LogRocket vs Open Web Analytics comparison

Compare pricing, deployment, product fit, integrations, and capabilities side by side.

Which platform fits your needs?

Choose LogRocket if

Product, engineering, support, and UX teams that need replay tied to technical diagnostics and product analytics

Capabilities only listed for LogRocket

GDPR compliant CCPA compliant App analytics Funnels Error tracking Audience insights Session recordings User feedback Surveys AI insights Cohort analysis Cross-device tracking Enterprise

Important considerations: Cost scales with captured sessions and configuration. Self-hosting is an Enterprise option rather than a free community edition; Galileo AI and enterprise controls depend on packaging.

Choose Open Web Analytics if

Tech-savvy users who want a free, self-hosted analytics solution

Capabilities only listed for Open Web Analytics

Open source Real-time data E-commerce tracking Revenue tracking

Important considerations: Community-maintained software requires self-hosting and technical upkeep; official product documentation and release communication are less active than major alternatives.

Shared capabilities

Self-hosted Event tracking Behavior analytics User segments Heatmaps Goals Data ownership Data export Integrations Custom reports Retention analytics

Attribute	LogRocket	Open Web Analytics
Overview	An AI-assisted digital experience platform that connects web and mobile session replay with product analytics, frontend errors, network logs, performance monitoring, heatmaps, funnels, surveys, and issue diagnosis.	A GPL-licensed, self-hosted web analytics framework with pageview and event tracking, conversion goals, funnels, segmentation, click heatmaps, visitor paths, and WordPress support.
Pricing	Session-based pricing with a 14-day trial; the public calculator currently starts at $176/month for 25,000 captured sessions, while final cost depends on seats, retention, add-ons, and deployment	Free, open source
Deployment	Self-hosted and hosted options	Self-hosted
Best for	Product, engineering, support, and UX teams that need replay tied to technical diagnostics and product analytics	Tech-savvy users who want a free, self-hosted analytics solution
Operator	LogRocket, Inc. Independent private company	Open Web Analytics project Independent project
Company base	Boston, United States · United States	Distributed organization
Organization scale	at least 110 employees · operator, as of 13 Aug 2026	No comparable official organization-size figure was publicly disclosed.
Recent direction	AI-assisted analysis Recent official evidence shows a focus on AI-assisted analysis.	operational reliability Recent official evidence shows a focus on operational reliability.
Key features	Web and mobile session replay Product analytics Frontend error and network context Performance monitoring Funnels and path analysis Heatmaps and clickmaps Galileo AI summaries and issue detection Surveys MCP and API access Enterprise self-hosting	Self-hosted GPL software Pageview and event tracking Conversion goals and funnels Visitor segmentation Click heatmaps Visitor paths Ecommerce tracking WordPress integration
Important considerations	Cost scales with captured sessions and configuration. Self-hosting is an Enterprise option rather than a free community edition; Galileo AI and enterprise controls depend on packaging.	Community-maintained software requires self-hosting and technical upkeep; official product documentation and release communication are less active than major alternatives.
Integrations	Sentry, Datadog, Jira, Salesforce, Segment, Snowflake	WordPress
Fact check	We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08.	We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08.

Capability matrix

This matrix shows capabilities recorded in our catalog. Not listed means we have not confirmed the capability here. Check the linked vendor sources for plan, deployment, and usage limits.

Attribute	LogRocket	Open Web Analytics
AI insights	Listed	Not listed
App analytics	Listed	Not listed
Audience insights	Listed	Not listed
Behavior analytics	Listed	Listed
CCPA compliant	Listed	Not listed
Cohort analysis	Listed	Not listed
Cross-device tracking	Listed	Not listed
Custom reports	Listed	Listed
Data export	Listed	Listed
Data ownership	Listed	Listed
E-commerce tracking	Not listed	Listed
Enterprise	Listed	Not listed
Error tracking	Listed	Not listed
Event tracking	Listed	Listed
Funnels	Listed	Not listed
GDPR compliant	Listed	Not listed
Goals	Listed	Listed
Heatmaps	Listed	Listed
Integrations	Listed	Listed
Open source	Not listed	Listed
Real-time data	Not listed	Listed
Retention analytics	Listed	Listed
Revenue tracking	Not listed	Listed
Self-hosted	Listed	Listed
Session recordings	Listed	Not listed
Surveys	Listed	Not listed
User feedback	Listed	Not listed
User segments	Listed	Listed

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