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Browse all entriesSession Replay
Master the basics of session replay. Learn how DOM serialization enables high-fidelity reproduction of user journeys without the overhead of video.
Read explainerDOM Serialization
Understand why DOM serialization is the gold standard for session replay. Compare it to video recording for performance, searchability, and privacy.
Read explainerMutationObserver
Learn how the MutationObserver API enables real-time tracking of DOM changes. The foundation of modern session recording and observability tools.
Read explainerRage Click
Define rage clicks and learn how to use them as a critical signal for user frustration. Identify broken UX patterns and improve conversion rates.
Read explainerDead Click
A dead click is a click that produces no visible response. Learn how detection works, why it matters, and how Relyv surfaces dead-click clusters as bugs.
Read explainerUser Friction
User friction is the cumulative cost a user pays to accomplish a task. Learn how rage clicks, dead clicks, and U-turns combine into a measurable friction score.
Read explainerPlaybooks by team
How Engineering, Product, Growth, QA, Marketing, and Support each use Relyv.
Engineering
The session replay tool that speaks your language. We capture the technical evidence so you can spend your time fixing code, not chasing ghosts.
Read playbookProduct
Traditional analytics tell you *what* happened. Relyv shows you *why*. Turn silent frustration into your next product breakthrough.
Read playbookMarketing
Decoded GA4, Meta, TikTok, and Segment payloads alongside the replay. Catch attribution gaps, double-firing pixels, and consent failures before they nuke your ROAS.
Read playbookGrowth
AI-ranked friction in your onboarding, checkout, and retention loops. Stop A/B testing in the dark.
Read playbookQA
Every replay is repro evidence. AI writes the steps, attaches the logs, and generates a Playwright test in one click.
Read playbookCustomer Support
Replay the customer's session from your help-desk ticket. PII redacted in-browser before upload. Resolution time slashed.
Read playbookCompare to other tools
Honest, editorial side-by-sides. Reviewed every quarter.
Hotjar
Looking for a Hotjar alternative? Relyv.ai adds AI session summaries, console + network capture, and auto-drafted bug tickets that Hotjar does not.
See comparisonLoom
Looking for a Loom alternative for bug reporting? Relyv.ai captures the actual DOM, network, and console — not just a video clip. AI drafts the repro and ticket.
See comparisonFullStory
Looking for a FullStory alternative? Relyv.ai is the AI-native replay platform for engineers — auto-summary, auto-ticket, auto-test, and usage-based pricing.
See comparisonLogRocket
Looking for a LogRocket alternative? Relyv.ai bakes AI summaries, auto-drafted bug tickets, Playwright test generation, and marketing-tag QA into every session.
See comparisonMicrosoft Clarity
Looking for a Microsoft Clarity alternative for engineering RCA? Relyv.ai adds AI summaries, console + network capture, and one-click bug reporting to every session.
See comparisonMouseflow
Looking for a Mouseflow alternative for engineering teams? Relyv.ai adds AI summaries, console + network capture, auto-drafted bug tickets, and Playwright tests.
See comparisonGainsight PX
Looking for a Gainsight PX alternative? Relyv.ai adds full DOM replay, console + network capture, AI bug reports, and 14 tracker integrations for engineers.
See comparisonPendo
Looking for a Pendo alternative for engineering teams? Relyv.ai adds DOM replay, console + network capture, AI bug reports, and 14 tracker integrations.
See comparisonSentry Replay
A Sentry Replay alternative that stands alone — no error-monitoring lock-in. Pixel-perfect DOM replay, AI bug reports, and Playwright test generation in a <30KB SDK.
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