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FullStory vs Hotjar: What are the differences?

What is FullStory? Meet FullStory, the app that captures all your customer experience data in one powerful, easy-to-use platform. Our tiny script unlocks pixel-perfect session playback, automatic insights, funnel analytics, and robust search and segmentation – empowering everyone in your organization to help build the best online experience for your customers.

What is Hotjar? See how visitors are really using your website, collect user feedback and turn more visitors into customers. See how visitors are really using your website, collect user feedback and turn more visitors into customers.

FullStory can be classified as a tool in the "User Feedback as a Service" category, while Hotjar is grouped under "Heatmap Analytics".

According to the StackShare community, Hotjar has a broader approval, being mentioned in 112 company stacks & 24 developers stacks; compared to FullStory, which is listed in 75 company stacks and 9 developer stacks.

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Pros of FullStory
Pros of Hotjar
  • 8
    See full user sessions
  • 5
    "Skip inactivity" during playback
  • 5
    Playback console errors as they happen
  • 5
    Speed up playback
  • 3
    Easy integration through Segment
  • 3
    Segment users based on actions
  • 3
    User event stream
  • 1
    CRAZY expensive after free plan
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    Cons of FullStory
    Cons of Hotjar
    • 2
      Expensive
    • 1
      If you're using it via Segment, it's all or nothing
    • 1
      We'll never get through all the sessions recorded
    • 1
      Doesn't integrate with our exception monitoring
    • 4
      Doesn't work with iframe

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    What is FullStory?

    FullStory’s unmatched analytics engine automatically indexes every digital interaction with your site or app and empowers teams to measure, validate, and act on each experience at scale.

    What is Hotjar?

    See how visitors are really using your website, collect user feedback and turn more visitors into customers.

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