| Overview |
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. | A real-time behavior analytics suite offering session recordings, dynamic heatmaps, conversion funnels, live chat, and surveys—all features included in every plan. |
| Pricing |
Contentsquare Free is available; Digital Experience Analytics Growth starts at $49/month, with 20% off annual billing; higher tiers are custom | 7-day free trial; Build costs $39/month or $32/month billed yearly; Grow, Expand, Scale, and custom Enterprise tiers raise session limits |
| Deployment |
Vendor-hosted cloud | Vendor-hosted cloud |
| Best for |
Marketers, product teams, and UX researchers who need qualitative behavior data and feedback workflows | SMBs and e-commerce teams needing qualitative and real-time visitor insights |
| Operator |
Hotjar Limited Subsidiary of Content Square SAS | Lucky Orange, LLC Independent private company |
| Company base |
St Julian's, Malta · European Union | Overland Park, United States · United States |
| Organization scale |
at least 190 team members · operator, as of 1 Sep 2021 | No comparable official organization-size figure was publicly disclosed. |
| Recent direction |
suite consolidation Recent official evidence shows a focus on suite consolidation. | AI-assisted analysis Recent official evidence shows a focus on AI-assisted analysis. |
| Key features |
- Session replay
- Zone-based heatmaps
- Journey analysis
- Funnels
- Surveys and feedback
- Interviews
- AI-assisted insights
- Integrations and exports
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- Session replay
- Dynamic heatmaps
- Conversion funnels
- Page and form analytics
- Live chat
- Surveys and announcements
- Live visitor view
- Custom segmentation
- Discovery AI add-on
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| Important considerations |
Hotjar is now sold through Contentsquare packaging; session allowances, retention, and feature access vary by product and tier. | There is no permanent free plan; pricing scales with monthly sessions, while longer storage and Discovery AI can cost extra. |
| Integrations |
Shopify, WordPress | Shopify, WordPress, HubSpot, Zapier, BigCommerce |
| 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. |