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Roll vs Jam: which bug recorder fits?
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Pick Jam if your team wants a shared cloud workspace, Jira and Linear integrations and per-seat admin. Pick Roll if you want recordings to stay on your machine, a one-time $29 instead of $14 per creator a month, and a coding agent that reads the recording from disk.
Written by the team that makes Roll. Jam pricing checked on Sep 23, 2026 from jam.dev/pricing. If something here is out of date, tell us at support@rollapp.pro and we'll fix it.
At a glance
| Roll | Jam | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, or Pro $29 once | Free, or Team $14 per creator / month (yearly) |
| Free plan | Unlimited recordings up to 5 min, links last 7 days | 30 Jams / month, 5 min, 5 recording links / month, 5 creator seats |
| Account to record | No | Yes, you sign up to start |
| Where recordings live | Your machine, until you publish a link | Jam's cloud |
| Console + network | Yes, with request and response bodies | Yes |
| Record after the fact | Rewind: last 2 min of video, console and network (5 min on Pro) | Instant Replay: last 2 min as a DOM session replay, with console and network |
| AI agent access | Local MCP server, reads from disk; timeline.md in every recording | MCP server reading from Jam's cloud; AI summaries |
| Ticket integrations | No, paste the link | Yes (Jira, Linear, GitHub and more) |
| Team workspace, SSO | No | Yes (SSO on Enterprise) |
Choose Jam if
- Your team works out of a shared bug inbox and wants everyone's reports in one place.
- You want reports created straight in Jira, Linear or GitHub.
- You need admin controls, SSO or audit logs.
- Cloud storage for recordings is fine with your security team.
Choose Roll if
- You don't want recordings leaving your machine by default. Recording never contacts a server. Publishing a link is a separate, per-recording choice.
- You're fixing bugs with Cursor or Claude Code. Every recording includes a
timeline.md, and the local MCP server hands the agent the failed requests and errors with no account or token. How that works. - You'd rather pay once. $29 instead of a per-seat subscription, and the free plan has no monthly recording cap.
- You want an open format. A recording is a folder of JSON, JSONL, a HAR file and WebM video. Any script can read it.
Try both
Both are free to start and both install from the Chrome Web Store in a minute. Record the same bug in each and see which report you'd rather receive. To see a Roll recording without installing anything, open the demo. For more options, see Jam.dev alternatives.
Questions
Is Roll a Jam clone?
They solve the same first problem: a bug report with the console and network attached. They make different bets after that. Jam is a cloud workspace for teams. Roll keeps recordings on your machine and is built around handing them to a coding agent.
Which is cheaper for a team of five?
Jam's free plan covers five creator seats with 30 Jams a month. Past that, Team is $14 per creator per month billed yearly, so $840 a year for five. Roll Pro is $29 once per person, $145 total, with no monthly fee. Roll's free plan has no monthly recording limit at all.
Does Jam have an MCP server too?
Yes, and it's on Jam's free plan. It reads Jams from Jam's cloud. Roll's MCP server runs locally over stdio and reads recordings from your disk, with no account or token.
Can I file Roll recordings to Jira or Linear?
Not automatically. Roll gives you a link to paste into the ticket. If one-click ticket creation matters to your team, Jam is the better fit today.