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Aurelius vs Contentsquare

Aurelius logo

Aurelius

Research

UX research repository for tagging notes, building insights and finding them again years later

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Contentsquare logo

Contentsquare

Research

Digital experience analytics platform

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Aurelius aurelius does not recruit participants or run unmoderated studies, so it is always a second tool alongside a testing or recruitment platform and never the whole research budget.; Contentsquare no pricing tiers or costs published on website; sales contact required
  • They diverge on capability: Aurelius covers Research repository, Contentsquare covers Zone-based Heatmaps.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Aurelius and Contentsquare actually diverge.

Attributes where Aurelius and Contentsquare differ
AttributeAureliusContentsquare
Starting price$49/monthOn request
Pricing modelFlat monthly fee, unlimited userssubscription
PlatformsWebWeb, Mobile
FoundedUnknown2012

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Research).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Aurelius

  • Research repository
  • Analysis board
  • Tagging
  • Insights and recommendations
  • Transcription
  • AI assist
  • Automatic report builder
  • Universal search

Only in Contentsquare

  • Zone-based Heatmaps
  • Session Replay
  • Journey Analysis
  • AI Insights
  • Impact Quantification
  • Adobe Analytics
  • Google Analytics
  • Salesforce

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Aurelius

  • A research team of three whose findings currently live in individual Miro boards and Google Docs that nobody outside the team can find six months laternot Contentsquare
  • A product organisation that wants every designer and product manager to search past research without paying forty repository seatsnot Contentsquare
  • A consultancy running discovery for multiple clients that needs tagged evidence kept separate per client but searchable internallynot Contentsquare
  • A team preparing a repeat study who need to know what was already learned about the same problem two years ago before they recruit anyonenot Contentsquare

Contentsquare

  • Analysing user behaviour on websites and apps through session replay and heatmapsnot Aurelius
  • Finding friction in conversion funnels from behavioural datanot Aurelius

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Aurelius

  • Aurelius does not recruit participants or run unmoderated studies, so it is always a second tool alongside a testing or recruitment platform and never the whole research budget.
  • Integrations are thin, with Zapier, Jira and Slack rather than direct connections to the call recording and testing tools most teams already run, so getting material in often means manual upload.
  • The tag vocabulary is only as good as the discipline applied to it, and repositories where several researchers invent overlapping tags become unsearchable within a year with no built-in governance to prevent it.
  • Unlimited users is genuinely unlimited but permissions are basic below Enterprise, so a team that needs client-safe or stakeholder-only views has to buy the quoted tier for something that reads as a table-stakes control.
  • It is a small independent vendor competing with much better funded repositories, which is a real procurement risk for an organisation storing years of research in it, and enterprise assurance material such as penetration test reports sits behind the top tier.

Contentsquare

  • No pricing tiers or costs published on website; sales contact required
  • Freemium model available but no cost difference between free and paid tiers specified
  • Enterprise pricing requires demo request to learn specifics

Pricing, plan by plan

Aurelius

$49/month
  • Professional$49/month
    • Unlimited users
    • Unlimited projects and storage
    • Notes, tags and documents
  • Premium$199/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Recommendations
    • Universal search across projects
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Everything in Premium
    • SSO with SAML 2.0
    • IP allowlisting

Contentsquare

On request
  • CustomFree
    • Full Platform
    • AI Insights
    • Enterprise Support

Which should you pick?

Choose Aurelius if

  • You need research repository.
  • You also want analysis board.

Choose Contentsquare if

  • You need zone-based heatmaps.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want session replay.

Questions people ask

Is Aurelius or Contentsquare better?
Neither clearly leads. Aurelius starts at $49/month and Contentsquare at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Aurelius or Contentsquare?
Aurelius starts at $49/month and Contentsquare at On request.
Does Aurelius or Contentsquare run on more platforms?
Aurelius runs on Web. Contentsquare runs on Web, Mobile.
What is Aurelius best used for?
Aurelius is most often used for a research team of three whose findings currently live in individual miro boards and google docs that nobody outside the team can find six months later, a product organisation that wants every designer and product manager to search past research without paying forty repository seats, a consultancy running discovery for multiple clients that needs tagged evidence kept separate per client but searchable internally, a team preparing a repeat study who need to know what was already learned about the same problem two years ago before they recruit anyone. Of those, a research team of three whose findings currently live in individual miro boards and google docs that nobody outside the team can find six months later and a product organisation that wants every designer and product manager to search past research without paying forty repository seats are not what Contentsquare is typically brought in for.
What can Aurelius do that Contentsquare cannot?
Aurelius covers Research repository, Analysis board, Tagging, Insights and recommendations. Contentsquare covers Zone-based Heatmaps, Session Replay, Journey Analysis, AI Insights.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Aurelius: Does the price really include unlimited users?

Yes. Professional at 49 US dollars a month and Premium at 199, both billed yearly, both with unlimited users, projects and storage.

Contentsquare: How much does Contentsquare cost?

Contentsquare does not publish pricing on their website. The platform offers a freemium model with a free tier accessible via signup and enterprise options available through booking a demo or contacting sales.

Source
Aurelius: Can I run usability tests in it?

No. Aurelius stores and analyses research; it does not recruit participants or host sessions. Pair it with a testing tool.

Contentsquare: Is there a free version of Contentsquare?

Yes, Contentsquare offers a free tier that users can access by signing up at their app platform. Specific features included in the free tier and upgrade paths are available by starting a free account or booking a demo.

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Aurelius: What is the difference between Professional and Premium?

Premium adds universal cross-project search, collections, recommendations and Zapier. If your value comes from finding old research, Premium is the tier that delivers it.

Contentsquare: How do I get a Contentsquare quote?

Contentsquare requires customers to book a demo or contact their sales team directly to receive pricing information for enterprise plans. They do not provide self-serve pricing for paid tiers.

Source
Aurelius: Is there single sign-on?

Only on Enterprise, along with IP allowlisting, Jira and advanced permissions. Everything below is quoted separately.

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