Software · head to head
Lucky Orange vs FullStory
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Lucky Orange session-based pricing scales poorly during traffic spikes or successful campaigns; FullStory free tier limited to 30,000 sessions per month, no 5,000+ monthly active user sites
- They diverge on capability: Lucky Orange covers Session Recordings, FullStory covers Session replay.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Lucky Orange and FullStory actually diverge.
| Attribute | Lucky Orange | FullStory |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Unknown | quote |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Mobile |
| Founded | 2012 | 2014 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Lucky Orange
- Session Recordings
- Live Chat
- Surveys
- Form Analytics
- Shopify
- WordPress
- BigCommerce
- Wix
Only in FullStory
- Session replay
- Conversion funnels
- User journey mapping
- Error tracking
- Frustration signals
- Search functionality
- Custom events
- Slack
Both cover
- Heatmaps
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Lucky Orange
- User experience analysis
- Bug reproduction
- Conversion optimization
- Customer journey mappingnot FullStory
- Usability testingnot FullStory
FullStory
- User experience analysis
- Bug reproduction
- Conversion optimization
- Customer supportnot Lucky Orange
- Product developmentnot Lucky Orange
Both are used for user experience analysis, bug reproduction, conversion optimization, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Lucky Orange
- Session-based pricing scales poorly during traffic spikes or successful campaigns
- Lacks A/B testing capabilities that competitors like Crazy Egg offer
- Less privacy-focused than Hotjar for session recording data
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
Lucky Orange
Free- FreeFree
- 100 monthly sessions
- 30 days data retention
- Basic features
- Build$32/month
- 5,000 monthly sessions
- Live chat
- Heatmaps
- Grow$72/month
- 15,000 monthly sessions
- All Build features
- Expand$184/month
- 50,000 monthly sessions
- All features
FullStory
Free- FreeFree
- 1,000 sessions/month
- 14-day data retention
- Basic analytics
- Business$undefined/month
- Custom sessions
- 3-month retention
- Advanced analytics
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Unlimited sessions
- Custom retention
- Advanced privacy controls
Which should you pick?
Choose Lucky Orange if
- You need session recordings.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want live chat.
Choose FullStory if
- You need session replay.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want conversion funnels.
Questions people ask
- Is Lucky Orange or FullStory better?
- Neither clearly leads. Lucky Orange starts at Free and FullStory at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Lucky Orange or FullStory?
- Lucky Orange starts at Free and FullStory at Free.
- Does Lucky Orange or FullStory run on more platforms?
- Lucky Orange runs on Web. FullStory runs on Web, Mobile.
- Can I use Lucky Orange for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Lucky Orange best used for?
- Lucky Orange is most often used for user experience analysis, bug reproduction, conversion optimization, customer journey mapping. Of those, customer journey mapping and usability testing are not what FullStory is typically brought in for.
- What can Lucky Orange do that FullStory cannot?
- Lucky Orange covers Session Recordings, Live Chat, Surveys, Form Analytics. FullStory covers Session replay, Conversion funnels, User journey mapping, Error tracking. Both handle Heatmaps.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Lucky Orange: What is Lucky Orange's pricing based on?
Lucky Orange uses session-based pricing tiers. The Free plan tracks 100 monthly sessions; Build plan ($32/mo) tracks 5,000 sessions; Grow ($72/mo) tracks 15,000 sessions, up to Scale ($839/mo) for 300,000 sessions.
SourceFullStory: 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.
SourceLucky Orange: Does Lucky Orange include live chat?
Yes, unlike pure heatmap tools, Lucky Orange includes live chat with canned responses, operator transfers, co-browsing, and typing preview in all paid plans.
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.
SourceLucky Orange: Can I get a 7-day free trial?
Yes, Lucky Orange offers a 7-day free trial with all features on every plan and no credit card required to start.
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.
SourceLucky Orange: Does Lucky Orange track session recordings?
Yes, Lucky Orange provides dynamic heatmaps and visitor session recordings showing customer behavior, including drop-offs in conversion funnels.
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.
SourceLucky Orange: How is Lucky Orange different from Hotjar?
Lucky Orange combines heatmaps with integrated live chat for real-time support, while Hotjar focuses more on feedback collection and UX research with better privacy defaults.
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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