Fullstory
Behavioral analytics that connects conversion problems to session recordings
Our verdict
#6 of 9 in Product analytics tools · For seeing the friction behind a conversion drop
Pros
- Dashboard metrics open the recordings behind them
- Replay and developer tools support friction investigation
- Tagless capture with retroactive data history
Cons
- Free excludes dashboards; retention needs Advanced or Enterprise
- Collected account data cannot migrate between US and EU centers
Who should skip: Teams expecting the free recording allowance to include the complete behavioral analytics suite.
Rankings and alternatives
Product analytics tools scores
Evaluated Nov 9, 2026 Evidence ↓- Self-service exploration 4
4/5 means: Connected drill-down and reusable analyses let a team pursue follow-up questions
Metrics connect directly to sessions, letting teammates pursue a quantitative question into its matching experience. The source is thin on shared metric definitions and behavioral groups reused across report types.
Rests partly on what the sources don't mention, which is a weaker signal than what they say.
- Tracking without repeated code changes 5
5/5 means: Interaction capture plus visual or rule-based definitions that apply to past collected events
Tagless collection is paired with retroactive data history for already captured behavior.
- Investigating sessions 5
5/5 means: Connected recordings with developer diagnostics such as console, network or error context
Matching analyses, events or experiment exposures lead to session recordings, with console/network diagnostic context documented directly.
- Useful ongoing free plan 2
2/5 means: Ongoing free basic analytics and replay, with the full analysis workflow gated
Free provides 30,000 sessions but only basic analytics, replay and debugging; dashboards and the full analysis workflow require upgrading.
- Analysis of customer accounts 2
2/5 means: User segmentation and profile groups
User segmentation is established; a direct B2B group-analytics search did not establish account-level funnels or retention. This is a capability lower bound, not confirmed absence.
Rests partly on what the sources don't mention, which is a weaker signal than what they say.
- Control over deployment 2
2/5 means: Vendor-operated cloud with a region choice
US and EU vendor data centers are selectable, with no migration path between existing accounts. Supported private application deployment is not established.
Rests partly on what the sources don't mention, which is a weaker signal than what they say.
- Testing product changes 3
3/5 means: Native randomized tests of guides, tours or similar content
The Guides and Surveys add-on includes native content A/B experiments; arbitrary feature-flag experimentation is not established.
Rests partly on what the sources don't mention, which is a weaker signal than what they say.
- Acting through in-app guidance 5
5/5 means: Native guides or tours tied to behavioral audiences and measured outcomes
The native Guides and Surveys add-on includes tours and checklists with measured variant outcomes.
Pricing
- FullstoryFree Free 30,000 monthly sessions; basic analytics, recordings and debugging for up to ten users; no dashboards.
- Business / Advanced / Enterprise Contact sales Custom pricing. Retention analysis needs Advanced or Enterprise; mobile and Guides and Surveys are add-ons.
From the vendor’s pricing page, checked Nov 9, 2026. That page is authoritative.
Evidence and sources
Product analytics tools scores
Self-service exploration 1 quote
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“You just need a tool that tells it like it is. From your dashboards, click any metric you want to explore to see what really happened with Session Replay.”
fullstory.com/platform/product-analytics · checked
Tracking without repeated code changes 2 quotes
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“Easy implementation and intuitive UI empowers your whole team to jump in right away. Tagless autocapture means you never have to worry about data points slipping through the cracks.”
fullstory.com/platform/session-replay · checked -
“Retroactive Data History”
fullstory.com/plans · checked
Investigating sessions 2 quotes
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“You just need a tool that tells it like it is. From your dashboards, click any metric you want to explore to see what really happened with Session Replay.”
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“Dev Tools helps you understand how page performance—speed and reliability—affects your customer experience. Open Dev Tools during session playback to view Console and Network information for any customer session, including console messages, errors, and network requests.”
help.fullstory.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020828313-Guide-to-Dev-Tools · checked
Useful ongoing free plan 2 quotes
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“FullstoryFree includes 30,000 monthly sessions and 12 months of analytics retention, so you can start improving your digital experience.”
