Fullstory
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About Fullstory
FullStory is an enterprise-grade digital experience intelligence platform that captures every user interaction on a website or app and makes it fully searchable and analyzable. Founded in 2012 in Atlanta by Bruce Johnson and Scott Voigt, FullStory goes beyond traditional session recording by indexing every click, scroll, input, and page view — enabling product and support teams to instantly search for any session where a specific event occurred (e.g., 'show me all sessions where users encountered the checkout error'). This 'retroactive analysis' capability is FullStory's defining differentiator over Hotjar and Microsoft Clarity, where you can only watch recordings rather than query them. FullStory's Data Direct feature sends captured behavioral data to your data warehouse (Snowflake, BigQuery, etc.) for joining with business data. The platform includes Funnels, Rage Click analysis, Journey mapping, and Heatmaps. FullStory serves enterprise customers including Forbes, Zipcar, and FanDuel. Pricing is enterprise-focused with no public pricing — typically starting at $35,000+/year, making it inaccessible for small businesses but compelling for enterprises where improving conversion by fractions of a percent delivers significant revenue.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does FullStory cost?
FullStory does not publish public pricing. Enterprise contracts typically start around $35,000–$50,000/year depending on session volume and features. A limited free Business trial is available. FullStory's pricing targets enterprise customers — for smaller teams, Hotjar or Microsoft Clarity provide session recordings at dramatically lower cost or no cost.
FullStory vs Hotjar: which is better?
FullStory is better for enterprise teams that need to search and query behavioral data at scale, integrate sessions with business analytics, and retroactively analyze events without setting up tracking upfront. Hotjar is better for small to mid-size teams that need affordable (or free) session recordings, heatmaps, and the ability to collect user feedback via surveys.
What makes FullStory different from other session recording tools?
FullStory's key differentiator is that it captures and indexes every user interaction retroactively — you can search for 'sessions where users clicked the disabled button on the checkout page' even if you never set up that specific event. Other tools require you to set up recordings in advance. FullStory also offers Data Direct to send behavioral data to a data warehouse for deeper analysis.
Top Alternatives to Fullstory
Hotjar
More affordable, free tier, adds surveys and feedback
Microsoft Clarity
Completely free heatmaps and recordings for basic needs
Mouseflow
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Heap
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Mixpanel
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PostHog
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