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Overview

See how people are really using your site, and uncover insights to make the right changes. With Hotjar's all-in-one digital experience insights platform, you'll get to know your users at every step of their journey, through interviews, behavioral insights, and frequent feedback.

Transform user research into actionable insights with Optimal. Upload interviews and videos and let AI automatically surface key themes, insights, and highlight reels. Dig deeper with AI chat. Capture transcripts and notes, conduct affinity mapping, tag data, and uncover key user needs.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

40

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

199

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

546

5

4

3

2

1

368

160

15

1

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
83%
would recommend this app

4.4

7

5

4

3

2

1

3

4

0

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
71%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Hotjar provides solid insights into user interactions on your website and converts that into data you can use to increase conversion rate optimization.”
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David V.

Lead Developer

“We have gained much better insights about customer behaviour, identifying web friction points, and enhancing lead generation and retention strategies.”
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Peter C.

Regional Director of Business Development

“Great for getting a pulse on the busy parts (and the dead parts) of your pages. and browsing paths of your vistiors).”
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Samuel P.

PPC Analyst

Pros

Not enoughreviews yet

Cons

“We were disappointed when their pricing model changed to require more investment to cover the same number of domains.”
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Sarah F.

Marketing Technologist

“Screen recording is not perfect, many of our dom interactions were not recorded leading to us identify them as bugs.”
BG

Bharat G.

VP, Enginnering

“The cost is way too high to scale up for an enterprise company.”
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Sarah F.

Marketing Technologist

Cons

Not enoughreviews yet

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review5 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review4 years ago

