Session recording impact WordPress 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
4,526
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
2.7s
Best LCP (p75)
Hotjar
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices 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 | Hotjar | 2.7s | 68.0% | 1,566 | |
| 2 | Microsoft Clarity | 2.9s | 65.2% | 2,632 | |
| 3 | Crazy Egg | 2.9s | 66.7% | 50 | |
| 4 | Mouseflow | 2.9s | 63.8% | 84 | |
| 5 | Contentsquare | 3.0s | 61.7% | 138 | |
| 6 | Smartlook | 3.6s | 47.3% | 56 |
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP per provider which group passes the LCP most often
ProviderSitesPassing LCPp75
Lucky Orange 0% 14 2.4s
FullStory 0% 24 2.8s
PostHog Replay 0.1% 46 2.8s
Hotjar 2.5% 1,566 2.7s
Crazy Egg 0.1% 50 2.9s
Microsoft Clarity 4.2% 2,632 2.9s
Inspectlet 0% 14 3.2s
Mouseflow 0.1% 84 2.9s
Contentsquare 0.2% 138 3.0s
Smartlook 0.1% 56 3.6s
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
68% of Hotjar sites pass LCP. Contentsquare trails 6 points behind, leaving 38% of its sites failing. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices 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 4.2%
652.9s
97126ms
860.06
532.4s
252.0s
Hotjar 2.5%
682.7s
97118ms
860.05
562.3s
291.9s
Contentsquare 0.2%
623.0s
98120ms
820.08
532.5s
281.7s
Mouseflow 0.1%
642.9s
99116ms
880.06
502.4s
242.1s
Smartlook 0.1%
473.6s
96118ms
860.07
403.0s
152.4s
Crazy Egg 0.1%
672.9s
93127ms
820.08
542.5s
392.0s
PostHog Replay 0.1%
702.8s
92130ms
930.03
642.3s
371.3s
FullStory 0%
742.8s
91107ms
870.06
652.4s
391.4s
Inspectlet 0%
643.2s
100111ms
430.23
572.6s
212.1s
Lucky Orange 0%
792.4s
89136ms
930.04
712.0s
501.3s
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 LCP: 68% of its sites pass. Contentsquare trails at 62%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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