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Comparison

Hotjar vs PostHog

No clear leader: Hotjar (72.8) and PostHog (68.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Hotjar73
PostHog68
Score
Vioscale score
Hotjar73 / 100medium · 73%updating
PostHog68 / 100medium · 63%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
Model
Hotjarfreemium
PostHogfreemium
Price level
Hotjarmid
PostHoglow
Transparent
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
Integrations
Count
Hotjar100
PostHog120
Security
Disclosure policy
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
Gdpr
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
Hipaa
Hotjar–
PostHog✓
Iso27001
Hotjar✓
PostHog–
Scorecard
Hotjar–
PostHog4.2
Soc2
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hotjar–
PostHog1
Github stars
Hotjar–
PostHog39,230
Package downloads weekly
Hotjar–
PostHog12,366,207
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hotjar–
PostHog100
Release
History
Hotjar–
PostHog20 items
License
Spdx
Hotjar–
PostHog(Apache-2.0 AND MIT)
Language
Primary
Hotjar–
PostHogPython
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for product analytics software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Analytics scope
Hotjar-
PostHog-
Capture
Autocapture (no-code event capture)
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
Analyses
Funnels
Hotjar✓
PostHog-
Retention / cohort analysis
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
Paths / user journeys
Hotjar✓
PostHog-
Session replay
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
Experimentation
A/B testing & experimentation
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
Feature flags built-in
Hotjar-
PostHog✓
Data
Warehouse-native / BYODB
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
Deployment
Self-hostable / OSS core
Hotjar✗
PostHog✓
Pricing
Free tier
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
Compliance
EU data residency option
Hotjar-
PostHog-
SDKs
Server-side + mobile SDK coverage
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Hotjar

Hotjar is a web analytics platform offering session replay, heatmaps, funnels, surveys, and user testing tools to help understand and optimize website and app user behavior.

Independently observed

PostHog

All-in-one platform providing product analytics, web tracking, session recording, feature testing, experimentation, error tracking, and a managed data warehouse with integrations to unify customer data and insights for product development teams.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Hotjar

from $39/moSubscriptionFree tier15-day trial

Free tier available. Growth plan from $39/month (annual) or $49/month. Pro requires contact sales.

  • FreeFree
    • Replays, Heatmaps, Funnels
    • Error & performance monitoring
    • Basic surveys (100/mo)
    • LLM connection (300 tool calls/mo)
    • 10+ integrations
  • Growth$39-49/month. 7k+ sessions. 3 projects.
    • Zone-based heatmaps
    • Journey analysis
    • Impact quantification
    • Sense Chat & AI summaries
    • Sense Analyst lite (beta)
    • +1 more
  • ProContact sales
    • Connect behavior to revenue by channel and product
    • Identify patterns that drive repeat purchases and retention
    • Revenue-focused strategic decisions
as of verify ↗

PostHog

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing per product. Free tier available for all products. 98% of customers use PostHog free tier.

  • Product AnalyticsFree
  • Session ReplayFree
  • Feature FlagsFree
  • Managed WarehouseFree
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
iOS
Hotjar✓
PostHog✗
Android
Hotjar✓
PostHog✗
CLI
Hotjar✗
PostHog✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hotjar✓
PostHog✓
Self-hosted
Hotjar✗
PostHog✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Hotjar

13 total
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • Unbounce
  • Shopify
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Snowflake
  • Asana
  • Linear
  • Trello
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Microsoft Copilot
Independently observed

PostHog

4 total
  • Stripe
  • Postgres
  • HubSpot
  • Vercel
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.