OpenReplay vs Plerdy
Both are in Heatmaps and recording. Here is how their plans, prices and features compare, taken from each vendor's own site.
The main differences
- Plerdy's cheapest paid plan is $21/mo, against $199/mo for OpenReplay.
- Fees: OpenReplay From; billed hourly at $0.276 an hour, Custom, multi-year contract; Plerdy states none.
| OpenReplay | Plerdy | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan · from $199/mo | Free plan · from $21/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Plans | Open-Source ($0); Dedicated ($199/mo); Enterprise () | Free ($0); Startup ($32/mo, $21/mo annual); Scale ($64/mo, $42/mo annual); Thrive ($108/mo, $70/mo annual); Enterprise 1 ($149/mo, $97/mo annual) |
| Fees | From; billed hourly at $0.276 an hour; Custom, multi-year contract | Not stated |
| Best for | Not stated | Not stated |
| Key features | Session replay; Product analytics; Self-hosted open-source edition; Managed Dedicated instance on AWS, GCP, Azure or your own cloud | Heatmaps (daily limits by plan); Video session recordings; SEO audit; Pop-ups |
| Checked on | 2026-10-03 | 2026-10-03 |
Prices change; confirm on the vendor's site before you buy. Full details and sources are on each tool's page.
OpenReplay
- Free open-source edition
- 7-day trial of Dedicated with no credit card
- No limits on users, recordings or retention on Dedicated
Trade-offs
- Dedicated starts at $199 a month for a single instance
- Self-hosting means you run the infrastructure
- Enterprise adds SAML, SCIM and audit logging on a multi-year contract
Plerdy
- Free forever plan
- 14-day free trial of paid plans
- Unlimited A/B testing on every plan
Trade-offs
- Free is limited to 100 daily heatmaps, 500 video sessions and 1 month of storage
- Limits rise by plan and add-ons are sold separately
- Yearly billing is required to get the lower prices