Hotjar vs PostHog
A side-by-side look at Hotjar and PostHog: what each costs to start, whether there is a free plan, how easy they are to pick up, and which features and integrations they cover.
Which should you choose?
Choose Hotjar if
- Marketers and UX teams diagnosing why landing pages underperform
- Ecommerce stores looking for checkout friction
- Small teams that want heatmaps and surveys without training
Choose PostHog if
- Startups and product teams that want one tool for analytics, replay and flags
- Engineering-led companies comfortable with events and SQL
- Teams needing EU data hosting for product analytics
Cheapest to start
Not comparable
Free plan
Hotjar, PostHog
Highest editor rating
PostHog · 4.5
| Compare | Hotjar |
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| Free plan | Yes |
| Free trial | No |
| Starting price | From $39/mo |
| Editor rating | 4.2 |
| Ease of use | Very easy (5/5) |
| Category | Analytics |
| Pricing model | Observe, Ask and Engage are priced separately, each with a free Basic tier. Observe Plus is approximately $39 per month ($32 billed annually), Business from about $99 ($80 annually) and Scale from about $213 ($171 annually). |
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| Platforms | Web, Browser extension |
| Integrations | Google Analytics, HubSpot, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Shopify, Slack, WordPress, Zapier |
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| A/B testing | No |
| AI assistant | Yes |
| API access | No |
| Audience segmentation | Yes |
| Custom event tracking | Yes |
| Feature flags | No |
| Forms & surveys | Yes |
| Funnels | Yes |
| GDPR compliance tools | Yes |
| Heatmaps | Yes |
| Reporting & dashboards | Yes |
| Roles & permissions | Yes |
| Self-hosting option | No |
| Session replay | Yes |
| SSO / SAML | Yes |
| Templates | Yes |
| Webhooks | No |
Common questions
- Does Hotjar or PostHog have a free plan?
- Both do. Hotjar and PostHog each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.
- Which is easier to use, Hotjar or PostHog?
- In VERILO's editorial assessment Hotjar is the easier of the two, scoring 5 out of 5 against 3 for PostHog. That is a judgement about how quickly a new team gets productive, not a measured benchmark.