PlotJuggler alternatives: 2 apps ranked by verified data

Facts checked Oct 30, 2026AppBreakup editorialHow we rank

Common reasons people leave PlotJuggler: version 4 with 2D/3D views is still in beta, and no cloud storage or team sharing. We ranked 2 alternatives by how directly each one replaces PlotJuggler, then by reviews, real visits and how recently each app's facts were checked against its own website. Foxglove currently ranks first.

Quick comparison

#	App	Pricing	Open source	Platforms	Verified facts	Score
1	Foxglove	Free plan + paid	No	Web, Windows, macOS +1	5 of 5	66.5
2	Rerun	Open source	Yes	Web, Windows, macOS +1	4 of 4	59.6

1. FoxgloveTop pick
Best for: Robotics teams who need log visualization plus fleet-wide data upload, search and sharing
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux
66.5
score / 100
Why switch from PlotJuggler
Adds 3D scenes, camera panels and a hosted data platform for teams on top of plotting.
Pros
Reads MCAP, ROS 1 and ROS 2 data and connects to live robots
Combines visualization with fleet data management and search
Free for small teams and for academic users
Cons
Larger teams pay per developer seat, device and usage
Desktop Linux build needs a Debian-based system
No longer open source, unlike Lichtblick or Rerun
Visit Foxglove Details and reviews
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.3100
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.1585
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Is Foxglove a good PlotJuggler alternative?
Verified facts
5 of 5 verified
Free plan
Yes, up to 3 developer seats
Checked Oct 29, 2026foxglove.dev(opens source in a new tab)
Pro plan
$20/month + usage
Checked Oct 29, 2026foxglove.dev(opens source in a new tab)
Data formats
MCAP, ROS 1, ROS 2, Protobuf, JSON
Checked Oct 29, 2026foxglove.dev(opens source in a new tab)
Academic use
Free
Checked Oct 29, 2026foxglove.dev(opens source in a new tab)
Desktop platforms
Linux, Windows, macOS
Checked Oct 29, 2026foxglove.dev(opens source in a new tab)
2. Rerun
Best for: Robotics and vision developers who want to log and inspect multimodal data from their own code
Open sourceWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux
59.6
score / 100
Why switch from PlotJuggler
Log images, point clouds and time series from your own code and view them on one timeline.
Pros
SDK and viewer are free under Apache-2.0 and MIT
Python, C++ and Rust APIs with a time-synced viewer
Viewer runs on desktop and in the browser
Cons
Needs code to log data rather than opening any file out of the box
Hosted Hub pricing is not published
Uses its own .rrd recording format
Visit Rerun Details and reviews
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.377
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.1585
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Is Rerun a good PlotJuggler alternative?
Verified facts
4 of 4 verified
License
Apache-2.0 / MIT
Checked Oct 30, 2026rerun.io(opens source in a new tab)
APIs
Python, Rust, C++
Checked Oct 30, 2026rerun.io(opens source in a new tab)
Viewer
Desktop and web
Checked Oct 30, 2026rerun.io(opens source in a new tab)
Hub pricing
Per deployment, on request
Checked Oct 30, 2026rerun.io(opens source in a new tab)