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Graphite vs OpenReplay
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Graphite and OpenReplay — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Graphite vs OpenReplay: at a glance
What is Graphite?
Graphite's answer to its own CVE backlog is a pre-release nobody calls official.
Graphite's release feed shows three entries across four years. The last tagged work is a pair of 1.2.1 pre-releases whose own notes decline to call them official: they exist, in the maintainer's words, as a master-branch milestone for people who want to avoid CVE checks against 1.1.x, with the second adding XSS fixes. Both point at a single open discussion thread about the state of the project.
What is OpenReplay?
OpenReplay handles dynamic HTML root swaps and iterates user journey analytics
OpenReplay's recent releases are primarily stability improvements and UX iterations on session replay and user journey analytics. The HTML swap handler in 0916 resolves a recording gap where apps that dynamically swap the root DOM element produced broken replays. User journey analytics received several targeted fixes — titles, event properties in breakdowns, clickmap renderer tweaks. Pre-v1.28.0 fixed three docker-compose upgrade failures that had blocked self-hosted upgrades.
Graphite vs OpenReplay: editorial side-by-side
Graphite
0.0ANALYTICS
Graphite's answer to its own CVE backlog is a pre-release nobody calls official.
◆ Current state
Graphite's release feed shows three entries across four years. The last tagged work is a pair of 1.2.1 pre-releases whose own notes decline to call them official: they exist, in the maintainer's words, as a master-branch milestone for people who want to avoid CVE checks against 1.1.x, with the second adding XSS fixes. Both point at a single open discussion thread about the state of the project.
◆ Where it's heading
This is a project whose maintenance and its release process have come apart. The security fixes are real and are in master, but nothing has been promoted to a release users can adopt through normal channels, which leaves operators choosing between a version that fails CVE scans and an explicitly unofficial tag. The four-year gap since the 1.1.9 preparation commit is the clearest signal available.
◆ Prediction
Nothing in these entries supports a confident call on a 1.2.1 final; the maintainer has pointed the question at a discussion thread rather than a roadmap.
OpenReplay
5.0ANALYTICS
OpenReplay handles dynamic HTML root swaps and iterates user journey analytics
◆ Current state
OpenReplay's recent releases are primarily stability improvements and UX iterations on session replay and user journey analytics. The HTML swap handler in 0916 resolves a recording gap where apps that dynamically swap the root DOM element produced broken replays. User journey analytics received several targeted fixes — titles, event properties in breakdowns, clickmap renderer tweaks. Pre-v1.28.0 fixed three docker-compose upgrade failures that had blocked self-hosted upgrades.
◆ Where it's heading
OpenReplay is iterating on analytics depth (user journeys, breakdowns, clickmaps) while filling in session recording edge cases. The docker-compose upgrade reliability work suggests v1.28.0 is in active preparation and self-hosted deployment is a priority — important for a product competing on 'open-source alternative to FullStory/Hotjar' positioning.
◆ Prediction
v1.28.0 will likely ship the user journey improvements alongside docker-compose upgrade stability, positioning OpenReplay's self-hosted option more competitively for teams with on-premise replay requirements.
Alternatives to Graphite and OpenReplay
Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Graphite or OpenReplay.
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Cribl
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Omni
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Recent activity from Graphite and OpenReplay
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoOpenReplaymain-backup-20260923095926: Increment db chart version to v1.27.4 (#4918)
- 1d agoOpenReplayFix: page title persistence across recording batches
- 5d agoOpenReplayFix: exclude users from breakdown analysis
- 5d agoOpenReplayRefactor: user journey metric title query
- 5d agoOpenReplayFix: spritemap restoration in session replay
- 5d agoOpenReplayUser journey patches: breakdown table, event properties, clickmap renderer, titles
- 6mo agoGraphiteUnofficial master milestone adding XSS fixes
- 1y agoGraphiteUnofficial master milestone for avoiding 1.1.x CVE checks
- 4y agoGraphiteMerge commit preparing the 1.1.9 release
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Graphite and OpenReplay?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. OpenReplay is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Graphite better than OpenReplay?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. OpenReplay is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Graphite?
Top Graphite alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Graphite alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/graphite for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to OpenReplay?
Top OpenReplay alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "OpenReplay alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/openreplay for the full list with editorial commentary on each.