E-commerce · head to head
Authorize.net vs FullStory
The short version
- Only FullStory has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Authorize.net all-in-One plan charges a $25 monthly gateway fee plus 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction on top of it; FullStory free tier limited to 30,000 sessions per month, no 5,000+ monthly active user sites
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Authorize.net and FullStory actually diverge.
| Attribute | Authorize.net | FullStory |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Mobile |
| Founded | Unknown | 2014 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-commerce).
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 Authorize.net
Nothing recorded that FullStory does not also cover.
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.
Authorize.net
No use cases recorded yet. See the Authorize.net review.
FullStory
- User experience analysisnot Authorize.net
- Bug reproductionnot Authorize.net
- Conversion optimizationnot Authorize.net
- Customer supportnot Authorize.net
- Product developmentnot Authorize.net
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Authorize.net
- All-in-One plan charges a $25 monthly gateway fee plus 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction on top of it
- eCheck processing carries its own $10 monthly minimum fee separate from the card processing charges
FullStory
- Free tier limited to 30,000 sessions per month, no 5,000+ monthly active user sites
- Personal email addresses cannot be used for signup; business email domain required
- Paid plan pricing not publicly listed, requires sales contact for quotes
- Free plan has no email support, only community-based assistance
- Mobile app analytics requires a separate add-on purchase
Pricing, plan by plan
Authorize.net
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Authorize.net review.
FullStory
Free- FreeFree
- 1,000 sessions/month
- 14-day data retention
- Basic analytics
- Business$undefined/month
- Custom sessions
- 3-month retention
- Advanced analytics
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Unlimited sessions
- Custom retention
- Advanced privacy controls
Which should you pick?
Choose Authorize.net if
Nothing in the data separates Authorize.net from FullStory on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
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 Authorize.net or FullStory better?
- Neither clearly leads. Authorize.net starts at On request and FullStory at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Authorize.net or FullStory?
- FullStory has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Authorize.net and Free for FullStory.
- Does Authorize.net or FullStory run on more platforms?
- Authorize.net 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. Authorize.net starts at On request.
- What can Authorize.net do that FullStory cannot?
- 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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