# GrainQL (grainql.com)

> GrainQL is a privacy-first product-analytics platform with a built-in AI analyst
> (Kai) that investigates why your metrics move. It combines event analytics,
> session replay, heatmaps, funnels, and visual point-and-click event tracking, and
> Kai's "Deep Investigation" automatically root-causes revenue leaks and conversion
> drops. Positioning: "Find where your site is losing money."

## What GrainQL is
- Category: Product analytics + session replay + AI investigator, for web and mobile.
- Core differentiator: Kai, an AI analyst that proactively surfaces and explains what is
  broken, not a chat box over dashboards. Deep Investigation is a multi-phase automated
  audit that finds the root cause of a metric drop.
- Capabilities: event analytics, session replay, heatmaps, funnels and Tracks,
  visual point-and-click event tracking, remote config, and a mobile SDK (iOS + Android).
- Privacy: cookieless, EU-hosted (Helsinki primary / Frankfurt backup), GDPR + CCPA, no
  fingerprinting, no third-party cookies.

## Who it is for
- Solo SaaS founders and small product/growth teams, typically migrating off GA4.

## Proof points
- 2,000+ teams. 5/5 on AppSumo. ~3 seconds to Kai's first answer.
- Representative find: 700+ form interactions, zero submissions on one page, surfaced in ~4 minutes.

## How GrainQL compares
- vs Hotjar/Clarity: GrainQL's AI reviews the sessions and heatmaps for you and reports what is broken.
- vs PostHog: answers, not query builders — no SQL or data engineer required.
- vs Plausible/Fathom/GA4: adds session replay, heatmaps, funnels, and an AI analyst on top of privacy-first tracking.
- Matrix: https://www.grainql.com/compare

## Pricing
- 14-day free trial (no card required); paid plans from $29/mo. No free tier.

## Key pages
- https://www.grainql.com/
- https://www.grainql.com/pricing
- https://www.grainql.com/compare
- https://docs.grainql.com/

