Analytics and monitoring decision
Rybbit
Use the upstream open-source repo and self-host — a single technical person can stand up and run Rybbit for production use faster and cheaper than reimplementing it.
Visit website↗Open-source builds that already do this
Every project below is open source and already does this job today. Fork one, self-host it, or take the parts you need - the build prompt further down assumes an empty file, and this is the shortcut past that. Licences differ; check the one on each card before you ship. All Rybbit alternatives, with the arithmetic →
What a replacement has to do
- Collect pageviews and events via the tracking script, ingest into a database, index session replay data, serve a dashboard with funnels/journeys/web vitals, and provide an API for exports.
What it still won’t have
- Managed hosting (scaling, uptime SLA)
- Priority support and managed backups
- Enterprise features tied to hosted plan (e.g., dedicated instance, SSO via vendor)
- Hosted data retention guarantees and billing convenience
What remains hard
- Product polish and ongoing maintenance
First-year cost
Keep paying
Paying is—cheaper in year one.
On cash alone, building overtakes the subscription at 3 seats.
Money you would actually spend
Time you would spend
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What you would spend
What we assumed
The verdict above measures whether you could build it. This one is only about money.
Runnable build prompt
Build a self-hosted Rybbit deployment: clone https://github.com/rybbit-io/rybbit and produce a Docker Compose deployment that runs the backend, web UI, and required services. Use PostgreSQL for metadata, an S3-compatible bucket for session replay storage, and an NGINX reverse proxy with TLS. Core features in scope: tracking script ingestion, autocapture, session replay storage/serving, funnels/goals, basic API export, user login, and a single-organization dashboard. Out of scope: reimplementing the UI, training new ML models, or creating a new tracking SDK. Provide scripted install (bash/Makefile), health checks, basic monitoring (disk, DB connectivity), automated daily backups, error handling, and a minimal test suite that verifies ingestion, replay storage, and dashboard listing.
How we checked
How the score was reached
- Self-host verdict base92
- An open-source build was found+5
- 5 cited sources+3
- Price verified on pricing page+3
- 1/1 assessment runs agreed+4
- Evidence score99
The base comes from the verdict. Everything under it is a check that either happened or did not, and each one is a fact frozen in this record rather than a judgement made at render time - so the same evidence always produces the same number.
How scoring works →Cited sources · 5
Every page the run actually retrieved.
- official productRybbit homepage
- official pricingRybbit pricing
- official docsRybbit docs
- open sourcerybbit-io/rybbit
- open sourcePostHog/posthog
Integrity checks
What held up, and what did not.
