LogRocket vs PocketBase
Session replay, product analytics, and error tracking for frontend apps
vs. Open-source backend in a single Go binary
Pricing tiers
LogRocket
Free
1,000 sessions/month. 3 seats. 1-month retention. Basic session replay + JS error reporting.
Free
Team (low)
10k sessions/month. 5 seats. 1+ month retention.
$69/mo
Team (high)
25k sessions/month. 10 seats.
$139/mo
Professional
From $295/mo. Custom volume + retention. AI (Galileo) + MCP, Product Analytics (dashboards, funnels, heatmaps), API access 200/mo.
$295/mo
Enterprise
Custom 1M+ sessions. Unlimited seats. Self-hosted option. Custom BAA + legal + security.
Custom
PocketBase
Self-Hosted
MIT-licensed single binary. Run on any VPS / Docker / bare metal. No usage caps — only limited by your server.
$0 base (usage-based)
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing free on LogRocket vs self-hosted on PocketBase.
| Metric | LogRocket | PocketBase |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
LogRocket · 14 features
- Cohort Analysis — Group users by behavior. Professional+.
- Custom Events — track() events attached to sessions.
- Frustration Signals — Auto-detect rage clicks, dead clicks, error clicks, u-turns.
- Funnels — Multi-step conversion funnels tied to session replays.
- Galileo AI — AI-summarized issues + suggested fixes. Professional+.
- Heatmaps — Click + scroll + rage click heatmaps. Professional+.
- JavaScript Error Reporting — Stack traces, source maps, user context, console + network before error.
- Network Monitoring — All XHR/fetch calls with req/res payload. PII redacted.
- Performance Monitoring — Core Web Vitals + custom metrics per session.
- Privacy Controls — Auto input sanitization + custom privacy rules.
- Product Analytics — Funnels, retention, conversion rates (Professional+).
- Session Replay — Pixel-perfect recordings with DOM + console + network + state.
- Source Map Support — Symbolicated stack traces via upload on build.
- User Identification — identify() to link sessions to user IDs + traits.
PocketBase · 12 features
- Access Rules — Record-level access rules (filter expressions) referencing @request and @collect…
- Admin Dashboard — Built-in web UI for schema + data management.
- Auth — Email+password, OAuth2 (Google, GitHub, Facebook, Apple, Discord, Microsoft, etc…
- Backups — Built-in backup/restore with S3 upload option.
- Built-in Mailer — SMTP integration for verification, password reset, magic link emails.
- Collections — Schema-defined record types with fields, validations, and record/admin/auth acce…
- Embedded JS Engine — JavaScript VM (goja) lets you write hooks in JS without recompiling.
- Extend as Go Library — Embed PocketBase in a larger Go app, add custom routes and events.
- File Storage — Local filesystem or S3-compatible storage with access rules.
- Hooks — Server-side Go or JavaScript hooks that run on CRUD events (OnRecordBeforeCreate…
- Migrations — JS/Go migration scripts applied on startup.
- Realtime Subscriptions — SSE-based subscriptions to collection changes.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | LogRocket | PocketBase |
|---|---|---|
| SDK | LogRocket Android, logrocket (browser), LogRocket iOS, LogRocket React, logrocket-react-native | Go API (extend as library), pocketbase (Dart), pocketbase (JS SDK) |
| REST | LogRocket API | REST API |
| MCP | LogRocket MCP | — |
| OTHER | Webhooks | Admin Dashboard, Realtime SSE |
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