Hotjar vs PostHog
Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs
Quick Comparison
Rating
4.3
vs4.5
Starting Price
Free
vsFree
Pricing Model
freemium
vsfreemium
Feature
Hotjar
PostHog
Heatmaps
Session recordings
Surveys
Feedback widgets
Funnel analysis
User interviews
Product analytics
Session replay
Feature flags
A/B testing
Data warehouse
Hotjar Pros
- Heatmaps make data visual and shareable
- Session recordings reveal UX issues quickly
- Easy to install with one script tag
- Built-in surveys and feedback tools
- Good free tier for small sites
- Non-technical teams can use it immediately
Hotjar Cons
- Limited quantitative analytics capabilities
- Session recording quality varies on SPAs
- Can slow down page load slightly
- Data retention limits on lower plans
- Not a replacement for product analytics
- Free tier is very limited at 35 sessions per day
PostHog Pros
- All-in-one analytics replay flags and testing
- Generous free tier with 1M events per month
- Open source and self-hostable
- Developer-friendly with SQL access
- No vendor lock-in with data portability
- Transparent usage-based pricing
PostHog Cons
- Younger platform still maturing
- UI less polished than Mixpanel or Amplitude
- Self-hosting requires significant DevOps
- Documentation gaps for advanced features
- Performance can lag with very large datasets
- Mobile SDKs less mature than competitors