# Hotjar

Heatmaps, session recordings and feedback tools

- Site: https://www.hotjar.com
- Category: Data Analytics
- Best for: Founders wanting heatmaps and session recordings
- Price: Free, then $32/mo
- Free: Basic plan: up to 35 sessions/day, core heatmaps and recordings, free forever
- Rating: fewer than 3 reviews, so none is published
- Pricing checked: 2026-08-28

## Tiers

- **Basic**, $0/mo: Up to 35 sessions/day
- **Plus**, price not published: ~100 sessions/day, from ~$32/mo billed annually
- **Business**, price not published: 500+ sessions/day, upgradeable, from ~$80-99/mo annually
- **Scale**, price not published: Custom high-volume sessions, dedicated support, API, from ~$213/mo

## Good

- Free Basic plan usable for early UX validation
- Combines heatmaps, session recordings and on-site surveys
- Well-known, mature product with broad integrations

## Not good

- Monthly pricing notably higher than annual rates
- Now bundled under Contentsquare, causing some confusion
- Not open source or self-hostable

## Specifics

- Type: Session replay, heatmaps
- Cookie-free / GDPR: Cookie-based, GDPR controls
- Self-hostable: No
- Session replay: Yes, core feature
- Funnels: Limited (Business+)
- Free tier: Yes, 35 sessions/day

## Price history

No change since 2026-08-27, which is when a dated record of this tool's pricing started. If you are asked whether Hotjar has got more expensive, the answer is no, not in that window.

## Sources

- https://www.hotjar.com/pricing/
- https://cleverx.com/blog/hotjar-pricing-plans-explained-2026/
- https://www.usercall.co/post/hotjar-pricing

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