LogRocket vs OpenReplay (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, OpenReplay grades higher than LogRocket: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
OpenReplay grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
LogRocket
Session replay with error tracking and product analytics for web apps
OpenReplay
Open-source session replay and product analytics you can self-host
Which one is for you
Pick LogRocket if
- Fits if your engineers keep failing to reproduce bugs that users report
- Works for support teams whose tickets need the logs and network calls behind them
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you just want replays, at $83 a month for 10,000 sessions on yearly billing
- Tight if you stay free, with 1,000 sessions a month
- Skip it if you're a marketer who wants heatmaps without the developer tools
- Watch out: Core stops below 100,000 sessions, where Pro is $717 a month, and seats and add-ons change the final price
- Watch out: the calculator shows yearly figures, but the FAQ says billing is monthly unless you arrange yearly with sales
Pick OpenReplay if
- Fits if you're a developer who wants replays next to errors and network logs
- Works for a team that must keep recordings on its own servers
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free: 1,000 sessions a month and data kept for 7 days
- Pricey if you want Dedicated, at $199 a month before you pick a bigger VM
- Watch out: self-hosting means you handle storage, scaling and upgrades, and the open-source edition is listed for low traffic
- Watch out: Serverless costs $5.95 per 1,000 sessions a month, so busy sites climb quickly
How we grade them
| 2.2GPALogRocketFair | 2.4GPAOpenReplayFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$83 a month billed yearly for 10,000 sessions on Core, about what a 10,000-visitor site needs. Graded against the replay tools it's listed beside, that's dear: Fullstory and Clarity record that many for nothing. Unlimited errors and logs are what the money buys. | CDedicated starts at $199 a month, billed hourly, and Serverless is $5.95 per 1,000 sessions. That's around the top quarter of analytics prices. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree forever up to 1,000 sessions a month, which a busy site passes in days, plus a 14-day trial of everything with no card. Fine for a side project, not for a real product. | CFree cloud plan: 1,000 sessions a month, 2 users, 1 project and 7-day retention. The open-source edition is free but you host it, and the Dedicated trial is 7 days. |
| Features | BReplays with logs, network calls and errors, performance monitoring, funnels, path analysis, and heat and rage-click maps, with unlimited analytics events. That's the whole replay job, aimed at developers. Galileo AI and role-based access need Pro at $292. | BSession replay with network and console tools, product analytics, co-browsing, bug reports, data residency, an API and MCP server. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Setting it up means adding its SDK to your app, and it's built for developers reading logs and network calls, so non-technical teams will need a hand getting started. | CNo store rating on record. You add the tracker to your app, or set up a server for self-hosting. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, no desktop or phone app, though it records web and mobile apps. It connects to Jira, Zendesk, Intercom, Salesforce, Segment, Sentry, GitHub and Linear, and has an API. | BWeb only, with Sentry, Datadog, Jira and GitHub links and an API. |
| Best for | debugging what broke in a user's session | session replay you can host yourself |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: LogRocket and OpenReplay. How we grade
Price against what you get
LogRocket starts at $83 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. OpenReplay starts at $199 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and LogRocket starts $116 a month lower. Of the other website and product analytics tools on the chart, none scores higher than LogRocket for less, and none scores higher than OpenReplay for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- OpenReplay is open source, according to its own site.
- LogRocket also covers surveys.
At a glance
| LogRocket | OpenReplay | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $83 per month for 10,000 sessions, billed annually (Core) | $199 per month for a Dedicated instance, billed hourly |
| Free plan | Free forever at up to 1,000 sessions a month, as shown on the pricing calculator. | Free cloud plan: 1,000 sessions a month, 2 users, 1 project and 7-day data retention; the open-source edition is free to self-host. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required | 7-day trial of the Dedicated plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | LogRocket | OpenReplay |
| Price read from | logrocket.com | openreplay.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
LogRocket
- Prices on the calculator are annual figures shown per month; the page says the final price also depends on seats, retention length and add-ons.
- Core is sold only below 100,000 sessions a month; above that Pro is required, and from 4 million sessions Enterprise.
