Hotjar alternative: funnels, replays and heatmaps that name the fix
Hotjar is now part of Contentsquare, and new Hotjar accounts can no longer be created.[1] If you are choosing where to go next, Convertlyft covers the same ground for a website, funnels, session replays, heatmaps, rage and dead clicks, errors and page speed, and then names one fix with the evidence behind it. It does not run surveys or interviews.
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Contentsquare Free and Convertlyft, side by side
The left column is the free plan new Hotjar sign-ups are sent to.[1] Each fact links to the page it came from.
| Compared on | Contentsquare Free | Convertlyft |
|---|---|---|
| Signing up | Through ContentsquareNew Hotjar accounts cannot be created; new sign-ups go to Contentsquare's free plan[1] | Free to startStart free. No card needed. Plans are on the pricing page |
| Which visits are replayed | A share"5% sessions captured (max. 10k)" a month, within 200k monthly sessions[2] | The ones worth watchingA visit is kept when it hits an error, a rage or dead click, a form someone gave up on, or a key page such as checkout, plus a sample of the rest. Reports count every visit |
| How far back you can look | 1 month"1 month data access" on the free plan[2] | 90 days of replaysReplays are kept 90 days and events 24 months, on every plan |
| Heatmaps | IncludedHeatmaps, and attention maps[1] | IncludedMaps for all, rage, dead, error and first clicks, a scroll map, and movement on desktop, drawn on a real visit |
| Funnels and errors | Included"Replays, Heatmaps & Funnels" and "Error & performance monitoring"[2] | IncludedFunnels of up to 6 steps, errors grouped into issues, and Core Web Vitals from real visitors |
| A/B tests | Higher plans"A/B testing & outcomes analysis" is listed as an add-on on Pro and included on Enterprise[2] | IncludedRun a copy change as a test: split visitors between versions, pick a goal, and read the result |
| Surveys and interviews | Included"Basic surveys"; the Hotjar page names 5 interviews and 100 survey responses a month[1][2] | Not offeredConvertlyft reads what people do on the site. It does not ask them questions |
| Your AI tools | MCP"Connect with LLMs (MCP)" on the free plan[2] | MCPAn MCP server at mcp.convertlyft.com/mcp. Reads are allowed by default; writes stay off unless you tick them |
Contentsquare and Hotjar facts as of 14 October 2026, from their own pages; each number in brackets links to the source below. Plans change, so check their pages before you decide.
What Convertlyft does differently
It names the fix
At 06:00 UTC a digest compares yesterday with its own trailing week: what leaked, what lifted, new errors and slow pages. A quiet day says so instead of inventing a finding. Every Monday, What to do ranks findings from the last 7 complete days, each with a suggested fix where the rule has one.
Evidence is one click away
Each funnel step, error and friction row links to the recorded visits behind it. Heatmaps rank elements by clicks, with how many of the people who clicked each one converted, once there are enough clicks to say.
It can draft the change
For an error in your own code, Draft a fix writes a small change you read first. Only if you choose does it open as a draft pull request on GitHub, and a person on your side merges it.
Copy tests without a deploy
Change a headline or other copy for the people you choose, or run it as a test with a goal. A test stops itself if the split goes wrong. It refuses to swap a price, stock, legal text or a claim.
SEO in the same place
Rank tracking, a site audit by our own crawler, competitors and backlinks. The free SEO audit reads up to 16 of your pages with no account.
Findings where you work
Send findings to email, Slack, Telegram or a webhook. Or read them from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another MCP client; npx convertlyft init sets up the coding tools on your computer.
When Hotjar is the better choice
Stay with Hotjar, now Contentsquare, if surveys and interviews with your visitors are part of how you learn: its free plan includes basic surveys, and its Hotjar page names interviews and survey responses each month.[1][2] Convertlyft has neither.
It is also the better fit if you want to replay close to every visit: Contentsquare's Pro and Enterprise plans list "up to 100% sessions captured".[2] Convertlyft keeps the visits that hit trouble or a key page, plus a sample.
And if your team already knows Hotjar and the reports you read today answer your questions, moving costs you time for little gain. Convertlyft does a narrower job: one website, read daily, with a named fix.
Moving over, in four steps
- Start free and give your site's address. We look at its homepage to see what it is built with, such as Shopify, WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Framer, Next.js or a tag manager, and show the steps for it.
- Paste one line before
</head>. You do not have to remove the Hotjar tag first, so you can compare the two for a while. - Open Live: the people on your site now, refreshed every 5 seconds. That is the check that the line works.
- Set up your main funnel, up to 6 steps. The first digest is computed at 06:00 UTC the next day.
<script src="https://…/tracker.js" … your key, already filled in … defer></script>
Your own key is filled in after sign-up. Prefer not to touch code? Paste a paragraph into the AI tool that built your site, or send it to your developer.
Questions
Can I still sign up for Hotjar?
Hotjar's own page says it is no longer possible to create a new Hotjar account, and new sign-ups go to Contentsquare's free plan instead.[1]
Does Convertlyft record every visit?
Reports and funnels count every visit, none skipped. Replays keep the visits worth watching: an error, a rage or dead click, a form someone gave up on, or a key page such as checkout, plus a sample of the rest.
How long does Convertlyft keep recordings?
Replays are kept 90 days and events 24 months, on every plan. Typed values are always hidden and personal details masked.
Can I run Convertlyft next to Hotjar while I compare?
Yes. Convertlyft's line does not need the Hotjar tag removed, so both can run while you compare what each one shows you.
What does Convertlyft cost?
Start free. No card needed. The plans and what each one includes are on the pricing page.
Sources
- Contentsquare, "Hotjar is now part of Contentsquare", contentsquare.com/hotjar/, as of 14 October 2026. www.hotjar.com redirects to this page.
- Contentsquare, pricing, contentsquare.com/pricing/, as of 14 October 2026. www.hotjar.com/pricing/ redirects to this page.
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Every report from one line of code, and the first digest the next day.
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