Monitoring · checked 2026-10-19

Can I vibecode LogRocket?

KINDA· weekend project

For one site and one developer, the recording half is a solved problem: rrweb captures DOM changes in a script tag, a small server stores them, and a player replays the session next to console and network logs. An agent builds that in an afternoon. The weekend goes on what makes replay safe and useful: masking passwords and personal data before they leave the browser, storage that doesn't balloon, source-mapped error traces, search by user or error, and consent. Mobile SDKs, Redux state capture, funnels and AI summaries are separate projects.

$83/moprice

$996you'd save a year

weekendbuild time

—people replaced it

Before you start

What you need on hand.

DifficultyIntermediate · Some system setup or keys.

TimeAn afternoon for recording and replay; a weekend with masking tests and source maps

Claude Code, Codex or CursorAny of them can run the prompt.
Node.js 22better-sqlite3 compiles a native module, so build tools must be installed.
A site you can editYou need to add the script tag and, for stack traces, ship source maps.
A server with HTTPSThe collector must be reachable from your visitors' browsers; a small VPS works.

Before you buildTry LogRocket's free level first: the pricing calculator lists 1,000 sessions a month at $0 (checked 2026-10-19), which covers a small site.

1. Install one agent: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor.
2. Make an empty folder and open it in the agent.
3. Paste the prompt below, press enter, and answer its questions as it builds.

The prompt

Build me a session replay tool for my own site to replace LogRocket. Requirements:

- Node.js 22 + TypeScript: a `collector` (Fastify) and a `recorder`, a browser script bundled
with esbuild into one file served at /recorder.js. `npm start` runs the collector and the viewer
on http://localhost:4950, with the viewer at /app.
- Recorder: `rrweb` with maskAllInputs on, blockClass "no-record", console capture through rrweb's
console plugin, plus window.onerror, unhandledrejection and a patched fetch and XMLHttpRequest
that log URL, method, status and duration, never bodies or headers. Expose
`window.replay.identify(userId, traits)` for my own user ids.
- Transport: batch events every 5 seconds and send the rest on pagehide with
`navigator.sendBeacon`; keep the session id in sessionStorage and end a session after 30 minutes
idle.
- Storage: better-sqlite3 in ./data/replay.db for sessions (id, user id, first URL, user agent,
start, duration, error count) and gzip-compressed event chunks in ./data/chunks/<session>/. An
hourly job deletes sessions older than RETENTION_DAYS from .env (default 30).
- Collector: accept events only from origins listed in ALLOWED_ORIGINS in .env, cap a batch at
1 MB, rate-limit per session id and honour SAMPLE_RATE from .env (default 1.0).
- Viewer: one password in .env (signed cookie); a session list filtered by user id, URL, "has
error" and date; the player (`rrweb-player`) with a side panel of console lines, failed requests
and errors at their timestamps, each one a jump link.
- Error groups: group JavaScript errors by message plus first stack frame with a count and the
latest session for each; apply source maps from ./sourcemaps/ when they exist.
- Single site, single admin. No accounts, no telemetry, no third-party requests.
- Out of scope: mobile SDKs, Redux state, funnels, heatmaps, AI summaries, several projects.
- README: the script tag to paste, how to mask or block elements, a warning that recording
visitors may need consent under GDPR, and the disk space 1,000 test sessions took.

Opens your agent with the prompt filled in, you press enter. Or copy it and paste it into an empty folder.

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Then keep going

Next prompts, same folder.

The first prompt builds the core. Run these one at a time in the same folder to grow it into your own LogRocket.

Add error alerts to the session replay tool in this folder. Requirements:

- When a new error group appears, or an existing group passes 20 occurrences in an hour,
  send a message to a Discord or Slack webhook URL from .env with the message, count, page URL
  and a link to the latest session.
- Never alert twice for the same group within 6 hours; store alert state in SQLite.
- A "snooze" link in the message that mutes the group for 24 hours.
- Update the README.

Add frustration signals to the session replay tool in this folder. Requirements:

- In the recorder, flag a rage click (3 clicks within 700 ms in a 30 px radius) and a dead click
  (click on an element with no DOM change, navigation or network call within 1 second).
- Store each signal with a timestamp and element selector, show a count per session and a filter in
  the session list, and mark the signals on the player timeline.
- Never record the text of the clicked element, only the selector and tag.
- Update the README.

Add a feedback widget to the session replay tool in this folder. Requirements:

- A small button the recorder injects (off by default, enabled by a data attribute on the script
  tag) that opens a textarea and an optional email field.
- Submitting stores the note with the current session id and shows it in the viewer with a link to
  the moment it was sent.
- Rate-limit submissions per session and escape everything that is rendered.
- Update the README.

What you lose

Mobile SDKs for iOS, Android and React Native
State capture such as Redux next to each replay
Galileo AI summaries, issue detection and funnel insights
Product analytics across all users: funnels, heatmaps and path analysis
Connectors to support and feedback tools such as Zendesk and Intercom

Why people still pay

A ticket that says 'it broke' turns into a replay with the console, the failed requests and the user's steps attached. Teams pay so engineers, support and product share one tool, with masking, retention and permissions handled for them and replays tied to the same error and analytics data.

