Our take
Pick Axiom if app / platform teams who will stay on Personal $0 (500 GB load, 10 GB-hours query, 25 GB store, 30-day retention, no card) while they ingest a first dataset, then buy Cloud at $25/month when they want the Always Free 1 TB / 100 GB-hours / 100 GB envelope and configurable retention. Pick OpenReplay if product / eng teams who will stay on OSS self-host $0 while they record a first session, then start the
Best for
Axiom Logs you start on Personal at $0 (no card) or Cloud at $25 + usage
OpenReplay Replays you start at OSS $0 or Dedicated $199
Free plan
Axiom $0 · /month, permanent, no card. 500 GB/mo data-loading compute. 10 GB-hours/mo query compute. 25 GB storage. 30-day retention
OpenReplay $0 · you host it. Session replay, DevTools, product analytics, co-browse, Spot, MCP. Low-traffic / self-managed storage. Any cloud
Lowest paid
Axiom Storage $0.03
OpenReplay Not published by the vendor
Next step up
Axiom Data loading (ingest) $0.12
OpenReplay
Runs where
Axiom Local; you host it
OpenReplay Local; you host it
Watch out
Axiom Personal is 25 GB stored and 30-day retention
OpenReplay Dedicated’s floor is $199
Last checked
Axiom 2026-10-22 · axiom.co/pricing
OpenReplay 2026-10-22 · openreplay.com/pricing
app / platform teams who will stay on Personal $0 (500 GB load, 10 GB-hours query, 25 GB store, 30-day retention, no card) while they ingest a first dataset, then buy Cloud at $25/month when they want the Always Free 1 TB / 100 GB-hours / 100 GB envelope and configurable retention.
Read the Axiom pageproduct / eng teams who will stay on OSS self-host $0 while they record a first session, then start the Dedicated 7-day trial (no card) and land on $199/month when they do not want to run the stack.
Read the OpenReplay page
