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OpenReplay vs Pinpoint
A side-by-side editorial comparison of OpenReplay and Pinpoint — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
OpenReplay vs Pinpoint: at a glance
What is OpenReplay?
OpenReplay lets self-hosters block the hosts a recorded session can make its asset cacher fetch.
OpenReplay's feed is still backend maintenance across the 1.25 to 1.27 lines. On Nov 3 it added ASSETS_DENY_HOSTS so the asset cacher refuses chosen hosts before any DNS lookup, after a probe session crash-looped a pod. The same day brought a fix for EE 1.26 images that crashed on start and a product-analytics user fix backported to three lines.
What is Pinpoint?
Pinpoint 4.0 takes OpenTelemetry traces without its agent; 3.1.1 tames reactive overhead.
Pinpoint, the open-source APM, opened its 4.0 line on 29 October: services on by default, OpenTelemetry traces ingested without the Pinpoint agent, and service-based alarms. A month earlier, 3.1.1 cut agent overhead on Reactor, WebFlux and Kotlin coroutine workloads, added Spring Framework 7 compatibility and hardened the Web and Batch modules, with no schema changes.
OpenReplay vs Pinpoint: editorial side-by-side
OpenReplay
5.0ANALYTICS
OpenReplay lets self-hosters block the hosts a recorded session can make its asset cacher fetch.
◆ Current state
OpenReplay's feed is still backend maintenance across the 1.25 to 1.27 lines. On Nov 3 it added ASSETS_DENY_HOSTS so the asset cacher refuses chosen hosts before any DNS lookup, after a probe session crash-looped a pod. The same day brought a fix for EE 1.26 images that crashed on start and a product-analytics user fix backported to three lines.
◆ Where it's heading
The work is hardening the self-hosted stack: safer asset fetching, startup crash fixes and the same patch landing on several release lines. The deny list moving into a shared package suggests asset handling is being made consistent across versions. No new user-facing features have appeared in recent entries.
◆ Prediction
Expect ASSETS_DENY_HOSTS to reach the 1.25 line next, following the usual backport pattern.
Pinpoint
3.8ANALYTICS
Pinpoint 4.0 takes OpenTelemetry traces without its agent; 3.1.1 tames reactive overhead.
◆ Current state
Pinpoint, the open-source APM, opened its 4.0 line on 29 October: services on by default, OpenTelemetry traces ingested without the Pinpoint agent, and service-based alarms. A month earlier, 3.1.1 cut agent overhead on Reactor, WebFlux and Kotlin coroutine workloads, added Spring Framework 7 compatibility and hardened the Web and Batch modules, with no schema changes.
◆ Where it's heading
Pinpoint is loosening the tie between its backend and its own Java agent, which widens who can send it data. The 3.x line keeps the agent fast on modern reactive stacks while 4.0 takes the platform changes, the same split between rare structural jumps and steady patch work seen across 3.0 and 3.1.
◆ Prediction
Expect 4.0.x patches settling OpenTelemetry ingest and the services model, with 3.1.x receiving backports in parallel as 3.0.x did after 3.1.0.
Alternatives to OpenReplay and Pinpoint
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 OpenReplay or Pinpoint.
DebugBear
DebugBear is growing from performance testing into uptime, browser support and ad-impact data.
OpenHouse
OpenHouse records why table maintenance fails and adds timezone-aware retention.
OpenCTI
OpenCTI accepts Filigran licenses and closes a draft-access hole in its TAXII routes.
InfluxDB
InfluxDB keeps patching its 3.11 and 3.12 lines, now with a catalog repair tool.
Basedash
Basedash adds verified dashboards so teams know which numbers to trust.
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Recent activity from OpenReplay and Pinpoint
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoOpenReplay1.26: deny list for hosts the asset cacher may fetch
- 1d agoOpenReplay1.26 EE: fix startup crash from a removed SCIM import
- 1d agoOpenReplay1.26: assets Helm chart version bump
- 1d agoOpenReplay1.26: create analytics user when tracker.start() gets a userID
- 1d agoOpenReplay1.27: asset cacher can reject a deny list of hosts
- 1d agoOpenReplay1.25: create analytics user when tracker.start() gets a userID
- 6d agoPinpoint4.0.0 release ⚡
- 1mo agoPinpointPinpoint 3.1.1 cuts agent overhead on reactive Java apps
- 5mo agoPinpoint3.1.0 rebuilds ServerMap and lifts application names to 254 characters ⚡
- 7mo agoPinpoint3.0.5: backports and a move to Central Portal publishing
- 11mo agoPinpoint3.0.4 adds Java 26, Kafka Streams and nested Spring Boot JAR support
- 1y agoPinpoint3.0.3 adds an S3 client plugin and Kafka 4.x compatibility
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between OpenReplay and Pinpoint?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. OpenReplay is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 3.8), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 1. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is OpenReplay better than Pinpoint?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. OpenReplay is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 3.8), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 1. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
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.
What are the best alternatives to Pinpoint?
Top Pinpoint alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Pinpoint alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/pinpoint for the full list with editorial commentary on each.