, or conditional messaging).

  3. Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesSelf-host the core product

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Amplitude is offered exclusively as a hosted SaaS analytics platform; no evidence of a self-hostable core product, open-source release, or on-prem deployment option appears anywhere in the docs, integrations, or community threads.

  4. Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrevent my data from being used to train AI models

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    No evidence in the pack addresses AI-training opt-out or data-usage-for-AI-training controls; the pack covers analytics, session replay, feature flags, and an MCP server but nothing about preventing data from being used to train AI models.

  5. Warehouse sql — stories about warehouse sql in this arenaQuery my raw events with SQL (or an SQL-equivalent query language) inside the platform

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Missing: any documented SQL/notebook query interface inside Amplitude, evidence of a query language for ad-hoc raw event access, or hands-on confirmation of SQL support.

  6. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productIssue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Evidence shows API keys, an MCP server, and OpenAPI spec, but nothing about scoped/least-privilege credential issuance (e.g., role-based API tokens, granular permission scopes) for agent use is documented.

  7. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productSubscribe to events via webhooks

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Missing: any webhook API/documentation, event subscription mechanism, or third-party confirmation of webhook support.

  8. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productExplore an interactive API reference with runnable examples

    nonemoves API qualityimpact 30

    Evidence confirms Amplitude has API documentation (HTTP V2 endpoint, Dashboard REST API, various CRUD endpoints) and even an openapi.json spec file, but nothing in the pack shows an interactive reference UI with runnable/try-it examples — no Swagger-style console, no code sandbox, no mention of 'try it' functionality.

Showing the top 8 of 35 — every none/partial verdict in the story verdicts table is headroom.

Think a verdict is wrong? Every verdicts-table row has a Flag link — see the methodology.

Coverage map — which docs area, API section, or community source covers which judged storiesCoverage map6 surfaces · 38 covered stories

Where the cited evidence behind each covered verdict came from — the same citations the verdicts table shows, no extra judging.

docs36 stories

Claims vs evidence — vendor claims reconciled against independent verdictsClaims vs evidence

5 of 19 testable claims verified · 1 contradictedintegrity 16/100

32 distinct capability claims found in Amplitude’s own claimed-docs/GitHub materials, reconciled against our judge’s independent verdicts.

5

Verified

13

Unverified

1

Contradicted

19

Undersold

Verified (7)
Unverified (24)
Contradicted (1)
Undersold (19)
Claims outside our story set (5)

Real capability claims found in Amplitude’s own materials, but no story in this arena’s taxonomy covers them yet — that’s feedback on the taxonomy, not a mark against the product.

  • Aggregate click, scroll, and selector data into visual engagement heatmaps

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  • Launch in-product guides and surveys to onboard and learn from users

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  • Define zones on a page to measure click rates, exposure, scroll reach, and rage clicks per region

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  • Define events once and validate on ingest as single source of truth

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  • Catch rage clicks, dead clicks, and errors across sessions

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Business model

free-tiersubscription-flatusage-basedenterprise-custom

Free Starter plan up to 50K MTUs; Plus from $49/mo, Growth and Enterprise are quote-based and scale with monthly tracked users and add-on products.

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Score trend

How this product’s scores have moved as evidence and verdicts are re-derived — a point per change, not per day.

PA Score26 (Sep 4 '26)32 (Sep 16 '26)
Agent-ready41 (Sep 4 '26)45 (Sep 16 '26)

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Data

Agent surface uptime llms.txt 100% · openapi.json 100% (30d, checked every 6h since Sep 8 '26)