Choose a smaller self-hosted replay stack when you need the sessions and context—not an enterprise analytics contract.
“Unlimited” means TraceUX does not meter sessions. Your server capacity, storage, and retention settings still apply.
FullStory is built for large digital-experience programs with powerful search and enterprise controls. TraceUX is intentionally smaller: a practical replay and feedback loop that a product team can own end to end.
Small engineering-led teams that value readable sessions, direct feedback, and predictable self-hosting more than enterprise experience analytics.
A practical comparison of the jobs teams commonly move to TraceUX.
| In FullStory | In TraceUX |
|---|---|
| Session replay | DOM-event replay with pause, scrub, clicks, and multi-page session context |
| User search | Identified visitors, page paths, activity markers, and searchable logs |
| Experience signals | Replay combined with surveys, support tickets, and custom event alerts |
| Application monitoring | Browser/service logs and backend p50, p95, and p99 performance |
| Enterprise SaaS pricing | No product license fee or vendor-enforced session allowance when self-hosted |
TraceUX does not require a hosted account, charge per seat, or stop recording at a monthly vendor quota. You provide the Linux host and storage, and you decide how long to retain sessions. That makes the tradeoff explicit: predictable infrastructure you operate instead of a usage-based SaaS bill.
Run both trackers briefly, verify your data, then retire the old one.
Install the single Go binary on a Linux host. SQLite is embedded, so there is no separate database service to provision.
NPM (Recommended): install @trace-ux/tracker and connect your site key and server URL. Script tags and Google Tag Manager are alternatives for sites without a bundler. Keep the old tracker temporarily while you validate new recordings.
Mask sensitive fields, choose your retention window, and confirm that sessions, feedback, and logs arrive as expected.
Once TraceUX is working in production, remove the previous vendor snippet so each visit is recorded only once.
TraceUX has no required SaaS subscription, per-seat charge, or vendor-enforced session quota when you self-host it. Your practical capacity depends on the server, storage, retention, and recording settings you choose, so infrastructure is not literally cost-free.
On the TraceUX server and storage you operate. You choose the collection endpoint, retention policy, and masking rules instead of sending recordings to a hosted analytics vendor.
No. It covers the core web replay and user-listening workflow, but not FullStory’s complete enterprise analytics and governance platform. It is best for teams that want a smaller, self-hosted scope.
No. TraceUX records web applications and mobile web sessions. It does not currently provide native iOS or Android replay SDKs.