Quick answer
Reactflow - Reactflow is the better free-tier pick for most builders who want an ongoing starter plan, while LogRocket only wins if you need a short full-feature trial with no card required.
How the free tiers compare
These products solve the same problem but the free experience is very different. LogRocket’s free offering is a 14-day full-feature trial: you get broad access, strong feature parity, and no credit card requirement, but it ends quickly and is not meant to be a standing free plan. Reactflow’s free tier is smaller in scope, but it is perpetual within its eligibility rules and gives you a real starter envelope for a live site, with daily pageview processing, recordings, heatmaps, widgets, and storage limits. In practice, LogRocket is best for evaluating the product on a real project before paying. Reactflow is better if you need something you can keep using after setup, even if the ceilings are much lower and the feature set is narrower.
LogRocket vs Reactflow free tier, side by side
| LogRocketFTV 56 | ReactflowFTV 56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Free access durationLogRocket is time-limited; Reactflow is ongoing but eligibility-gated. | 14 days | Perpetual free tier, but only for sites in orgs with at least one active Pro or Business plan |
| Pageview / session capReactflow publishes a clear daily ceiling; LogRocket prices around captured sessions. | Sessions captured are the paid unit; free trial does not list a quota | 2k daily pageviews processing |
| Recordings / storageReactflow has explicit starter limits here. | Not specified in the free trial details provided | 300 recordings capacity; 30 days recording storage |
| Heatmaps / funnels / widgetsLogRocket’s trial exposes the full feature set; Reactflow limits counts. | Included in full trial access | 3 heatmaps and funnels; 3 widgets |
| No credit card requiredOnly stateable because the field is present for both products. | Yes | Yes |
After you outgrow the free tier
LogRocket’s paid pricing is usage-based on sessions captured, starting at $176/mo for Core, with unlimited analytics events, errors, and logs. Reactflow starts with a flat $19.99/mo Pro plan, then moves to tiered Business from $69.99/mo. So LogRocket is the more expensive path once you move past the trial, especially if session volume grows. Reactflow is cheaper for small-team usage, but its free tier is tied to being inside an org with a paid plan. For larger, high-volume observability workloads, LogRocket’s value depends on session volume rather than seat count.
Cost at real usage
| Usage | LogRocket | Reactflow |
|---|---|---|
| Small site, under free-tier limitsReactflow free tier applies only inside an organization with at least one active paid plan. | Free for 14 days, then $176/mo minimum | Free (within tier) |
| Around 5k daily pageviewsReactflow Pro explicitly includes 5k daily pageviews; LogRocket pricing is not mapped to pageviews in the provided data. | At least $176/mo | $19.99/mo |
| Around 20k daily pageviewsReactflow Business includes 20k daily pageviews or above; LogRocket remains usage-based on sessions captured. | At least $176/mo | $69.99/mo |
Estimates, not quotes. Usage-based rates change - verify with the vendor's pricing page before committing.
When to pick each one
Pick LogRocket when…
- You want to test session replay, analytics, errors, logs, and performance together for 14 days before deciding.
- You need broad feature parity during evaluation, not a small starter plan.
- You want access without entering a credit card, based on the provided free-tier field.
- You are comparing tools on UX and workflow fit, and a short trial is enough to validate that.
Pick Reactflow when…
- You want a free plan that can keep running after setup, not a time-boxed trial.
- You have a small site and can stay within 2k daily pageviews, 300 recordings, and 30 days of storage.
- You need a basic analytics and replay layer for an organization that already has at least one paid Reactflow plan.
- You care more about having an ongoing low-cost starter than about getting every premium feature during evaluation.
Bottom line
For the most common builder use case, Reactflow is the better free-tier choice because it gives you an ongoing starter plan with concrete limits you can plan around. LogRocket is stronger as a trial when you want to evaluate a fuller observability and analytics stack before paying, but its 14-day window makes it less useful as a permanent free option. If you need to keep using the product for a small site, Reactflow wins. If you need a short, no-card evaluation of a richer tool, LogRocket wins.
Read the full listings: LogRocket and Reactflow. Scores use the FTV methodology at /ftv. Browse more head-to-heads on /compare, or see the top-ranked free tiers on /top.