We spent a lot of time thinking about this exact problem when we started Amplitude two years ago- how can we provide premium analytics while at the same time having an affordable price point?

It's a hard technical problem but we feel like we've cracked it. Would love to hear about what you think look at what we're up to. Same sort of power as Mixpanel (more in some cases) as well as pricing that's more than 10x better: https://amplitude.com/pricing