Comparison
TraceBug vs Userback
Userback hears what users feel. TraceBug captures what the browser did.
Try TraceBug in 30 seconds:
$ npm install tracebug-sdk
import TraceBug from "tracebug-sdk";
TraceBug.init({ projectId: "my-app" });
TraceBug.init({ projectId: "my-app" });
Why developers choose TraceBug over Userback
✓Full technical capture — DOM replay, console, network, environment, and a repro timeline in one offline .html
✓AI-agent ready — a local MCP server + generated failing Playwright test turn the report into a fix workflow
✓Free and open source — Userback is a paid per-seat feedback platform
✓No account, no widget deployment — the extension captures on any site today
✓Local-first — bug evidence never touches a third-party cloud
✓Developer-grade exports — GitHub, Jira, Linear, HAR, PDF, zip, chat-safe AI report
When Userback might be a better fit
•Userback is a full feedback platform — surveys, feature requests, roadmaps, and user sentiment, not just bugs
•Userback has hosted portals where end users submit and track feedback
•Userback's session replay spans general user journeys, not just captured bug moments
Ready to try TraceBug?
Free, open source, and takes under 2 minutes to set up.