Independent · sourced · Updated November 2026
Best Session Replay (2026)
8 session replay options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it; where a vendor publishes no monthly price we name the kind of pricing it uses, never a guess.
The cheapest session replay is Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar) at $0/mo. 7 offer a free tier. All 8 compared below on price, free tier and compliance — every figure sourced and dated, updated November 2026.
As of Nov 1, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
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Per The Front Desk Review, the cheapest session replay is Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar) at $0/mo; across 4 with published pricing the median is $39/mo ($25–$83/mo), 7 with a free tier, every figure sourced and dated, as of 2026-11-01. https://frontdeskreview.com/best/session-replay/ Key takeaways
- Typical paid price: from $25/mo, median $39/mo, up to $83/mo — across 4 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar), FullStory, Heap, LogRocket, Microsoft Clarity, Mouseflow, Smartlook.
- States HIPAA support: Mouseflow, Crazy Egg.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-11-01. STALE · 2026-09-03
Comparison
| # | Session Replay | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar) | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Enterprise digital teams needing experience analytics at scale | contentsquare.com | Visit → |
| 2 | FullStory | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Product and engineering teams needing combined replay + analytics | fullstory.com | Visit → |
| 3 | Heap | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Product analytics teams needing deep retroactive analysis without pre-tagging | heap.io | Visit → |
| 4 | LogRocket STALE · 2026-09-03 | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Engineering and product teams debugging frontend errors alongside UX behavior | logrocket.com | Visit → |
| 5 | Microsoft Clarity | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Budget-conscious teams needing unlimited free session replay | clarity.microsoft.com | Visit → |
| 6 | Mouseflow STALE · 2026-09-03 | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | — | eCommerce and lead-gen teams optimizing conversion funnels and forms | mouseflow.com | Visit → |
| 7 | Smartlook STALE · 2026-09-26 | $0/mo Free (legacy) | Yes | — | — | — | smartlook.com | Visit → |
| 8 | Crazy Egg | $29/mo Starter | — | Yes | — | Marketing and growth teams wanting heatmaps + A/B testing + recordings in one tool | crazyegg.com | Visit → |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve rate, with the period it is charged on, as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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What is the cheapest session replay?
Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar) has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-11-01.
How much does session replay cost per month?
Across the 4 session replay with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $39/mo, ranging from $25/mo to $83/mo, as of 2026-11-01. 7 also offer a free tier.
Which session replay have a free plan?
Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar), FullStory, Heap, LogRocket, Microsoft Clarity, Mouseflow, Smartlook offer a free tier.
Which session replay support HIPAA?
Mouseflow, Crazy Egg state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.
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