- Galileo AI features, role-based access and audit logs need Pro; streaming data export and self-hosting need Enterprise.
- Billing is monthly by default, according to the FAQ; annual pre-payment at a discount is arranged through sales.
OpenReplay
- The free cloud plan stops at 1,000 sessions a month and keeps data 7 days.
- Serverless is billed at $5.95 per 1,000 sessions a month, with 30-day retention and unlimited users and projects.
- Self-hosting means you manage storage, scaling and upgrades; the open-source edition is listed for low traffic.
- Dedicated has no published cap on users or recordings, but its price rises with the VM size you choose.
Key features
LogRocket
- Session replay with technical context
- Each replay shows the console logs, network requests and errors from that session, for web and mobile apps.
- Error and performance monitoring
- Unlimited error events on every plan, with frontend performance monitoring and alerts tied back to the sessions affected.
- Product analytics
- Conversion funnels, path analysis, and click, heat and rage-click maps, with unlimited analytics events on every plan.
- Galileo AI
- On Pro: AI summaries of sessions, issues and funnels, heatmap insights, anomaly detection and a chat that answers questions about your product.
- Conditional recording
- From 250,000 sessions you can record only sessions that match set conditions: at 250,000, about 40% captured costs $717 a month instead of $1,004.
- Self-hosted deployment
- Enterprise customers can run LogRocket on their own infrastructure so data stays inside their network.
OpenReplay
- Session replay with developer tools
- Replays are paired with DevTools data such as network calls and backend logs pulled in from monitoring tools.
- Product analytics
- Funnels, heatmaps, journey analysis and web analytics sit alongside the replays, with mobile app support listed as well.
- Co-browsing and bug reports
- Co-browsing lets support staff view a customer's session live, and the Spot tool records bug reports for developers.
- Three ways to deploy
- Self-host the open-source edition, run a Dedicated instance in OpenReplay's cloud or yours, or use the usage-based Serverless cloud.
- Data residency
- The Dedicated plan lists 50 regions across AWS, GCP and Azure, plus bring-your-own-cloud, so data can stay in a chosen location.
- API and MCP server
- A REST API fetches sessions, users and events, and an MCP server is listed in the plan comparison. AI Agents are marked coming soon.
Plans
LogRocket
Free$0
Up to 1,000 sessions a month, free forever.
Core$83
per month for 10,000 sessions, billed annually
Replay with unlimited analytics, errors and logs, heatmaps, funnels, SSO and surveys. Under 100K sessions only; $333 a month at 50,000.
Pro$292
per month for 10,000 sessions, billed annually
Adds Galileo AI summaries and issue detection, RBAC and audit logs, 500 API credits. The only plan from 100K sessions: $717 a month there.
EnterpriseCustom
Sold through sales, for 4M+ sessions: unlimited seats, streaming data export, enterprise support and a self-hosted option.
OpenReplay
Free$0
On OpenReplay's cloud: up to 1,000 sessions a month, all core features, 2 users, 1 project, 7-day retention.
Open-Source$0
Free to self-host on your own infrastructure, with self-managed storage and community support through GitHub and Slack.
Dedicated$199
per month for a managed instance, billed hourly ($0.276/hr)
Dedicated VM managed by OpenReplay, with no limits on users, recordings or retention; the price is for the smallest size.
EnterpriseCustom
Self-hosted at scale with SAML and SCIM, audit trail, dedicated support and volume pricing on a multi-year contract.
Ways to pay less
LogRocket
- Other savings
Discounts for startups, nonprofits and students
The pricing page lists startups under $50M in funding, nonprofits, open-source projects, students, bulk volume and multi-year contracts as cases that usually get a discount through sales.
OpenReplay
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, LogRocket or OpenReplay?
As of Nov 12, 2026, LogRocket is cheaper to start with: $83 a month, against $199 a month for OpenReplay. LogRocket starts at $83 per month for 10,000 sessions, billed annually (Core), and OpenReplay starts at $199 per month for a Dedicated instance, billed hourly.
Which has a free plan, LogRocket or OpenReplay?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both LogRocket and OpenReplay have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.