Hotjar

Heatmaps and recordings for UX insight

SF8.8
Review landing page user behaviorheatmapssession replay
Review landing page user behaviorheatmaps

Best for

Small teams needing fast UX insight

Pricing

Free tier available

Free plan

Available

SoftFinders Score

8.8 / 10

Overview

What is Hotjar?

Hotjar is the behavioral analytics and user-feedback product that is now part of Contentsquare. Its core tools, including heatmaps, session replay, surveys, feedback, and user research, have been incorporated into the wider Contentsquare experience analytics platform, which is now the destination for new sign-ups.


  1. Behavioral analysis: heatmaps show where visitors click, move, and scroll, while session replay reconstructs individual journeys so teams can investigate hesitation, repeated actions, errors, and abandonment. Contentsquare now extends these workflows with Funnels, Journey Analysis, Error Monitoring, and other experience analytics capabilities.
  2. AI and feedback: surveys collect direct customer input and include AI-assisted question generation, sentiment analysis, and response summaries. Contentsquare's Sense AI adds replay and heatmap summaries, natural-language analysis through Sense Chat, and deeper automated investigations through Sense Analyst.
  3. Implementation checks: teams should assess tracking deployment, privacy and masking configuration, session volumes, survey requirements, integrations, user permissions, and which web or app journeys require behavioral capture before rollout.
  4. Commercial considerations: new customers now choose among Contentsquare Free, Growth, Pro, and Enterprise plans rather than the former standalone Hotjar packages. Session allowances, surveys, integrations, advanced analytics, and Sense AI availability differ by plan and add-on.


Hotjar remains relevant for buyers searching for its familiar heatmap, replay, and feedback workflows, but those capabilities should now be evaluated as part of the broader Contentsquare platform rather than as a separate new-customer analytics product.

KEY FEATURES

What you get out of the box

Heatmap Reports

Shows clicks, movement, and scroll behavior

Session Replay

Replays visitor journeys for usability review

AI Surveys

Generates survey questions and summarizes responses

Feedback Widgets

Collects user reactions directly on pages

Funnel Analysis

Highlights drop offs across conversion paths

Privacy Controls

Masks sensitive data in captured sessions

USE CASES

Where teams put it to work

Review landing page user behavior
Analyze checkout funnel friction quickly
Collect feedback after page visits
Compare heatmaps after design changes
Investigate website issues from support
Run lightweight UX research studies

Editorial Take

What we like, and what to verify

What we like
  • Fast setup for heatmaps recordings and feedback
  • AI survey summaries reduce manual analysis effort
  • Good entry point for lightweight UX research
What to verify
  • Not built for full enterprise metric governance
  • Session caps can limit high traffic investigations
  • Contentsquare packaging requires careful buyer review today

FAQ

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