Microsoft Clarity

What it is for

Microsoft Clarity is a hosted session-recordings desk: you open a session list, and Clarity is $0 forever. Use it when the job is a replay list you start at $0, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is Microsoft Learn’s official Recordings desk (Clarity demo, last 3 days, 6 results, SITE USERS 360, entry /blog/introducing-the-microsoft-clarity-mcp-server, referrer www.google.com, 12:17 AM Aug 23, duration 2:14, 5 clicks, 2 pages, Chrome / PC, inline player on the MCP Server post) from the session-list still — not a pricing card. The cards themselves are ops of Recordings.

Key features

• Session recordings — a card list plus an inline player (cover still; session list). One desk. Cover 6 results / /blog/introducing-the-microsoft-clarity-mcp-server sit here. Retention is 30 days (Favorites / a random pick up to 9 months).
• Heatmaps — click / scroll / attention maps on a URL (Clarity; docs). A map, not a session card.
• Insights — site-wide metrics next to Recordings (docs). A board of numbers, not a replay.
• Dashboard — saved tiles on the same project (docs). A board, not the session list.
• Live recordings — sessions still in progress in the same Recordings section (session list). A live card, not a finished replay.

Filters / Sort / Favorite / Share on the cover are CTAs (not desks). $0 forever is the meter. Session Insights (generative AI on a card) is a CTA on Recordings, not a sixth desk we fold into the list.

Who it's for

Best fit: product / UX teams who will stay on Clarity at $0 (no traffic cap, no paid upgrade) while they open a first Recordings list, then look elsewhere only when they need Heap’s 10k-session charts or Fullstory’s 30k-session Playlist quote path.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) from the official FAQ What is the pricing model for Clarity? and the Clarity home (“Free Heatmaps & Session Recordings”). The /pricing route we opened was a thin client shell with no printed tiles — we quote the FAQ.

• Clarity — $0. “A free service forever.” No traffic limits. No paid upgrade. No card.

Confirm the live FAQ; Microsoft can change the sentence. Taxes do not apply to a $0 tile.

Limitations / costs

• Recordings drop after 30 days unless you Favorite them (or they are the random long-keep pick).
• The /pricing URL does not print dollars. Quote the FAQ, not a invented Pro tile.
• A Recordings desk, not Heap’s chart builder. For that chart desk see Heap.

Alternatives

• Heap — a chart builder when you want Heap’s Free $0 / 10k sessions, not Clarity’s replay list.
• Fullstory — a Session Playlist when you want FullstoryFree $0 / 30k sessions, not Clarity’s 30-day cards.
• PostHog — session replay + analytics you can self-host when you want PostHog’s public $, not Microsoft’s $0 Recordings.

Official tutorial

Official Microsoft Clarity channel video: Overview of Microsoft Clarity's AI Bot Activity Dashboard (oEmbed author: Microsoft Clarity). First-party Bot Activity walkthrough; the Recordings still is the cover. Bot Activity on the video is a second desk, not generate-on-Recordings. @MicrosoftClarity did not resolve — the official handle we oEmbedded is @msftclarity.

Written path: Clarity FAQ plus the session-list still.

Website

https://clarity.microsoft.com

Repository

https://github.com/microsoft/clarity

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is Microsoft Learn’s official Recordings still (6 session cards + MCP Server player). Dollars checked on learn.microsoft.com/en-us/clarity/faq (Clarity $0 forever). Tutorial oEmbed author: Microsoft Clarity.

Last verified

2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.