Key features

  • Total features108
  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • A/B Testing
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Smart Probes
  • AI Text Summarization
  • AI-Powered Insights
  • API
  • Access Control
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Adaptive Learning
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Annotations
  • Anonymous Feedback
  • Assessment Management
  • Audience Targeting
  • Behavior Analytics
  • Behavior Tracking
  • Behavioral & Adaptive Logic Guidance
  • Behavioral Analytics
  • Benchmarking
  • Brand Design Consistency
  • CSAT Survey Structure
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Tracking
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Charting
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Click Tracking
  • Collaboration
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Conditional Logic
  • Content Management
  • Conversion Rate Optimization
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Customer Activity Tracking
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Customer History
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Categories
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Analysis Tools
  • Data Cleansing
  • Data Exporting
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Demographic Data
  • Design Management
  • Device Responsiveness
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dynamic Content
  • Element Analytics
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Feedback Aggregation
  • Feedback Collection
  • Feedback Management
  • Flexible Audience Options
  • For Mobile
  • For Websites
  • Funnel Analysis
  • Gamification
  • Generative AI
  • Geotargeting
  • Heatmaps
  • In-App
  • In-Store
  • Industry & Locale Adaptability
  • Integrations
  • Interactive Content
  • Interactive Reports
  • Issue Tracking
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Mobile / Mixed Mode
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Survey
  • Moderated Usability Testing
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Channel Distribution
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Use Methodologies
  • Multilingual Surveys
  • Multimedia Support
  • Multiple Question Types
  • Multiple Site Management
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • NPS Survey Structure
  • NPS of Customers
  • NPS of Employees
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Note Taking
  • Offline Access
  • Offline Response Collection
  • On-Site
  • Online Polling
  • Panel Management
  • Paper-Based
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Testing
  • Phone-Based
  • Photo Submission
  • Presentation Tools
  • Problem Area Alerts
  • Project Management
  • Projections
  • Prototype Creation
  • Pulse Surveys
  • Q&A Management
  • Qualitative Comparative Analysis
  • Qualitative Research Support
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quantitative Metrics
  • Question Branching
  • Question Library
  • Question Piping
  • Randomization
  • Rapid Research
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analysis
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recruitment Pool
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Response Quotas
  • SSL Security
  • Screen Activity Recording
  • Scroll Maps
  • Search/Filter
  • Security
  • Segmentation
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Session Recording
  • Shared Workspaces
  • Single Sign On
  • Site Intercept Survey
  • Skip Logic
  • Social Media Integration
  • Software Testing Management
  • Sorting
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Support Audio/Images/Video
  • Survey
  • Survey Builder
  • Survey Deployment
  • Survey Sample Management
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Analysis
  • Text Fields
  • Text/Notes
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Trend Analysis
  • URL Customization
  • Unmoderated Testing
  • Usability Testing
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • User Interaction Tracking
  • User Journeys
  • User Management
  • User Research Analysis
  • Version Control
  • Video Interview
  • Video Snippets
  • Video Support
  • Video recording/Transcriptions
  • Visitor Tracking
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visualization
  • Web Traffic Reporting
  • Website Analytics
  • Website Integration
  • Widgets
  • Word Clouds
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features167
  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • A/B Testing
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Smart Probes
  • AI Text Summarization
  • AI-Powered Insights
  • API
  • Access Control
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Adaptive Learning
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Annotations
  • Anonymous Feedback
  • Assessment Management
  • Audience Targeting
  • Behavior Analytics
  • Behavior Tracking
  • Behavioral & Adaptive Logic Guidance
  • Behavioral Analytics
  • Benchmarking
  • Brand Design Consistency
  • CSAT Survey Structure
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Tracking
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Charting
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Click Tracking
  • Collaboration
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Conditional Logic
  • Content Management
  • Conversion Rate Optimization
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Customer Activity Tracking
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Customer History
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Categories
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Analysis Tools
  • Data Cleansing
  • Data Exporting
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Demographic Data
  • Design Management
  • Device Responsiveness
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dynamic Content
  • Element Analytics
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Feedback Aggregation
  • Feedback Collection
  • Feedback Management
  • Flexible Audience Options
  • For Mobile
  • For Websites
  • Funnel Analysis
  • Gamification
  • Generative AI
  • Geotargeting
  • Heatmaps
  • In-App
  • In-Store
  • Industry & Locale Adaptability
  • Integrations
  • Interactive Content
  • Interactive Reports
  • Issue Tracking
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Mobile / Mixed Mode
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Survey
  • Moderated Usability Testing
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Channel Distribution
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Use Methodologies
  • Multilingual Surveys
  • Multimedia Support
  • Multiple Question Types
  • Multiple Site Management
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • NPS Survey Structure
  • NPS of Customers
  • NPS of Employees
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Note Taking
  • Offline Access
  • Offline Response Collection
  • On-Site
  • Online Polling
  • Panel Management
  • Paper-Based
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Testing
  • Phone-Based
  • Photo Submission
  • Presentation Tools
  • Problem Area Alerts
  • Project Management
  • Projections
  • Prototype Creation
  • Pulse Surveys
  • Q&A Management
  • Qualitative Comparative Analysis
  • Qualitative Research Support
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quantitative Metrics
  • Question Branching
  • Question Library
  • Question Piping
  • Randomization
  • Rapid Research
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analysis
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recruitment Pool
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Response Quotas
  • SSL Security
  • Screen Activity Recording
  • Scroll Maps
  • Search/Filter
  • Security
  • Segmentation
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Session Recording
  • Shared Workspaces
  • Single Sign On
  • Site Intercept Survey
  • Skip Logic
  • Social Media Integration
  • Software Testing Management
  • Sorting
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Support Audio/Images/Video
  • Survey
  • Survey Builder
  • Survey Deployment
  • Survey Sample Management
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Analysis
  • Text Fields
  • Text/Notes
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Trend Analysis
  • URL Customization
  • Unmoderated Testing
  • Usability Testing
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • User Interaction Tracking
  • User Journeys
  • User Management
  • User Research Analysis
  • Version Control
  • Video Interview
  • Video Snippets
  • Video Support
  • Video recording/Transcriptions
  • Visitor Tracking
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visualization
  • Web Traffic Reporting
  • Website Analytics
  • Website Integration
  • Widgets
  • Word Clouds
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations63
  • AB Tasty
  • Aha!
  • Airtable
  • Amplitude
  • Appcues
  • Asana
  • Basecamp
  • BigCommerce
  • Cint
  • Claude
  • ClickFunnels
  • ClickUp
  • Contentsquare
  • Cursor
  • Drip
  • Drupal
  • Figma
  • Firebase
  • Freshdesk
  • Freshpaint
  • Gemini
  • Google Analytics 360
  • HelpDocs
  • HubSpot CRM
  • HubSpot Content Hub
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • HubSpot Sales Hub
  • Instapage
  • Jira
  • Joomla
  • Kajabi
  • Kameleoon
  • Kartra
  • Kissmetrics
  • Kit
  • Leadpages
  • Linear
  • Lovable
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Miro
  • Mixpanel
  • MySQL
  • Omniconvert
  • Pipedrive
  • Podio
  • PrestaShop
  • Productboard
  • Prolific
  • QuickSilk
  • Respondent
  • RudderStack
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Smartsheet
  • Squarespace
  • Tealium Customer Data Hub
  • Todoist
  • Tray.io
  • Trello
  • Trustpilot
  • Twilio Segment
  • Unbounce
  • Webflow
  • Weebly
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite
  • Total integrations9
  • AB Tasty
  • Aha!
  • Airtable
  • Amplitude
  • Appcues
  • Asana
  • Basecamp
  • BigCommerce
  • Cint
  • Claude
  • ClickFunnels
  • ClickUp
  • Contentsquare
  • Cursor
  • Drip
  • Drupal
  • Figma
  • Firebase
  • Freshdesk
  • Freshpaint
  • Gemini
  • Google Analytics 360
  • HelpDocs
  • HubSpot CRM
  • HubSpot Content Hub
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • HubSpot Sales Hub
  • Instapage
  • Jira
  • Joomla
  • Kajabi
  • Kameleoon
  • Kartra
  • Kissmetrics
  • Kit
  • Leadpages
  • Linear
  • Lovable
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Miro
  • Mixpanel
  • MySQL
  • Omniconvert
  • Pipedrive
  • Podio
  • PrestaShop
  • Productboard
  • Prolific
  • QuickSilk
  • Respondent
  • RudderStack
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Smartsheet
  • Squarespace
  • Tealium Customer Data Hub
  • Todoist
  • Tray.io
  • Trello
  • Trustpilot
  • Twilio Segment
  • Unbounce
  • Webflow
  • Weebly
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite