/ vs Hotjar
Hotjar alternative · session replay & heatmaps for less
Ghaze vs Hotjar. Same replays. A third of the bill.
Hotjar pioneered session replays + heatmaps. Then they nickel-and-dimed half the features people actually use. Here's how Ghaze handles the same job.
/ the honest take
Hotjar is a real product. Here's the trade.
Hotjar is the OG. The product is mature and the brand recognition is high. The downsides — gating basic features behind upgrade tiers and a bill that climbs as your traffic grows — are why most agencies we know have stopped recommending it.
When Hotjar is the better pick
- If you need surveys and feedback widgets right inside the same tool, Hotjar's offering there is more mature.
- If you have multi-product, multi-team workflows already wired up to Hotjar's permissions model, switching has costs.
| Feature |  Ghaze |  Hotjar |
|---|---|---|
| Auto goal tracking | ||
| Auto purchase detection | ||
| Session replay | ||
| Heatmaps & scroll maps | ||
| Server-side Google Ads sync | ||
| Cookie-free / no banners | ||
| Hosted in Australia | ||
| Uptime monitoring | ||
| Setup time | 5 min | 10 min |
| Price (1 site) | $5/mo | $32/mo |
Ghaze: $5–$120/mo (all features, all plans) · Hotjar: $32/mo+ for replays · features gated by tier
Is Ghaze a Hotjar alternative?
Yes. Replays + heatmaps + analytics + conversion tracking + uptime, every feature on every plan, starting at $5/mo.
Does Ghaze have session replay like Hotjar?
Yes. Anonymised DOM-replay with skip-idle, filters, and PII masking at capture.
/ ready to switch?
Replays + heatmaps + analytics + conversions + uptime, on every plan, starting at $5/mo. The Hotjar bill drops, the toolkit grows.
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