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Countly Community Edition vs Highlight.io

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted web analytics options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CO Countly Community Edition Product analytics for web, mobile, and desktop VS HI Highlight.io Open-source session replay and product monitoring
FeatureCountly Community EditionHighlight.io
CategoryWeb AnalyticsWeb Analytics
LicenseAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
LanguageJavaScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumHard
Min. RAM2,048 MB4,096 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, kubernetes
GitHub stars★ 5,886★ 9,357
First released20122021
ReplacesMixpanel, Firebase AnalyticsLogRocket, Sentry

Why pick each one

Choose Countly Community Edition if…

  • Mature product analytics
  • Strong mobile support
Countly Community Edition details

Choose Highlight.io if…

  • Unified front-end observability
  • Self-hostable
Highlight.io details

Frequently asked questions

Is Countly Community Edition or Highlight.io better?

Neither is universally better. Highlight.io has the larger community, while Countly Community Edition is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Countly Community Edition and Highlight.io free and open-source?

Yes. Countly Community Edition is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Highlight.io under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Countly Community Edition and Highlight.io with Docker?

Countly Community Edition: yes. Highlight.io: yes.

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