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Compare Countly and Hotjar 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (52.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free forever
Free 35 Daily sessions
Countly
Star Rating
(20)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free forever
Browse all 2 pricing plansHotjar
Star Rating
(329)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 35 Daily sessions
Browse all 12 pricing plansCountly vs Hotjar
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Hotjar easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Hotjar overall.
- Reviewers felt that Hotjar meets the needs of their business better than Countly.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Hotjar is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Countly over Hotjar.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Countly
Community Edition
Free forever
Your own analytics server.
Power of open source meets analytics.
- Selection of Countly features
- Self-hosted
- Non-commercial use
Hotjar
Observe Basic
Free
35 Daily sessions
Visualize user behavior with Heatmaps and see what your users see with Recordings.
- Automatic data capture
- Unlimited heatmaps
- Up to 1,050 sessions/month
Free Trial
Countly
Free Trial is available
Hotjar
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
19
8.7
255
Ease of Use
8.4
19
8.9
258
Ease of Setup
8.6
13
8.9
119
Ease of Admin
8.3
12
8.9
110
Quality of Support
8.0
18
8.5
175
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.5
12
8.7
97
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
18
8.1
251
Features by Category
Metrics
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
8.9
25
Reporting
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.8
21
Other
Not enough data
8.0
24
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
17
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
70
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
8.8
139
User Identification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tracking & Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Metrics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Response Methods
Not enough data
8.8
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.3
30
|
Verified
Participant Selection
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
15
Insights
Not enough data
8.8
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
39
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
5
User Behavior
Not enough data
9.0
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
50
|
Verified
A/B Testing
Not enough data
9.1
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.8
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
36
|
Verified
Visitor Information
Not enough data
7.6
45
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
40
Agentic AI - Session Replay
Not enough data
8.6
6
Campaigns
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Push Notification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Product Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Administration
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
8.8
8
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
5
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Experience
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Performance
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Crash Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Crash Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Metrics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feedback Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.6
11
Feedback Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
7
Feedback Sources
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Survey Management
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Survey Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Survey Insights
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Software Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Heatmap Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
8.6
114
Not enough data
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.1
101
Not enough data
8.9
124
Reporting
Not enough data
9.3
152
Not enough data
9.1
145
Not enough data
8.7
126
Not enough data
7.8
105
Metrics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Variation Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Countly and Hotjar are categorized as E-Commerce Analytics, Digital Analytics, and Product Analytics
Unique Categories
Countly is categorized as Push Notification, Mobile Crash Reporting, Mobile App Analytics, and Mobile App Optimization
Hotjar is categorized as Feedback Analytics, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Session Replay, User Research, Heatmap Tools, Software Testing, and Survey
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Countly
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Hotjar
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
30.0%
Computer Software
15.0%
Internet
10.0%
Utilities
5.0%
Telecommunications
5.0%
Other
35.0%
Marketing and Advertising
16.1%
Computer Software
15.2%
Information Technology and Services
11.0%
Internet
9.7%
Retail
5.5%
Other
42.6%
Discussions
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