head to head · open source
huginn vs OpenReplay
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars, 4,339 forks, 698 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenReplay has 13,090 stars, 879 forks, 180 open issues and last shipped yesterday. huginn leads on adoption by 284% (50,269 vs 13,090 stars). huginn is written in Ruby under MIT; OpenReplay is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. huginn has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, OpenReplay 7%. OpenReplay was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| huginn | OpenReplay | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 13K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | Ruby | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.3K | ⑂ 879 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick huginn if
- You weight community size — 50K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick OpenReplay if
- You want the OpenReplay feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and OpenReplay fits your workflow better
About huginn
What is Huginn? Huginn is a system for building agents that perform automated tasks for you online. They can read the web, watch for events, and take actions on your behalf. Huginn's Agents create and consume events, propagating them along a directed graph. Think of it as a hackable version of IFTTT or Zapier on your own server. You always know who has your data. You do. Here are some of the things that you can do with Huginn: Track the weather and get an email when it's going to rain (or snow) tomorrow ("Don't forget your umbrella!") List terms that you care about and receive email when their occurrence on…
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About OpenReplay
Français Español Русский العربية Session replay for developers The most advanced session replay for building delightful web apps. OpenReplay is an open source session replay suite you can host yourself, that lets you see what users do on your web app, helping you troubleshoot issues faster. Session replay. OpenReplay replays what users do, but not only. It also shows you what went under the hood, how your website or app behaves by capturing network activity, console logs, JS errors, store actions/state, page speed metrics, cpu/memory usage and much more. Low footprint . With a 26KB (.br) tracker that…
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Frequently asked questions
Is huginn or OpenReplay more popular?
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars and OpenReplay has 13,090. huginn has the larger community by that measure.
Are huginn and OpenReplay free?
Both are open source. huginn is licensed under MIT, and OpenReplay has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between huginn and OpenReplay?
huginn is written in Ruby and OpenReplay in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, huginn or OpenReplay?
Choose huginn if you want the larger community (50,269 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose OpenReplay if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.