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Open source alternatives to Hotjar[005]
Hotjar shows how visitors use a site through heatmaps, session recordings, funnels and on-page surveys and feedback widgets. Below are 5 self-hostable open source alternatives, ranked by GitHub popularity.
PostHog
Open-source product analytics, session recording, feature flagging and A/B testing
★ STARS
34.4k
⑂ FORKS
2.7k
Rybbit
Open-source and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics that is 10x more intuitive.
★ STARS
12.1k
⑂ FORKS
653
OpenReplay
OpenReplay is an open-source session replay suite you can host yourself
★ STARS
12.0k
⑂ FORKS
744
Fathom Analytics
Fathom Lite - simple website analytics
★ STARS
8.0k
⑂ FORKS
381
Litlyx
Powerful Analytics Solution. Setup in 30 seconds. Display all your data on a Simple, AI-powered dashboard. Fully self-hostable and GDPR compliant. Alternative to Google Analytics, MixPanel, Plausible, Umami & Matomo.
★ STARS
1.7k
⑂ FORKS
112
// EDITOR'S TAKE
OpenReplay is the closest on the part people actually use Hotjar for, with detailed session replay plus network and console context, and it is designed to be self-hosted so recordings never leave your infrastructure. PostHog gives you replay alongside product analytics and flags if you want one tool for everything, while Fathom Analytics is privacy-friendly traffic reporting only and will not replace the replay or feedback side at all.
// FREQUENTLY ASKED
What is the best open source Hotjar alternative?
PostHog is the most popular open source Hotjar alternative by GitHub stars (34,351 stars). The other 4 options are ranked above.
Are these Hotjar alternatives self-hostable?
Yes — every project listed here is open source and runs on your own infrastructure. Click into a project to see its license, stars, language, and current health status.
Are they free?
All projects shown are free and open source. Check each project's license page for the terms — most are MIT, Apache 2.0, or AGPL.
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