Microsoft Clarity records how visitors interact with your site. PageGuard monitors what’s technically broken — WCAG accessibility, Core Web Vitals, SEO, and ADA compliance — with no code installation required.
ADA Title II Deadline: April 24, 2026
State and local government websites must meet WCAG 2.1 AA. Microsoft Clarity provides no accessibility auditing or ADA compliance monitoring. PageGuard monitors accessibility continuously — alerting you before violations occur.
| Feature | PageGuard | Microsoft Clarity |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free + from $9/mo (continuous health monitoring) | Free forever — funded by Microsoft advertising data |
| Who is it for? | Small businesses, designers, agencies — ongoing site health, ADA compliance & SEO auditing | Developers and marketers — user behavior analysis via heatmaps and session recordings |
| Accessibility audit (WCAG / ADA) | ✓ Yes — WCAG 2.1 AA scored 0–100 with specific issue list | No — no accessibility scoring or WCAG compliance checks |
| Technical SEO audit | ✓ Yes — meta tags, headings, canonical, structured data, robots.txt | No — no SEO auditing capabilities |
| Performance scoring (Core Web Vitals) | ✓ Yes — LCP, CLS, FCP scored 0–100 with actionable fix recommendations | Partial — shows real-user metrics but no scored audit or fix guidance |
| User behavior analytics (heatmaps / recordings) | No — focuses on technical health, not user behavior | ✓ Yes — heatmaps, session recordings, click maps, scroll depth analysis |
| Requires JavaScript snippet installation | ✓ No — scans any URL externally, zero code changes needed | Yes — requires adding a JS tracking snippet to every page |
| ADA Title II compliance monitoring | ✓ Yes — WCAG audit + automated email alert on accessibility regression | No — no ADA compliance features |
| Continuous automated monitoring | Yes — weekly or daily scans with email alerts on score drops | Yes — continuous real-user session collection |
| Best Practices audit (security headers, HTTPS) | ✓ Yes — HTTPS enforcement, security headers, image optimisation | No — no security or best practices auditing |
| No-signup on-demand scan | ✓ Yes — scan any URL in ~30 seconds, no account required | No — requires sign-up and JS installation to collect data |
| AI-generated plain-English report | ✓ Yes — explains technical issues in non-technical language | No — session recordings require manual analysis |
| Multi-site dashboard | Yes — monitor up to 50 sites from $9/mo | Yes — unlimited projects (paid tier unlocks more features) |
| Historical score tracking | Yes — track health score trends over time (7–365 days by plan) | Yes — session data history, but no health score trending |
| Data privacy / GDPR | ✓ Minimal data — only scans public page HTML, no visitor tracking | Collects visitor PII; review required for GDPR/CCPA compliance |
Unlike Microsoft Clarity, no JavaScript snippet, no visitor tracking, no signup. Performance + Accessibility + SEO + Best Practices scored in 30 seconds.
Results in ~30 seconds. 4 scores: Performance, Accessibility, SEO, Best Practices.
They solve different problems. Microsoft Clarity is a user behavior tool — heatmaps, session recordings, and click tracking. PageGuard is a technical health monitoring tool — WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility scoring, Core Web Vitals, technical SEO, and ADA compliance. If you need to fix what’s technically broken or meet ADA Title II requirements, PageGuard is the right choice. Many teams use both: Clarity for behavior analysis, PageGuard for technical health.
No — Microsoft Clarity does not provide WCAG 2.1 AA compliance scoring or ADA accessibility monitoring. It tracks user behavior (rage clicks, dead clicks, scroll depth) but has no automated accessibility auditing. With the ADA Title II deadline on April 24, 2026, PageGuard provides the accessibility monitoring that Microsoft Clarity cannot.
No — PageGuard scans any public URL externally with no code installation. Enter a URL and get scored results in ~30 seconds. Microsoft Clarity requires a JavaScript snippet on every page to record visitor sessions. PageGuard requires zero setup, collects no visitor data, and delivers instant results.
Yes — they complement each other well. Use PageGuard to monitor technical health (accessibility score, SEO audit, Core Web Vitals) and receive email alerts when scores drop. Use Microsoft Clarity to understand how users behave on your pages. Together they give you both the “what’s broken” and “how users behave” perspectives.