Session recording impact

Session-recording tools ranked by performance impact.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites Q2 2026 edition · Desktop field outcomes
Metric LCP INP CLS
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At a glance the headline numbers for Session recording impact

Session-recording tools ranked by performance impact.

9
Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
14,834
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
0.07
Best CLS (p75)
PostHog Replay
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by CLS at p75, fastest first

# Provider CLS p75 Passing Sites
1 PostHog Replay 0.07 84.5%
283
2 Lucky Orange 0.07 79.5%
78
3 Smartlook 0.10 75.8%
162
4 Microsoft Clarity 0.10 76.0%
8,491
5 Crazy Egg 0.11 74.1%
185
6 Mouseflow 0.11 71.4%
304
7 Contentsquare 0.11 74.4%
592
8 Hotjar 0.11 75.0%
4,467
9 FullStory 0.20 62.4%
272
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing CLS per provider which group passes the CLS most often

ProviderSitesPassing CLSp75
PostHog Replay 0.1% 283 85% 0.07
Lucky Orange 0% 78 80% 0.07
Microsoft Clarity 4.5% 8,491 76% 0.10
Smartlook 0.1% 162 76% 0.10
Hotjar 2.3% 4,467 75% 0.11
Contentsquare 0.3% 592 74% 0.11
Crazy Egg 0.1% 185 74% 0.11
Inspectlet 0% 39 73% 0.12
Mouseflow 0.2% 304 71% 0.11
LogRocket 0% 28 68% 0.13
FullStory 0.1% 272 62% 0.20
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good CLS (0.1 at p75) · one value per site

85% of PostHog Replay sites pass CLS. FullStory trails 23 points behind, leaving 38% of its sites failing. computed

The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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All five vitals at once the whole category without toggling - cell is the pass rate, small number the p75

LCP
INP
CLS
FCP
TTFB
FullStory 0.1%
653.0s
88102ms
620.20
741.8s
561.1s
Crazy Egg 0.1%
832.3s
9981ms
740.11
791.7s
591.2s
LogRocket 0%
682.7s
100103ms
680.13
742.0s
68862ms
Microsoft Clarity 4.5%
852.1s
9881ms
760.10
811.6s
601.2s
Hotjar 2.3%
852.1s
9978ms
750.11
791.6s
581.2s
Lucky Orange 0%
822.0s
10067ms
800.07
801.7s
79727ms
PostHog Replay 0.1%
822.1s
9990ms
850.07
821.6s
621.0s
Contentsquare 0.3%
792.4s
9797ms
740.11
791.7s
621.1s
Mouseflow 0.2%
872.1s
9982ms
710.11
821.6s
631.1s
Smartlook 0.1%
822.2s
9870ms
760.10
771.7s
421.3s
Inspectlet 0%
861.8s
9572ms
730.12
821.4s
671.1s
60%95%+ passing Cell: pass rate, small number = p75 · faded rows: under 100 sites

One row per provider, one column per vital - the cell is the share of sites passing, the small number the p75. No toggling needed to see where the category actually differs.

PostHog Replay leads on CLS: 85% of its sites pass. FullStory trails at 62%. computed

The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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