Question 1

Is Hotjar or PostHog better?

Accepted Answer

Hotjar has a score of 4.5/5 while PostHog scores 4.6/5. Hotjar offers 13 tracked features and PostHog offers 13. The best choice depends on your specific needs and budget.

Question 2

Is Hotjar cheaper than PostHog?

Accepted Answer

Hotjar starts at Free and PostHog starts at Free. Both tools offer a free plan.

Question 3

What are the main differences between Hotjar and PostHog?

Accepted Answer

Hotjar and PostHog are both in the SaaS space. Hotjar starts at Free with 13 features tracked, while PostHog starts at Free with 13 features tracked.

	Hotjar	PostHog
Starting Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.5/5	4.6/5
Free Plan	Yes	Yes
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Feature	Hotjar	PostHog
A/B testing	✕	✓
API access	✓	✓
Custom dashboards	✓	✓
Data export	✓	✓
Event tracking	✓Basic	✓
Funnel analysis	✓Basic	✓
Heatmaps	✓	✕
Privacy compliance (GDPR)	✓	✓
Real-time data	✓	✓
Retention analysis	✕	✓
SQL access	✕	✓
Session recordings	✓	✓
User segmentation	✓	✓

Hotjar vs PostHog (2026)

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