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Choose FullStory ifMid-to-large product teams and UX researchers
Important considerations: Free excludes advanced dashboards, StoryAI, mobile capture, and configurable privacy; paid pricing is quote-based.
Choose Hotjar ifMarketers, product teams, and UX researchers who need qualitative behavior data and feedback workflows
Important considerations: Hotjar is now sold through Contentsquare packaging; session allowances, retention, and feature access vary by product and tier.
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| Attribute | FullStory | Hotjar |
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| Overview | A digital experience analytics platform combining session replay, heatmaps, funnels, event analytics, and AI insights for both web and mobile. | A behavior analytics and user feedback product, now positioned within Contentsquare, focused on session replay, heatmaps, surveys, interviews, and journey optimization for UX and growth teams. |
| Pricing | Fullstory Free includes 30,000 monthly sessions and 12 months of analytics retention; Business, Advanced, and Enterprise pricing is quote-based | Contentsquare Free is available; Digital Experience Analytics Growth starts at $49/month, with 20% off annual billing; higher tiers are custom |
| Deployment | Vendor-hosted cloud | Vendor-hosted cloud |
| Best for | Mid-to-large product teams and UX researchers | Marketers, product teams, and UX researchers who need qualitative behavior data and feedback workflows |
| Operator | Fullstory, Inc. Independent private company | Hotjar Limited Subsidiary of Content Square SAS |
| Company base | Atlanta, United States · United States | St Julian's, Malta · European Union |
| Organization scale | at least 200 employees · operator, as of 5 May 2020 | at least 190 team members · operator, as of 1 Sep 2021 |
| Recent direction | AI-assisted analysis Recent official evidence shows a focus on AI-assisted analysis. | suite consolidation Recent official evidence shows a focus on suite consolidation. |
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| Important considerations | Free excludes advanced dashboards, StoryAI, mobile capture, and configurable privacy; paid pricing is quote-based. | Hotjar is now sold through Contentsquare packaging; session allowances, retention, and feature access vary by product and tier. |
| Integrations | Segment, Salesforce, CRMs, Dev tools | Shopify, WordPress |
| Fact check | We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08. | We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08. |
This matrix shows capabilities recorded in our catalog. Not listed means we have not confirmed the capability here. Check the linked vendor sources for plan, deployment, and usage limits.
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| Attribute | FullStory | Hotjar |
|---|---|---|
| AI insights | Listed | Listed |
| App analytics | Listed | Not listed |
| Audience insights | Listed | Listed |
| Behavior analytics | Listed | Listed |
| CCPA compliant | Listed | Listed |
| Cohort analysis | Listed | Not listed |
| Cross-device tracking | Listed | Not listed |
| Custom reports | Listed | Listed |
| Data export | Listed | Listed |
| E-commerce tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Error tracking | Listed | Not listed |
| Event tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Free plan | Listed | Listed |
| Funnels | Listed | Listed |
| GDPR compliant | Listed | Listed |
| Goals | Listed | Listed |
| Heatmaps | Listed | Listed |
| Integrations | Listed | Listed |
| Polls | Not listed | Listed |
| Real-time data | Listed | Listed |
| Retention analytics | Listed | Not listed |
| Revenue tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Session recordings | Listed | Listed |
| Surveys | Not listed | Listed |
| User feedback | Not listed | Listed |
| User segments | Listed | Listed |