## Guides & articles
- The Black Friday Checkout Pre-Flight: 12 Checks Before You Raise Ad Spend: https://www.grainql.com/blog/black-friday-checkout-checklist
- Why Did My Google Ads Conversions Drop After June 15? A Diagnostic Guide: https://www.grainql.com/blog/google-ads-conversions-dropped-june-2026
- GrainQL 6.5: Multi-Site MCP, Reports, and Channels: https://www.grainql.com/blog/grain-6-5-release
- Your Page Isn't Broken. Your Message Is. How to Find the Sentence Where People Stop Believing You: https://www.grainql.com/blog/where-visitors-stop-believing-you
- Contentsquare vs Hotjar vs PostHog (2026): The Enterprise-Tier Shortlist, Settled: https://www.grainql.com/blog/contentsquare-vs-hotjar-vs-posthog
- Hotjar vs Mouseflow vs Lucky Orange (2026): An Honest Three-Way Comparison: https://www.grainql.com/blog/hotjar-vs-mouseflow-vs-lucky-orange
- How to Set Up Cookieless Tracking in GA4: Step-by-Step Guide (2026): https://www.grainql.com/blog/set-up-cookieless-tracking-ga4
- Checkout Abandonment Analysis: Find Where Buyers Bail in 15 Minutes: https://www.grainql.com/blog/checkout-abandonment-analysis
- Funnel Drop-Off Analysis in GA4: How to Do It, and Where It Falls Short: https://www.grainql.com/blog/ga4-funnel-drop-off-analysis
- Analytics Without a Cookie Banner: What You Can Legally Track: https://www.grainql.com/blog/analytics-without-cookie-banner
- The GDPR Analytics Stack: DPA, Data Residency, and the Questions Your DPO Will Ask: https://www.grainql.com/blog/gdpr-analytics-stack-dpo-questions
- The Best Session Replay Tool in 2026 Reads the Sessions for You: https://www.grainql.com/blog/session-replay-tool-with-ai
- Why Did My Conversions Drop? A Diagnostic Checklist for Founders and PMs: https://www.grainql.com/blog/why-did-my-conversions-drop
- GrainQL vs FullStory: Recording the Session vs Naming the Cause: https://www.grainql.com/blog/grain-vs-fullstory
- Why Did My Signups Drop? A Diagnostic Checklist for SaaS Teams: https://www.grainql.com/blog/why-did-my-signups-drop
- GrainQL vs Amplitude: An AI Analyst vs a Platform Built for Analysts: https://www.grainql.com/blog/grain-vs-amplitude
- European Alternative to Google Analytics: How to Actually Choose One (2026): https://www.grainql.com/blog/european-google-analytics-alternative
- GrainQL vs Plausible: When a Privacy Counter Isn't Enough: https://www.grainql.com/blog/grain-vs-plausible
- Form Abandonment: Why Users Don't Submit (and How to Prove the Fix): https://www.grainql.com/blog/form-abandonment-why-users-dont-submit
- 8 Best Google Analytics Alternatives for Europe in 2026, Ranked and Tested: https://www.grainql.com/blog/best-google-analytics-alternatives-eu-2026
- 8 Best Hotjar Alternatives in 2026, Tested (After the Contentsquare Buyout): https://www.grainql.com/blog/best-hotjar-alternatives-2026
- The eCommerce Conversion Leak Playbook: Find and Fix Revenue Loss in 30 Days: https://www.grainql.com/blog/ecommerce-conversion-leak-playbook
- Grain 4.4: Deep Investigation, Recall, Mobile SDK, and More: https://www.grainql.com/blog/grain-4-4-release
- Grain vs Microsoft Clarity: What Free Heatmaps Actually Cost You: https://www.grainql.com/blog/grain-vs-microsoft-clarity
- How to Migrate from GA4 to Cookieless Analytics: A Step-by-Step Guide: https://www.grainql.com/blog/migrate-ga4-cookieless-analytics
- Why Your WooCommerce Store Needs More Than Google Analytics: https://www.grainql.com/blog/woocommerce-analytics-beyond-ga4
- 700 Users Tried to Fill Out a Form. Zero Succeeded. Nobody Knew.: https://www.grainql.com/blog/kai-found-broken-funnel
- Dead Clicks, Rage Clicks, and the Revenue They're Hiding: https://www.grainql.com/blog/dead-clicks-rage-clicks-revenue
- The EU Cookieless Analytics Playbook for 2026: https://www.grainql.com/blog/eu-cookieless-analytics-2026
- Your GA4 Is Undercounting Traffic. Here's What That Costs You.: https://www.grainql.com/blog/ga4-traffic-gap
- The Release That Silently Killed Our Checkout: https://www.grainql.com/blog/release-that-killed-checkout
- The AI Analytics Assistant That Investigates, Not Just Answers: https://www.grainql.com/blog/kai-2-ai-analytics-assistant
- Kai 2: A New Way to Understand Your Data: https://www.grainql.com/blog/kai-2-announcement
- GDPR Analytics Compliance Checklist 2026: https://www.grainql.com/blog/gdpr-analytics-compliance-checklist
- Grain Analytics vs Google Analytics: The Complete Comparison for EU Teams: https://www.grainql.com/blog/grain-vs-google-analytics
- Heatmaps That Actually Drive Product Decisions: https://www.grainql.com/blog/heatmaps-that-drive-product-decisions
- Session Replay in 2026: The Tool That Reads the Sessions for You: https://www.grainql.com/blog/session-replay-best-practices
- Product Analytics Without the Complexity: https://www.grainql.com/blog/product-analytics-without-the-complexity
- Why Privacy-First Analytics Is the Future: https://www.grainql.com/blog/privacy-first-analytics
- Conversion Funnels: What They Are, How to Build One, and How to Analyze Drop-Off: https://www.grainql.com/blog/understanding-conversion-funnels
- Cookieless Tracking in 2026: How It Works and Why Your Data Gets Better: https://www.grainql.com/blog/cookieless-tracking-explained
- Event Tracking Best Practices for Product Teams: https://www.grainql.com/blog/event-tracking-best-practices
- Click Maps vs Scroll Maps vs Attention Maps: How to Choose the Right Heatmap: https://www.grainql.com/blog/click-maps-scroll-maps-move-maps
- Grain Analytics vs Hotjar: When Behavior Tools Aren't Enough: https://www.grainql.com/blog/grain-vs-hotjar
- Grain Analytics vs Mixpanel: Product Analytics Without the Complexity Tax: https://www.grainql.com/blog/grain-vs-mixpanel
- Grain Analytics vs PostHog: Managed Analytics Without the Infrastructure Burden: https://www.grainql.com/blog/grain-vs-posthog
- 3 Heatmap Patterns That Reveal Your Landing Page Is Failing: https://www.grainql.com/blog/heatmap-patterns-landing-page-failures
- Heatmaps + Session Replay: The Complete UX Analysis Stack: https://www.grainql.com/blog/heatmaps-session-replay-ux-analysis
- Your Data Has Seasons — Here's How to Read Them: https://www.grainql.com/blog/seasonal-trends-date-range-analysis
- How to Set Up Conversion Goals That Actually Tell You Something: https://www.grainql.com/blog/setting-up-conversion-goals-guide