Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Highlightio
Highlight.io clearly comes out ahead of Microsoft Clarity on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Highlight.io's paid plans start at $50/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Microsoft | Highlight.io |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsMarketing | Data & AnalyticsMarketingSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | analyticsuser-testing | analytics |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | microsoft-clarity | highlightio |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot And Session Insights | ||
| 500 Monthly Sessions | ||
| Google Analytics Integration | ||
| Ai Error Grouping | ||
| Heatmaps (Click, Scroll, Area, Conversion) | ||
| Custom Msas & Slas | ||
| Rage Click And Dead Click Insights | ||
| Custom Retention Policies | ||
| Rich Segmentation With 40+ Filters | ||
| Data Export & User Reporting | ||
| Smart Events | ||
| Filters For Data Ingest | ||
| Unlimited Session Recordings | ||
| Rbac & Audit Logs | ||
| Saml & Sso | ||
| Unlimited Dashboards | ||
| Unlimited Projects | ||
| Unlimited Seats | ||
| Up To 15 Seats | ||
| Up To 2 Projects | ||
| Up To 3 Dashboards | ||
| Up To 7 Day Retention |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Highlight.io comes out ahead overall, though Microsoft Clarity can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Microsoft Clarity and Highlight.io offer a free tier.
Highlight.io scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Highlight.io is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
