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worldmonitor vs OpenReplay
worldmonitor has 86,684 GitHub stars, 13,147 forks, 313 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenReplay has 12,880 stars, 844 forks, 180 open issues and last shipped yesterday. worldmonitor leads on adoption by 573% (86,684 vs 12,880 stars). worldmonitor is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; OpenReplay is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. worldmonitor has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, OpenReplay 7%. worldmonitor 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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| worldmonitor | OpenReplay | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 87K | ★ 13K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 13K | ⑂ 844 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick worldmonitor if
- You weight community size — 87K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- 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 worldmonitor
World Monitor is an open source, real time global intelligence dashboard in TypeScript that aggregates news with AI, monitors geopolitics and infrastructure, and unifies all of it into a single situational awareness interface for analysts, journalists, researchers, and operations teams who need cross domain awareness they can self host.
read the full worldmonitor overview →
About OpenReplay
OpenReplay is open source session replay suite. It lives in JavaScript web app monitoring and observability ecosystem. It supports session replay, cobrowsing, product analytics. TypeScript project. GitHub category is Infrastructure & Operations / Monitoring & Observability. Topics include analytics, angular, devtools, feature flags, ios, javascript, nextjs, product analytics, react, react native, real user monitoring, session replay.
read the full OpenReplay overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is worldmonitor or OpenReplay more popular?
worldmonitor has 86,684 GitHub stars and OpenReplay has 12,880. worldmonitor has the larger community by that measure.
Are worldmonitor and OpenReplay free?
Both are open source. worldmonitor is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and OpenReplay has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between worldmonitor and OpenReplay?
worldmonitor is written in TypeScript 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, worldmonitor or OpenReplay?
Choose worldmonitor if you want the larger community (86,684 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose OpenReplay if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.