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“FullstoryFree is a permanent version of our platform designed for individuals and small teams. Your account includes 30,000 sessions per month with 12 months of data retention, giving you access to core capabilities like Session Replay, basic analytics, and debugging tools for up to 10 users. If you find you need advanced capabilities (such as Dashboards or StoryAI) or higher session limits, you can upgrade to a paid plan or request a demo at any time.”
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Analysis of customer accounts 1 quote
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“User Segmentation”
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Control over deployment 1 quote
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“Fullstory uses Google Cloud Platform data centers to process and store data. The default data center for all customers is located in the US. As of August 2022, Fullstory also has a data center in the European Union (“EU”). Customers now have the option to designate the location of the data center that supports their Fullstory account.”
help.fullstory.com/hc/en-us/articles/8901113940375-Fullstory-Data-Residency · checked
Testing product changes 1 quote
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“- Part of Guides and Surveys, an add-on for Business, Advanced, and Enterprise plans.”
help.fullstory.com/hc/en-us/articles/37802980588951-Guides-and-Surveys-A-B-Experiments · checked
Acting through in-app guidance 2 quotes
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“A/B experiments in Guides and Surveys let you compare two or more versions of content to determine which performs better. By splitting users into groups and showing each group a different variant, you can make data-driven decisions about which tours, checklists, banners, or other content drives the best results.”
help.fullstory.com/hc/en-us/articles/37802980588951-Guides-and-Surveys-A-B-Experiments · checked -
“- Part of Guides and Surveys, an add-on for Business, Advanced, and Enterprise plans.”
help.fullstory.com/hc/en-us/articles/37802980588951-Guides-and-Surveys-A-B-Experiments · checked
Facts
License 1 quote
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“The Free Services, including its user interface, features, and documentation, is confidential and proprietary to Fullstory and its suppliers.”
fullstory.com/legal/fullstoryfree-terms · checked
Runs on 1 quote
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“Fullcapture by Fullstory is autocapture, upleveled. It automatically collects and translates customer behavior on both web and mobile apps, giving your team the most precise, comprehensive behavioral data available. Plus, behavioral data delivered with Fullcapture is processed on the server in a single stream, enabling simultaneous data capture and processing—without affecting your website or app performance.”
fullstory.com/plans · checked
Needs 1 quote
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“Fullcapture by Fullstory is autocapture, upleveled. It automatically collects and translates customer behavior on both web and mobile apps, giving your team the most precise, comprehensive behavioral data available. Plus, behavioral data delivered with Fullcapture is processed on the server in a single stream, enabling simultaneous data capture and processing—without affecting your website or app performance.”
fullstory.com/plans · checked
Other quotes
Not cited by a score or fact 5 quotes
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“Retention charting visualizes user engagement by tracking the number of users that return to a specific event after another over time.”
help.fullstory.com/hc/en-us/articles/10250507385495-Retention · checked -
“- Available with Enterprise and Advanced plans. - Explorers can view and create. Admins, architects, and standard users can view, create, and save. What is Retention?”
help.fullstory.com/hc/en-us/articles/10250507385495-Retention · checked -
“There is currently no migration path to transfer data from an account on one data center to another. Existing customers who wish to relocate to a new data center must start a new account on that data center.”
help.fullstory.com/hc/en-us/articles/8901113940375-Fullstory-Data-Residency · checked -
“Developer Tools Heatmaps Scroll Maps Click Maps Session Replay Tabbed Browsing Session Summary Notes Conversion Maps Product Analytics Guides and Surveys Add-on”
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“Custom Calculations let you build formulas on top of the metrics in a multiple metrics chart, so you can show a relationship between events—like a ratio or percentage—instead of plotting each count on its own.”
help.fullstory.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052381313-Metrics · checked
Pricing
fullstory.com/plans · checked