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Highlight: the best Open Source alternative to LogRocket in 2026
Highlight combines session recording, error monitoring and backend logs on a single platform, as a self-hostable full-stack alternative to LogRocket.
Technical profile
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Category
- Web Analytics
- Replaces
- LogRocket
- Tech stack
- GoTypeScriptPostgreSQLClickHouse
Preview

Public image provided by Highlight on its own website.
Key features
- Full-stack session replay
- Frontend and backend error monitoring
- Centralized logs
Highlight vs. LogRocket
Pros
- Unifies frontend and backend in a single tool
Things to consider
- Production stack has several services to maintain
Quick Docker installation guide
Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →
docker-compose.yml
# Highlight recomienda docker-compose oficial con varios servicios.
# Este es un punto de partida simplificado del backend principal.
version: "3.9"
services:
highlight-backend:
image: highlight/highlight-backend:latest
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "8082:8082"
environment:
- PSQL_HOST=highlight-db
depends_on:
- highlight-db
highlight-db:
image: postgres:15-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=highlight
volumes:
- highlight_pg_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes:
highlight_pg_data: