Software · head to head
Alitu vs FullStory
The short version
- Only FullStory has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Alitu the included hosting covers 1,000 downloads a month, and more costs $10 a month for up to 10,000; FullStory free tier limited to 30,000 sessions per month, no 5,000+ monthly active user sites
- They diverge on capability: Alitu covers Auto audio cleanup, FullStory covers Session replay.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Alitu and FullStory actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Alitu
- Auto audio cleanup
- Music and transitions
- Episode builder
- Direct publishing
- Recording tools
- Transcription
- Buzzsprout
- Libsyn
Only in FullStory
- Session replay
- Heatmaps
- Conversion funnels
- User journey mapping
- Error tracking
- Frustration signals
- Search functionality
- Custom events
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Alitu
- Recording and cleaning up podcast audio without an editing backgroundnot FullStory
- Automatic noise removal, EQ and levellingnot FullStory
- Podcast hosting and a show website in one placenot FullStory
- Transcription and AI show notesnot FullStory
- Producing an episode from raw recordings in one toolnot FullStory
FullStory
- User experience analysisnot Alitu
- Bug reproductionnot Alitu
- Conversion optimizationnot Alitu
- Customer supportnot Alitu
- Product developmentnot Alitu
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Alitu
- The included hosting covers 1,000 downloads a month, and more costs $10 a month for up to 10,000
- A second show is charged, at $63 a month for two against $38 for one
- The advertised $32 a month is the annual rate
- The professional editing service is a separate product starting at $295 a month
- There is no free tier, only a 7 day trial
FullStory
- Free tier limited to 30,000 sessions per month, no 5,000+ monthly active user sites
- Personal email addresses cannot be used for signup; business email domain required
- Paid plan pricing not publicly listed, requires sales contact for quotes
- Free plan has no email support, only community-based assistance
- Mobile app analytics requires a separate add-on purchase
Pricing, plan by plan
Alitu
$38/month- Monthly$38/month
- Unlimited podcasts
- Auto audio cleanup
- Music library
- Annual$32/month
- All monthly features
- 2 months free
- Priority support
FullStory
Free- FreeFree
- 1,000 sessions/month
- 14-day data retention
- Basic analytics
- Business$undefined/month
- Custom sessions
- 3-month retention
- Advanced analytics
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Unlimited sessions
- Custom retention
- Advanced privacy controls
Which should you pick?
Choose FullStory if
- You need session replay.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want heatmaps.
Questions people ask
- Is Alitu or FullStory better?
- Neither clearly leads. Alitu starts at $38/month and FullStory at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Alitu or FullStory?
- FullStory has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $38/month for Alitu and Free for FullStory.
- Does Alitu or FullStory run on more platforms?
- Alitu runs on Web. FullStory runs on Web, Mobile.
- Can I use FullStory for free?
- Yes. FullStory has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Alitu starts at $38/month.
- What is Alitu best used for?
- Alitu is most often used for recording and cleaning up podcast audio without an editing background, automatic noise removal, eq and levelling, podcast hosting and a show website in one place, transcription and ai show notes. Of those, recording and cleaning up podcast audio without an editing background and automatic noise removal, eq and levelling are not what FullStory is typically brought in for.
- What can Alitu do that FullStory cannot?
- Alitu covers Auto audio cleanup, Music and transitions, Episode builder, Direct publishing. FullStory covers Session replay, Heatmaps, Conversion funnels, User journey mapping.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
FullStory: What does FullStory's free tier include?
30,000 sessions per month, 10 user seats, 5,000 server-side events per month, 1 year of session replay retention, and 1 year of product analytics retention. Session capture pauses when you exceed the monthly limit, though existing sessions remain accessible.
SourceFullStory: What features are excluded from the free plan?
Dashboards, configurable form privacy, Go-Live functionality, Streams, client-side rate hooks, mobile app analytics, and StoryAI are not available on the free tier. Email support is also unavailable; only community-based help is provided.
SourceFullStory: Can I use a personal email to sign up for FullStory's free plan?
No. FullStory requires a business email domain for signup; personal email services like Gmail cannot be used for free plan registration.
SourceFullStory: How does FullStory integrate with Slack?
FullStory's Slack integration allows individual users to send noteworthy sessions to Slack channels. Advanced and Enterprise plans can configure Alerts to receive notifications in Slack when user metrics exceed defined thresholds.
SourceFullStory: What analytics platforms does FullStory integrate with?
FullStory integrates with Segment, Mixpanel, Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Salesforce, HubSpot, and others. These integrations allow you to attach FullStory session URLs to events in your analytics platform for cross-platform correlation.
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