Analytics and monitoring
Smartlook alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
PostHog/posthog★37,541 GitHub starslicence unclearFull product analytics platform with session replay, feature flags, experiments, and event analytics.Open on GitHub ↗openreplay/openreplay★12,449 GitHub starslicence unclearSelf-hosted session replay and product analytics for reproducing issues and understanding user behavior.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Enterprise-grade scalability and multi-tenant infra optimizations
- Advanced AI anomaly detection surfaced by vendor
- Native integrations with Splunk/enterprise products
- Commercial support, guarantees, and long-term data retention SLAs
- Polished dashboards and advanced filtering UX
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Smartlook, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.