Microsoft Clarity

clarity.microsoft.com

KEEP IT

The value is the network, the data or the infrastructure. Keep paying.

Free session recording and heatmaps from Microsoft. Unlimited traffic, with the trade being that the sessions are processed on their infrastructure and feed their models.

Promptfree, for everyone, and the only version there is

This one is free, so the reason to leave is where the data goes, not the bill.

DECIDE FIRST
- If your objection is cost, stop: you cannot beat free
- If your objection is that visitor sessions leave your infrastructure, read on

STACK
- rrweb in the browser, your own endpoint, object storage

RECORDING
- Mask every input by default, allow-list the few that are safe
- Block any element with a data-private attribute
- Cap events and duration per session

HEATMAPS WITHOUT REPLAY
- If heatmaps are all you read, skip the recorder: log click coordinates relative to the nearest stable selector plus the viewport width
- Draw the map by replaying those points over a screenshot you take yourself

RETENTION
- A job that deletes, a documented number of days, and a way for a person to ask for their session to go

Include the recorder config, the heatmap collector and the retention job.

What you lose

Session replay and heatmaps at any volume, for nothing — nothing you build competes on price
Rage-click and dead-click detection already tuned
Storage and playback you do not pay for or operate
Nothing to maintain when a browser changes how it renders

If you would rather not build

A click-coordinate log, if heatmaps are all you wanted

The escape hatch

open source · no votes, no paid placement

OpenReplay

Self-hosted session replay with the privacy controls already built.

openreplay/openreplayfree · open source

rrweb

The recording and playback library itself.

rrweb-io/rrwebfree · open source

Why this verdict

our own opinion · changed only by a person

18/100

Verdict no at 18, and the reason is unusual for this site: it is free. Building is only rational if you object to where the recordings are processed.

History

tracked since 10 Aug 2026 · nothing is ever overwritten

Interest · last 30 days

Nothing recorded yet. This chart fills in once the page has visitors, votes or prompt copies — it will not draw a flat line to look busy.

Questions about Microsoft Clarity

answered from the record above

Is Microsoft Clarity free?

No — the plan we track is $0 a month. Free with no paid tier and no volume cap, which is the reason it is on this list rather than a price.

Can you replace Microsoft Clarity by building your own?

KEEP IT. The value is the network, the data or the infrastructure. Keep paying. Replacement score 18 out of 100, build time longer than it saves. Read what you lose before you decide.

How much does Microsoft Clarity cost?

$0 a month on Free — $0 a year. Recorded 9 Aug 2026.

What do you lose by replacing Microsoft Clarity?

Session replay and heatmaps at any volume, for nothing — nothing you build competes on price; Rage-click and dead-click detection already tuned; Storage and playback you do not pay for or operate; Nothing to maintain when a browser changes how it renders. If any of those carry weight for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Microsoft Clarity?

Yes: OpenReplay, rrweb. The prompt on this page is for when you want it your way instead.

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