OpenReplay

YES

Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent.

Open-source session replay with developer tooling attached: network requests, console output and state changes alongside the recording.

Promptfree, for everyone, and the only version there is

Self-host it. The privacy defaults are the part to configure.

WHY SELF-HOSTING SUITS THIS ONE
- Session recordings are the most sensitive data you will collect. Keeping them on your own infrastructure is a real argument

RUNNING IT
- Docker Compose or a Kubernetes chart; it needs object storage and a database
- Size the storage first: recordings grow faster than anyone expects

WHAT TO SET ON DAY ONE
- Input masking on by default, with an allow list — never a deny list
- A retention period, enforced by a job that actually deletes
- Sampling: record a fraction of sessions unless you have a reason not to

THE LEGAL PART
- Write down your lawful basis, what consent you need, and how a person asks for their session to be deleted
- Build that deletion path before you record anything

Include the compose file, the masking configuration and the deletion path.

What you lose

Storage and playback infrastructure for thousands of sessions, which is the expensive half
Automatic issue detection for rage clicks and dead clicks
A hosted instance kept patched

If you would rather not build

Microsoft Clarity, which is free but processes elsewhere

The escape hatch

open source · no votes, no paid placement

OpenReplay

The product itself, self-hostable with the privacy controls built in.

openreplay/openreplayfree · open source

rrweb

The recording library, if you want only the capture half.

rrweb-io/rrwebfree · open source

Why this verdict

our own opinion · changed only by a person

79/100

Verdict yes at 79 because the software is free. What you take on is storage cost and the obligations that come with holding recordings.

History

tracked since 10 Aug 2026 · nothing is ever overwritten

Interest · last 30 days

Nothing recorded yet. This chart fills in once the page has visitors, votes or prompt copies — it will not draw a flat line to look busy.

Questions about OpenReplay

answered from the record above

Is OpenReplay free?

No — the plan we track is $4.20 a month. Cloud from around $4.20 per thousand sessions; the software is free to self-host.

Can you replace OpenReplay by building your own?

YES. Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent. Replacement score 79 out of 100, build time one session. Read what you lose before you decide.

How much does OpenReplay cost?

$4.20 a month on Cloud — $50.40 a year. Recorded 10 Aug 2026.

What do you lose by replacing OpenReplay?

Storage and playback infrastructure for thousands of sessions, which is the expensive half; Automatic issue detection for rage clicks and dead clicks; A hosted instance kept patched. If any of those carry weight for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to OpenReplay?

Yes: OpenReplay, rrweb. The prompt on this page is for when you want it your way instead.

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