Session recording impact WordPress sites

Session-recording tools ranked by performance impact.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites October 2026 edition · All devices field outcomes · WordPress sites only
Metric LCP INP CLS
WordPress Scoped to 63,295 sites out of 203,892 analyzed (cms) Compare with all sites →
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At a glance the headline numbers for Session recording impact

Session-recording tools ranked by performance impact.

6
Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
4,526
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
116ms
Best INP (p75)
Mouseflow
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 INP at p75, fastest first

# Provider INP p75 Passing Sites
1 Mouseflow 116ms 98.5%
84
2 Hotjar 118ms 96.9%
1,566
3 Smartlook 118ms 95.6%
56
4 Contentsquare 120ms 98.1%
138
5 Microsoft Clarity 126ms 96.7%
2,632
6 Crazy Egg 127ms 93.0%
50
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing INP per provider which group passes the INP most often

ProviderSitesPassing INPp75
Inspectlet 0% 14 100% 111ms
Mouseflow 0.1% 84 99% 116ms
Contentsquare 0.2% 138 98% 120ms
Hotjar 2.5% 1,566 97% 118ms
Microsoft Clarity 4.2% 2,632 97% 126ms
Smartlook 0.1% 56 96% 118ms
Crazy Egg 0.1% 50 93% 127ms
PostHog Replay 0.1% 46 92% 130ms
FullStory 0% 24 91% 107ms
Lucky Orange 0% 14 89% 136ms
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good INP (200ms at p75) · one value per site

No provider stands out: pass rates sit between 97% and 98%. 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%
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.

Contentsquare leads on INP: 98% of its sites pass. Hotjar trails at 97%. computed

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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