Overview

Highlight.io is an open-source observability platform combining session replay, error monitoring, and log management. See exactly what your users experience, debug errors with full context, and correlate frontend issues with backend logs.

Strengths

  • Session replay + errors + logs in one tool
  • Open source with self-hosting option
  • Frontend and backend monitoring together
  • Source map support for readable stack traces

Weaknesses

  • Each feature is less deep than dedicated tools
  • Self-hosting requires significant infrastructure
  • Newer product with smaller community
  • Can be resource-intensive

Pricing estimate

10
$500 /month
$6000/year

Free for 500 sessions/month

Quick info

Category
Monitoring
Starting price
$50/mo
Free tier
Yes — Free for 500 sessions/month
Open source
Yes
Best for
Any size
Founded
2021

Last updated 2026-04-12

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