Microsoft Clarity vs Simple Analytics

Two web analytics tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Microsoft ClarityMicrosoft	Simple AnalyticsSimple Analytics
In one line	Free heatmaps and session recordings with no traffic limit	Privacy-first analytics on one page, no cookie banner needed
Starting price	Free	From $16.67/mo + $16.67/extra person
Six-person team	$0/mo	$16.67/mo
Plans	Free; no traffic limits	Free for hobby sites (badge required, 1 month history); Simple plan $200/yr ($16.67/mo) or $20/mo (100k pageviews, 1 user), rising with pageviews; extra users $200/yr or $20/mo each; 30-day trial
Pricing model	Free	Free tier
Free trial	—	14 days
Users	Unlimited	1; extra users $200/yr or $20/mo
Integrations	Google Analytics, WordPress, Shopify, Wix	WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Google Tag Manager
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	None listed	None listed
Support hours	Not published	Not published
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Microsoft.	Simple Analytics has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.8 / 5 from 57 reviews	4.8 / 5 from 46 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	60	50
Fit: Restaurant or café	50	45
Fit: Service business	70	70
Fit: Agency or studio	80	75
Fit: Trades or contractor	50	45
Fit: Online store	85	65
Why people pick it	Completely free Recordings and heatmaps	No cookie banner needed Readable in a minute
Where it falls short	Needs a consent banner in the UK and EU No funnels or revenue reports	Free plan needs a badge Extra users cost $20 each
	Visit Microsoft Clarity ↗	Visit Simple Analytics ↗

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices