E-commerce · head to head
FullStory vs Mint
The short version
- Each has a real cost: FullStory free tier limited to 30,000 sessions per month, no 5,000+ monthly active user sites; Mint service transitioned to Credit Karma platform; standalone Mint features migrated elsewhere
- They diverge on capability: FullStory covers Session replay, Mint covers Expense tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which FullStory and Mint actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).
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 FullStory
- Session replay
- Heatmaps
- Conversion funnels
- User journey mapping
- Error tracking
- Frustration signals
- Search functionality
- Custom events
Only in Mint
- Expense tracking
- Budgets
- Bill tracking
- Credit score monitoring
- Financial insights
- Bank connections
- Bank-level encryption
- Verisign secured
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
FullStory
- User experience analysisnot Mint
- Bug reproductionnot Mint
- Conversion optimizationnot Mint
- Customer supportnot Mint
- Product developmentnot Mint
Mint
- Legacy free budget tracking for users with supported bank connectionsnot FullStory
- Users transitioning to Credit Karma for continued money management featuresnot FullStory
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Mint
- Service transitioned to Credit Karma platform; standalone Mint features migrated elsewhere
- Bank connections supported for only 17,000 financial institutions; many regional or international banks not supported
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Mint
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Mint review.
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.
Choose Mint if
- You need expense tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want budgets.
Questions people ask
- Is FullStory or Mint better?
- Neither clearly leads. FullStory starts at Free and Mint at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, FullStory or Mint?
- FullStory starts at Free and Mint at Free.
- Does FullStory or Mint run on more platforms?
- FullStory runs on Web, Mobile. Mint runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use FullStory for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is FullStory best used for?
- FullStory is most often used for user experience analysis, bug reproduction, conversion optimization, customer support. Of those, user experience analysis and bug reproduction are not what Mint is typically brought in for.
- What can FullStory do that Mint cannot?
- FullStory covers Session replay, Heatmaps, Conversion funnels, User journey mapping. Mint covers Expense tracking, Budgets, Bill tracking, Credit score monitoring.
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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