Hotjar

Hotjar

Hotjar is a behavior analytics and user feedback platform that helps businesses understand how visitors interact with their websites through heatmaps, session recordings, and surveys. It's designed for product managers, UX designers, and marketers who want to optimize user experience and conversion rates.

Free plan available

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Features

Heatmaps showing click, move, and scroll behavior
Session recordings with user interaction playback
Conversion funnel analysis
On-site surveys and feedback widgets
Incoming feedback collection
User interview recruitment tools

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • +Intuitive interface that's easy to set up and use
  • +Visual insights that make data accessible to non-technical users
  • +Generous free tier for small websites
  • +Combines quantitative and qualitative data in one platform

Cons

  • -Can be expensive for high-traffic websites
  • -Session recording storage limits can fill up quickly
  • -Limited advanced segmentation compared to enterprise analytics tools

Pricing

PlanPriceFeatures
Basic$0/moUp to 35 daily sessions, Unlimited heatmaps, Basic data capture
Plus$32/moUp to 100 daily sessions, All Basic features, Filters and segments, Friction score
Business$80/moUp to 500 daily sessions, All Plus features, Identify users, Trends and funnels, Custom events
Scale$171/moUp to 500+ daily sessions, All Business features, Advanced filtering, Priority support, SSO and audit logs

Quick Info

Category
Analytics
Starting Price
Free
Features
6 listed

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