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
0.07
Best CLS (p75)
Smartlook
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · 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 | Smartlook | 0.07 | 75.9% | 56 | |
| 2 | Mouseflow | 0.10 | 75.0% | 84 | |
| 3 | Hotjar | 0.10 | 77.4% | 1,566 | |
| 4 | Microsoft Clarity | 0.10 | 75.8% | 2,632 | |
| 5 | Crazy Egg | 0.10 | 75.0% | 50 | |
| 6 | Contentsquare | 0.12 | 70.7% | 138 |
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Passing CLS per provider which group passes the CLS most often
ProviderSitesPassing CLSp75
PostHog Replay 0.1% 46 0.06
FullStory 0% 24 0.09
Lucky Orange 0% 14 0.07
Hotjar 2.5% 1,566 0.10
Smartlook 0.1% 56 0.07
Microsoft Clarity 4.2% 2,632 0.10
Mouseflow 0.1% 84 0.10
Crazy Egg 0.1% 50 0.10
Contentsquare 0.2% 138 0.12
Inspectlet 0% 14 0.22
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
77% of Hotjar sites pass CLS. Contentsquare trails 6 points behind, leaving 29% of its sites failing. computed
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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%
712.7s
10072ms
760.10
622.2s
291.9s
Hotjar 2.5%
752.5s
10067ms
770.10
642.1s
321.8s
Contentsquare 0.2%
702.6s
10070ms
710.12
602.1s
281.9s
Mouseflow 0.1%
732.5s
10060ms
750.10
681.9s
331.8s
Smartlook 0.1%
523.0s
10062ms
760.07
382.4s
42.1s
Crazy Egg 0.1%
802.3s
10062ms
750.10
692.0s
441.4s
PostHog Replay 0.1%
812.1s
10074ms
920.06
861.6s
291.3s
FullStory 0%
861.3s
10052ms
860.09
861.1s
67838ms
Inspectlet 0%
672.5s
10061ms
560.22
781.4s
561.1s
Lucky Orange 0%
802.3s
10094ms
800.07
601.9s
401.2s
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 CLS: 77% of its sites pass. Contentsquare trails at 71%. computed
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