Moatinfrastructure scale integrations execution polish

Do the math

LogRocket or your own copy?

Over

Your usage

Count my time12h ×$/h

LogRocket, 1 yr$996

Your own copy, 1 yr$44running + build session

You keep$953pays for itself in the first month

Estimate · Runs on a $5 VPS or a spare machine; the cost that grows is disk for stored sessions, so keep retention short. The build is token usage on your agent plan.

Leaving LogRocket

Take your data, then cancel.

1 · Take your data out of LogRocket

1Streaming Data Export, a paid add-on to your contract, sends session metadata, identify() users, page navigations, clicks, custom events, JavaScript errors and network events (no bodies) to a warehouse such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, S3, Postgres or Google Sheets, hourly.
2The export is not retroactive: only data from after setup appears in it.
3For a single session, the docs list an article on exporting a HAR file and the console logs (not read for this entry).
4In what we read there is no bulk download of replays, so note the sessions and issues you still need before you leave.

2 · Cancel LogRocket

1On a month-to-month plan you can lower the session volume or change plan at any time (pricing FAQ); the lowest step on the calculator is the free 1,000 sessions a month.
2On an annual contract downgrades take effect only at the end of the term, so find the renewal date first.
3We found no cancellation article in LogRocket's docs. Third-party guides say an organization admin goes to Settings > Plans and chooses Cancel Subscription; confirm it in the app or with support.
4The docs say Settings > Plans is where admins see quotas and billing details.

Remove the LogRocket script and SDK calls from your site once the plan ends, so you don't keep shipping an unused recorder.
Recorded sessions age out on your plan's retention schedule: save links and notes for the sessions that matter before you downgrade.
If you only want to cut cost, drop to the free level or sample fewer sessions rather than cancelling outright.
Seats and retention length affect the final price, so ask for a quote with both before renewing.

Checked 2026-10-19 against LogRocket's docs: 1, 2, 3, 4

The escape hatch

Don't feel like building it? These are already free.

OpenReplayOpen sourceSelf-hostable session replay with co-browsing and product analytics; AGPL core with MIT parts and a separately licensed enterprise folder.★ 13k · active Oct 2026 · self-host, real ops
WebVisit ↗PostHogOpen sourceProduct analytics with session replay, feature flags and error tracking in one tool; MIT core with an enterprise folder, also offered hosted.★ 40k · active Oct 2026 · docker to self-host
WebVisit ↗HighlightOpen sourceFull-stack monitoring with session replay, error tracking and logs; Apache-licensed core with enterprise and website folders under other terms.★ 9.4k · active Oct 2026 · docker to self-host
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The numbers

LogRocket pricing

Plan	Monthly	Annual, per month	What you get
Free	$0/workspace	$0/workspace	1,000 sessions a month, web and mobile combined.
Core, 10,000 sessions	—	$83/workspace	Session replay with unlimited analytics, error and log events, unlimited projects, clickmaps and heatmaps, funnels, frontend performance monitoring, alerting, SSO, surveys and MCP/API access. Offered below 100K sessions a month.
Pro, 25,000 sessions	—	$176/workspace	Everything in Core plus Galileo AI session and issue summaries, AI funnel and heatmap insights, feedback analysis, RBAC and audit logging, 500 free API/MCP credits a month.
Enterprise	custom	—	Everything in Pro plus unlimited seats, Streaming Data Export, enterprise support, a self-hosted option and 2,000 free API/MCP credits a month.

Free tier: 1,000 sessions a month; sessions over the limit are not recorded.
Billing: Billed monthly by default, according to the pricing FAQ; the quotes on the page are labelled as based on annual plan savings, and an annual prepay discount is arranged through sales. A month-to-month plan can change volume anytime; on an annual plan you can raise the quota whenever you like but downgrades wait for the end of the term. Annual contracts lock the rate.
Hidden costs: The price follows captured sessions, web and mobile together, and the quote assumes default seats and retention. Streaming Data Export to a warehouse is a paid add-on, and Conditional Recording (about 40% of sessions) is listed at roughly $860 a month billed annually. Self-hosting is sold through sales.
Source: logrocket.com

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The pricing calculator shows $0 free forever at 1,000 sessions a month; every paid plan has a 14-day trial without a card.

Kinda. The core is a weekend build with the prompt on this page, but real gaps remain: Mobile SDKs for iOS, Android and React Native, State capture such as Redux next to each replay.

About $83 a month on the Core, 10,000 sessions a month plan, $996 a year (checked 2026-10-19).

Mobile SDKs for iOS, Android and React Native; State capture such as Redux next to each replay; Galileo AI summaries, issue detection and funnel insights; Product analytics across all users: funnels, heatmaps and path analysis; Connectors to support and feedback tools such as Zendesk and Intercom. If any of those matter to you, keep paying.