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title: "Fullstory vs PostHog: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Fullstory or PostHog more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Heatmap and session replay tools set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Fullstory vs PostHog: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Fullstory or PostHog more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Heatmap and session replay tools set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Fullstory and PostHog
- **Competitive set**: Heatmap and session replay tools
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Fullstory Share of Search**: 1.7%
- **PostHog Share of Search**: 41.4%

## Is Fullstory or PostHog more popular in search?

- In September 2026, PostHog had more branded searches than Fullstory among heatmap and session replay tools in New Zealand. PostHog had about 720 branded searches, while Fullstory had 30. PostHog made up 41.4% of all heatmap and session replay tool searches we track, and Fullstory accounted for 1.7%.
- PostHog was ahead of Fullstory in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fullstory’s share of searches among heatmap and session replay tools in New Zealand moved from 4.1% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 30.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PostHog’s share of searches among heatmap and session replay tools in New Zealand moved from 27.9% to 41.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 720.

## Top heatmap and session replay tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, PostHog was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Fullstory was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. PostHog was listed before Fullstory in two out of three answers that named either.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Clarity | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Contentsquare | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Hotjar | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| PostHog | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Mouseflow | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Fullstory | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Lucky Orange | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about heatmap and session replay tools

- Asked ChatGPT "Which heatmap and session replay tool should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Microsoft Clarity, 2. Contentsquare, 3. PostHog, 4. Hotjar
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best heatmap and session replay tools in New Zealand?": 1. Microsoft Clarity, 2. Hotjar, 3. Contentsquare, 4. Mouseflow, 5. Fullstory, 6. PostHog
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best heatmap and session replay tool in New Zealand for website analytics?": 1. Microsoft Clarity, 2. Contentsquare, 3. PostHog, 4. Hotjar
- Searched Google, AI Overview "website heatmap software": 1. Microsoft Clarity, 2. Hotjar, 3. Mouseflow, 4. Lucky Orange
- Searched Google, AI Overview "user behaviour analytics tool": 1. Hotjar

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand heatmap and session replay tools in September 2026?

- In September 2026, PostHog overtook Microsoft Clarity to become the leader among heatmap and session replay tools in New Zealand, with 41.4% of the searches.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Fullstory in New Zealand fell 57.1% over 12 measured months, from 70 to 30 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Fullstory estimated searches | Fullstory Share of Search | Fullstory rank | PostHog estimated searches | PostHog Share of Search | PostHog rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 70 | 4.1% | 4 | 480 | 27.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 50 | 3.1% | 5 | 390 | 23.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 50 | 4.3% | 4 | 390 | 33.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 50 | 3.4% | 5 | 480 | 32.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 30 | 2.1% | 6 | 390 | 26.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 30 | 1.9% | 6 | 590 | 36.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 30 | 1.9% | 6 | 390 | 25.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 30 | 2% | 5 | 480 | 32.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 50 | 2.3% | 5 | 880 | 40.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 20 | 1.1% | 6 | 720 | 39.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 40 | 2.1% | 6 | 720 | 38.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 30 | 1.7% | 6 | 720 | 41.4% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fullstory’s and PostHog’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Fullstory**: Measured on the search terms “fullstory” and “fullstory session replay”, summed into one figure.
- **PostHog**: Measured on the search term “posthog”.

- [Fullstory profile](/demand/nz/brands/fullstory)
- [PostHog profile](/demand/nz/brands/posthog)
- [All heatmap and session replay tools in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-heatmap-and-session-replay-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Fullstory or PostHog more popular in search?

In September 2026, PostHog had more branded searches than Fullstory among heatmap and session replay tools in New Zealand. PostHog had about 720 branded searches, while Fullstory had 30. PostHog made up 41.4% of all heatmap and session replay tool searches we track, and Fullstory accounted for 1.7%.

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