Session recording impact

Session-recording tools ranked by performance impact.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites Q1 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.

8
Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
7,824
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
65ms
Best INP (p75)
Smartlook
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by INP at p75, fastest first

# Provider INP p75 Passing Sites
1 Smartlook 65ms 97.9%
88
2 Hotjar 78ms 99.1%
2,379
3 Microsoft Clarity 82ms 98.1%
4,465
4 Mouseflow 83ms 99.1%
169
5 Crazy Egg 86ms 100.0%
93
6 PostHog Replay 95ms 98.6%
166
7 Contentsquare 97ms 96.2%
318
8 FullStory 102ms 88.9%
146
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing INP per provider which group passes the INP most often

ProviderSitesPassing INPp75
Lucky Orange 0% 38 100% 75ms
Crazy Egg 0.1% 93 100% 86ms
LogRocket 0% 16 100% 91ms
Inspectlet 0% 15 100% 68ms
Hotjar 2.5% 2,379 99% 78ms
Mouseflow 0.2% 169 99% 83ms
PostHog Replay 0.2% 166 99% 95ms
Microsoft Clarity 4.7% 4,465 98% 82ms
Smartlook 0.1% 88 98% 65ms
Contentsquare 0.3% 318 96% 97ms
FullStory 0.2% 146 89% 102ms
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good INP (200ms at p75) · one value per site

99% of Hotjar sites pass INP. FullStory trails 10 points behind. computed

The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 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
Microsoft Clarity 4.7%
852.1s
9882ms
760.10
811.6s
601.1s
Hotjar 2.5%
862.1s
9978ms
740.11
801.6s
591.2s
Contentsquare 0.3%
842.1s
9697ms
750.12
821.6s
67973ms
Mouseflow 0.2%
882.0s
9983ms
700.12
811.6s
631.0s
PostHog Replay 0.2%
792.3s
9995ms
860.07
801.7s
611.2s
FullStory 0.2%
762.5s
89102ms
710.14
801.6s
60995ms
Crazy Egg 0.1%
762.3s
10086ms
710.11
781.7s
571.3s
Smartlook 0.1%
842.2s
9865ms
800.07
741.9s
331.5s
Lucky Orange 0%
812.0s
10075ms
760.09
761.8s
76739ms
LogRocket 0%
712.5s
10091ms
710.11
711.9s
64858ms
Inspectlet 0%
1001.2s
10068ms
750.10
100806ms
100367ms
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.

Hotjar leads on INP: 99% of its sites pass. FullStory trails at 89%. computed

The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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