Clarity is free behaviour analytics: install its script and it records sessions, draws heatmaps and flags rage clicks and dead clicks, with no traffic limits. PostCliq is a free audit that reads up to 50 public pages without a script and ranks what stops visitors enquiring, with evidence and three fixes first. If you need to watch real visitors, Clarity is the better tool. If you already run it, connect it to PostCliq so its signals sit beside the findings.
At a glance.
Question
PostCliq
Microsoft Clarity
The basics
Main job
Audit: find and rank what stops enquiries
Behaviour analytics: show what visitors do
Free to use
Yes.Free, with clear weekly limits: one site (five for agencies), one audit a week, up to 50 pages
Yes.Free, with no traffic limits
Needs a script on your site
No.Reads public pages
Yes.Tracking code in the page
Works on a site you do not control
Yes.Any public site
No.Only where it is installed
Watching visitors
Session recordings
No
Yes
Heatmaps (click, scroll, area)
No
Yes
Rage clicks, dead clicks, quick backs
Partly.Reads them from Clarity when you connect it
Yes
Funnels
No
Yes.Funnels and smart events
Checking the pages
Forms and calls to action on the enquiry path
Yes.Checked across up to 50 pages
Partly.Shows behaviour on them, does not assess them
Speed (Lighthouse lab and CrUX field data)
Yes.Google PageSpeed and real-visitor CrUX data, with LCP, INP and CLS
Partly.A performance view in the dashboard
Accessibility, HTTPS and security headers
Yes.WCAG 2.1 AA automated checks with fix code; security headers grade, SPF and DMARC. Not a security audit
No
AI search and AI visibility
Yes.Checks AI search can read your pages, and asks Claude with web search nine buyer questions a week
Partly.AI Visibility reports bot activity and AI citations
Website health score
Yes.Out of 100, capped at 97; a serious enquiry problem holds it at 74
No
Ad and analytics tags seen on a real page load
Yes.GA4, Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok and Microsoft Ads pixels named
No.It is one of the tags, not a check of them
Your Google search picture
Yes.Estimated visits, top searches and AI Overview citations, before you connect anything
No
Deciding what to do
Ranks what to fix first
Yes.Three quick wins with evidence
No.You interpret the signals
Data history
Weekly audit history; reports kept 12 months while the account is active
Recordings for 30 days; favourites and a sample for up to 9 months
Checked 16 October 2026. Sources: Microsoft Learn, About Clarity (learn.microsoft.com); Microsoft Learn, Clarity FAQ (learn.microsoft.com). PostCliq facts from postcliq.com. Features may change. No claim of complete feature parity.
Which should you choose?
Choose Microsoft Clarity if
You want to watch real sessions and see where people click and stop scrolling.
You need funnels on a live journey.
You want unlimited free behaviour data on a site you control.
Choose PostCliq if
You need a ranked list of what to fix, with evidence, not hours of recordings to review.
You want to check a site before installing anything, including a client’s public pages.
You need speed, accessibility, security, tracking and AI visibility checked beside the enquiry path.
Use them together.
Connect Clarity with a token
Pair your Clarity project with PostCliq using a project token. The connection is optional and read-only.
See the signals beside the findings
PostCliq reads dead clicks, rage clicks, quick backs, scroll depth and active time as aggregates, and joins them to the findings on the pages losing enquiries.
Watch the recordings that matter
Recordings stay in Clarity. Use PostCliq to decide which page to look at, then watch that page’s sessions in Clarity.
Microsoft says Clarity is free forever, with no traffic limits, no sampling and unlimited projects.
Hotjar is now part of Contentsquare. New accounts open on Contentsquare’s free plan, which includes heatmaps, replays and basic surveys.
Neither audits your pages or ranks which fix to make first. That is the gap PostCliq fills.
What PostCliq does not do.
Knowing the limits is part of choosing well.
It does not record sessions, draw heatmaps or build funnels. Clarity does.
It tests one assistant, not all of them. After each weekly audit Claude, searching the web, answers nine buyer questions about your business. It does not track ChatGPT or Gemini, and its Google AI Overview figures are estimates.
It reads up to 50 public pages per audit and nothing behind a login.
It does not fix your website, guarantee results or certify security. WP Creative can make changes, as a separate and optional service.
Questions people ask.
Is Microsoft Clarity really free?
Yes. Microsoft states that Clarity is free forever, with no traffic limits, no sampling and unlimited projects. Data is kept for up to 30 days. You install a tracking script, and where consent rules apply you need visitor consent for its full features.
Does PostCliq replace Microsoft Clarity?
No. PostCliq does not record sessions or draw heatmaps. It audits your public pages and ranks what to fix. If you connect Clarity, PostCliq reads its behaviour signals as aggregates and shows them beside the findings for each page.
Clarity or Hotjar: which should I use?
Clarity if you want free recordings and heatmaps without traffic limits. Contentsquare, which now runs Hotjar, if you want surveys and feedback beside recordings. Both have free plans and both show behaviour. Neither audits your pages or tells you which fix to make first.
Does PostCliq need a tracking code?
No. The audit reads the pages any visitor can see, so there is nothing to install. Connecting Clarity, Google Analytics 4 or Search Console is optional and read-only, and adds measured context to the same report.
What does a rage click tell me?
That a visitor clicked repeatedly in one spot, often on something that looks clickable but is not, or responds slowly. It is a clue, not proof. Check the element and the page before you change anything.
Two ways to start.
Run the free audit
Type your domain, see a quick look at ten key pages in under a minute, then create a free account for the full report. No card.