Session recording impact Shopify sites
Session-recording tools ranked by performance impact.
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At a glance the headline numbers for Session recording impact
Session-recording tools ranked by performance impact.
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Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
1,892
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
1.8s
Best LCP (p75)
Microsoft Clarity
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by LCP at p75, fastest first
| # | Provider | LCP p75 | Passing | Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Clarity | 1.8s | 95.8% | 1,302 | |
| 2 | Hotjar | 1.8s | 95.2% | 497 | |
| 3 | Contentsquare | 2.0s | 90.9% | 93 |
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP per provider which group passes the LCP most often
ProviderSitesPassing LCPp75
Crazy Egg 0.2% 18 2.2s
Smartlook 0.1% 12 2.0s
Inspectlet 0.1% 7 1.4s
Microsoft Clarity 15.8% 1,302 1.8s
Hotjar 6% 497 1.8s
Mouseflow 0.4% 30 1.8s
PostHog Replay 0.3% 25 1.9s
Contentsquare 1.1% 93 2.0s
Lucky Orange 0.3% 26 1.9s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good LCP (2.5s at p75) · one value per site
No provider stands out: pass rates sit between 95% and 96%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · 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 15.8%
961.8s
9991ms
820.07
951.2s
96484ms
Hotjar 6%
951.8s
9983ms
780.09
961.1s
97483ms
Contentsquare 1.1%
912.0s
9893ms
820.08
911.2s
88516ms
Mouseflow 0.4%
951.8s
100101ms
680.15
1001.2s
100547ms
Lucky Orange 0.3%
861.9s
10079ms
860.04
861.2s
93553ms
PostHog Replay 0.3%
911.9s
100104ms
830.07
961.3s
100580ms
Crazy Egg 0.2%
1002.2s
9381ms
730.11
1001.3s
93486ms
Smartlook 0.1%
1002.0s
10075ms
830.06
831.3s
83418ms
Inspectlet 0.1%
1001.4s
10073ms
670.09
100738ms
100446ms
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.
Microsoft Clarity leads on LCP: 96% of its sites pass. Hotjar trails at 95%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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