GlitchTip vs Smooth Recorder

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GlitchTip compared with Smooth Recorder
Detail	GlitchTip	Smooth Recorder
What it does	Simple, open source error tracking	Record beautiful demos without editing
Stage	Established	Beta
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	freemium	one-time
Pricing	Free plan with up to 1,000 events/month. Paid plans: Small ($15/month for 100k events/mo), Medium ($50/month for 500k events/mo), Large ($250/month for 3 million events/mo). Annual billing available with discount.	$9 once during early access, $19 at launch. No subscription.
Key features	Error tracking with exceptions, logs, and CSP violations Performance monitoring to find slow requests Uptime monitoring with email and webhook alerts Application logs search and filtering Unlimited projects and team members on free plan	Auto-zoom from your clicks Smooth cursor motion One-key capture for screenshots, recording, GIF, scrolling and text Cut video by editing transcript Captions made on Mac Smart Redact for hiding sensitive information Screenshot annotation editor 3D angles and tilt for screenshots Export to MP4, MOV and GIF 76 wallpapers with gradients and filters
What makes it different	Open source and self-hostable Sentry API compatible SDKs Simpler to run than competitors Affordable pricing for all sizes	One-time purchase instead of subscription Edit video by cutting words from transcript All processing runs on your Mac with no cloud uploads Native macOS app built in SwiftUI and AppKit Multiple capture types from single hotkey
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	63 no change since last check	9 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	26	19
Citation Flow (Majestic)	37	24
Referring domains (Majestic)	1541	61

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