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Session replay platform

OpenReplay

A session replay platform available as self-hosted open source, managed Dedicated, and enterprise deployment routes.

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Editorial verdict

Choose OpenReplay when deployment control justifies operating or contracting a replay stack and the team has reviewed privacy configuration, infrastructure duties, and the exact version's license scope.1516

Best for

  • Teams requiring self-hosted replay
  • Organizations preferring dedicated or bring-your-own-cloud deployment
  • Engineering teams able to own storage, upgrades, security, and deletion
1516

Not ideal for

  • Teams wanting zero infrastructure ownership
  • Organizations unable to review AGPLv3 and mixed-license scope
  • Products unable to sanitize DOM, network, and application state at source
1516
Main trade-off

Deployment and source control shift infrastructure, capacity, backups, upgrades, security, deletion, and license compliance to the operator.1516

Product boundary

Whether OpenReplay's source and deployment control justify owning or contracting replay infrastructure, privacy configuration, upgrades, deletion, and the exact version's license obligations.

This Tool covers OpenReplay version 1.27 documentation and current deployment routes. Exact deployed directories determine MIT versus default AGPLv3 obligations; legal review is required.1516

For: Teams for which self-hosting, deployment control, source access, or dedicated infrastructure materially changes the replay decision

  • The exact deployed version changes
  • AGPLv3 obligations are unacceptable
  • The team cannot own self-hosted reliability and security

Why teams consider OpenReplay

  • Deployment controlSelf-hosted, Dedicated, and enterprise routes cover different ownership needs.1516
  • Source-side sanitationVersion 1.27 docs cover DOM, input, network, and state sanitization before capture.1516
  • Dedicated infrastructureManaged Dedicated can run in OpenReplay or customer cloud regions.1516

Pricing

Open-source software is self-managed; Dedicated starts at a published hourly and monthly instance rate, while Enterprise is custom. Infrastructure and storage remain real costs.17

Self-hosted

Open-source

Software is self-managed; infrastructure, storage, backups, upgrades, security, and deletion remain operator costs.17

Managed dedicated

Dedicated

Verified 2026-07-25: starts at $199/month and $0.276/hour for the listed base instance; stopped storage and sizing can still affect cost.17

Enterprise

Enterprise

Custom pricing covers enterprise scale, governance, and support.17

License boundary
Named directories use MIT; other repository content defaults to AGPLv317
Reviewed documentation
Version 1.27.017
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OpenReplay vs alternatives

LogRocket

Choose when
Choose it when frontend debugging context is the main use case.
Avoid when
Avoid it when network, console, and state capture create unacceptable scope.
Compared with OpenReplay
A distinct replay operating model with different privacy, retention, deployment, and pricing constraints.1

Fullstory

Choose when
Choose it when enterprise digital-experience workflows are primary.
Avoid when
Avoid it when transparent self-serve pricing or self-hosting is required.
Compared with OpenReplay
A distinct replay operating model with different privacy, retention, deployment, and pricing constraints.5

Microsoft Clarity

Choose when
Choose it when a free website replay signal is sufficient.
Avoid when
Avoid it when private deployment or longer replay retention is required.
Compared with OpenReplay
A distinct replay operating model with different privacy, retention, deployment, and pricing constraints.9

PostHog

Choose when
Choose it when replay should share product analytics identity and event context.
Avoid when
Avoid it when replay must be isolated from the analytics suite.
Compared with OpenReplay
A distinct replay operating model with different privacy, retention, deployment, and pricing constraints.12

Resources and sources

Official product, privacy, retention, and pricing sources

  • LogRocket Session Replay
    Open
  • LogRocket privacy
    Open
  • LogRocket data collected
    Open
  • LogRocket pricing
    Open
  • Getting started with Fullstory Session Replay
    Open
  • Fullstory Private by Default
    Open
  • Fullstory plan retention
    Open
  • Choosing a Fullstory plan type
    Open
  • Microsoft Clarity recordings
    Open
  • Microsoft Clarity FAQ
    Open
  • Microsoft Clarity data retention
    Open
  • PostHog Session Replay
    Open
  • PostHog replay privacy controls
    Open
  • PostHog pricing
    Open
  • OpenReplay documentation
    Open
  • OpenReplay sanitize data
    Open
  • OpenReplay pricing
    Open
  • OpenReplay license
    Open

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