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Microsoft Clarity vs OpenPanel: catalog facts
Microsoft Clarity	OpenPanel
Free Free with no paid plans.	Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted cloud has a 30-day free trial with no credit card.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
Session recordings and heatmaps at no cost AI summaries and chat over behavior data	Product analytics features such as funnels, cohorts and profiles Session replay and A/B testing built in
Recording user sessions sends behavioral data to Microsoft Hosted only, not self-hostable	More setup than a simple pageview counter Self-hosting means maintaining the server yourself
Hosted service	Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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