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Hotjar

Composite Score
7.7 /10
CX Score
7.6 /10
Category
Hotjar
7.7 /10

What is Hotjar?

Hotjar is a behavior analytics and product experience insights service that helps you empathize and understand your users, and get their feedback through tools like heatmaps, session recordings, and surveys. Hotjar complements the data and insights you get from traditional web analytics tools like Google Analytics. It’s an industry-leading and easy-to-use service that combines user behavior analysis, product experience insights, and website feedback tools to help you understand what’s actually happening on your site, what your users care about, and what they have to say.

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Awards & Recognition

Hotjar won the following awards in the Voice of the Customer category

Hotjar Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
Download the entire Product Scorecard to access more information on Hotjar.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

83 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

3
Since last award

73 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3
Since last award


Emotional Footprint Overview

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:
95%
Negotiation and Contract:
78%
Conflict Resolution:
94%
Strategy & Innovation:
76%
Service Experience:
87%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Hotjar?

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0% Negative
15% Neutral
85% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
  • Fair

Cons

  • Less Generous

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Questionnaire Design/Survey Builder

89

Text Analytics

83

Data Visualization

81

Multi-Channel Data Collection

81

API Framework

81

Alerts

79

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting

78

Sentiment Analytics

77

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of Implementation

90

Usability and Intuitiveness

86

Ease of Customization

82

Availability and Quality of Training

80

Quality of Features

80

Ease of IT Administration

79

Business Value Created

79

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

78

Ease of Data Integration

77

Breadth of Features

77

Vendor Support

77

Hotjar Reviews

Maria H.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Insightful, but could improve.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Hotjar from other similar products?

Hotjar stands out with its all-in-one approach, combining behavior analytics (like heatmaps and recordings) with user feedback tools in a user-friendly and cost-effective platform.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The seamless combination of heatmaps, session recordings, and user feedback tools makes Hotjar invaluable for understanding both what users do and why they do it

What do you dislike most about this product?

The lack of advanced features, like AI-driven insights or deeper integrations with analytics platforms, limits its scalability for complex projects.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start with Hotjar's free plan to explore its features and ensure it aligns with your needs. Use heatmaps and session recordings alongside feedback tools like surveys to get a complete understanding of user behavior and motivations. Pair it with tools like Google Analytics for deeper insights, and involve your team to turn findings into actionable improvements. If you require advanced analytics or predictive features, evaluate whether Hotjar's offerings meet those needs before committing.

Pros

  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
  • Respectful
  • Client Friendly Policies

Prafulla P.

  • Role: Operations
  • Industry: Finance
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Tool to derive Meaningful Insights!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Hotjar from other similar products?

1, Ease of implementation 2. Ability to read from all sources like text, video and provide concise information

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its super easy to implement and can read from all sources like text, video and provide concise insights

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes we can get overwhelmed with a lot of data

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're looking for deriving insights quickly, hotjar is one of the go to products.

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Caring
  • Altruistic
  • Client's Interest First

Chelsea N.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2023

Works well for surveys and heatmaps

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Hotjar from other similar products?

Very intuitive to use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Data collection from surveys, heatmaps, and recordings. Great for optimization of website.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The cost - Microsoft clarity is similar and free (Hotjar is a better product though)

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It works very well for website surveys and collecting behavioral data from users.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

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