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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (51.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$29.00 Per Month
Free 35 Daily sessions
Crazy Egg
Star Rating
(127)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$29.00 Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansHotjar
Star Rating
(339)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 35 Daily sessions
Browse all 12 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Crazy Egg excels in its heatmap functionality, with users praising its ability to provide clear insights into user interactions. One user mentioned, "Crazy Egg is a simple yet powerful analytics tool for improving website performance," highlighting how the heatmaps and click tracking make it easy to visualize user behavior.
- Users say that Hotjar stands out for its session recording capabilities, which allow for a detailed understanding of user hesitations and drop-offs. A reviewer noted, "Session recording makes it easy to see exactly where users hesitate or drop off," emphasizing its practical application for improving user experience.
- Reviewers mention that Crazy Egg is particularly user-friendly, with a quick setup process that many find intuitive. One user shared, "Crazy Egg is so intuitive. It's quick and easy to set up heatmaps and split tests," which suggests that it may be a great choice for those who prioritize ease of use.
- According to verified reviews, Hotjar offers a more comprehensive support experience, with users rating its customer service higher. A reviewer stated, "Hotjar's support is very responsive," indicating that users may find more assistance when facing challenges.
- G2 reviewers report that Crazy Egg's pricing model, starting at $29, may be a barrier for some users, especially when compared to Hotjar's free tier. One user mentioned using Crazy Egg as a replacement for GA4, appreciating its simplicity but also noting the cost factor.
- Users say that Hotjar's data analysis features are robust, with many finding the insights actionable and easy to implement. A user remarked, "Very intuitive and insightful. The heatmaps and session recordings make it easy to understand real user behavior," which suggests that Hotjar may be better suited for those looking for in-depth analysis.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Crazy Egg
Starter
$29.00
Per Month
5,000 tracked pageviews per month
- 5 Heatmap reports
- 50 Recordings /mo
- 6 months of Recordings storage
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
Crazy Egg
Free Trial is available
Hotjar
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
107
8.6
260
Ease of Use
8.7
112
8.9
263
Ease of Setup
8.6
63
9.0
124
Ease of Admin
8.6
53
8.9
114
Quality of Support
7.7
77
8.6
178
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
46
8.7
101
Product Direction (% positive)
6.9
108
8.1
256
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
6.7
24
8.2
70
7.8
20
Feature Not Available
8.6
44
8.9
139
9.0
42
8.8
139
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
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
Logistics
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
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
37
|
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
8.6
27
|
Verified
9.0
70
|
Verified
8.3
22
|
Verified
8.9
71
|
Verified
7.8
19
|
Verified
8.5
51
|
Verified
A/B Testing
7.3
14
|
Verified
9.1
36
|
Verified
8.0
14
8.8
36
7.8
17
|
Verified
8.8
51
|
Verified
7.1
12
|
Verified
8.8
36
|
Verified
Visitor Information
7.1
13
7.6
45
|
Verified
6.8
17
8.6
40
Agentic AI - Session Replay
Not enough data
8.6
6
Customizations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - WYSIWYG Editors
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
Design and Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
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
9.3
7
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
Computing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Experimental Design
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
Agentic AI - A/B 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
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
8.3
39
8.6
114
8.6
41
8.2
95
8.4
39
8.6
109
8.1
39
8.1
102
8.5
41
8.9
125
Reporting
9.6
51
9.3
153
8.8
43
9.0
147
8.8
39
8.7
127
8.5
34
7.9
106
Tools
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content 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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Crazy Egg and Hotjar are categorized as Session Replay, Digital Analytics, Survey, and Heatmap Tools
Unique Categories
Hotjar is categorized as Feedback Analytics, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Product Analytics, User Research, Software Testing, and E-Commerce Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Crazy Egg
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
Marketing and Advertising
23.6%
Computer Software
8.9%
Internet
8.1%
Information Technology and Services
8.1%
Higher Education
4.9%
Other
46.3%
Marketing and Advertising
15.9%
Computer Software
14.9%
Information Technology and Services
11.1%
Internet
9.5%
Retail
5.7%
Other
42.9%
Discussions
Will Crazy Egg slow down my website?
3 Comments
IJ
Not at all, it works super smoothly and without any delay on your sitesRead more
How hard is it to get started using Crazy Egg Software?
2 Comments
IJ
The initial set up could be a little bit complicated but the assistance of the support team is super useful and the obtained result worths the effort by farRead more
What are the future plans of Egghead?
1 Comment
G2
Hi Chris,
Thanks for the question. Currently, on the road map, we are adding additional features and improvements to our Recordings (session playbacks)...Read more
How is Hotjar different from Google Analytics?
1 Comment
AM
Hotjar has a better set of advanced tools to get a better look at heatmaps and visitor recordings. Where as Google Analytics majorly focuses on all the...Read more
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