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Bluepark vs Hotjar

Bluepark logo

Bluepark

E-Commerce

A UK-based ecommerce platform to design, sell and manage your online store

From
£14.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Hotjar logo

Hotjar

E-Commerce

Understand how users behave on your site

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Hotjar has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Bluepark pricing in GBP plus VAT; Hotjar website performance impact - Hotjar tracking code can cause noticeable slowdowns affecting site speed and Google rankings
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bluepark and Hotjar actually diverge.

Attributes where Bluepark and Hotjar differ
AttributeBlueparkHotjar
Starting price£14.99/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
Free tierNoYes
FoundedUnknown2014

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-Commerce).

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 Bluepark

Nothing recorded that Hotjar does not also cover.

Only in Hotjar

  • Heatmaps
  • Session recordings
  • Feedback widgets
  • Surveys
  • User interviews
  • Conversion funnels
  • Form analytics
  • Rage click detection

What people use each for

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

Bluepark

  • E-commerce catalog managementnot Hotjar
  • Multi-channel selling integrationnot Hotjar

Hotjar

  • User behavior analysisnot Bluepark
  • Conversion optimizationnot Bluepark
  • UX researchnot Bluepark
  • Customer feedbacknot Bluepark
  • Usability testingnot Bluepark

Where each one falls short

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

Bluepark

  • Pricing in GBP plus VAT
  • Email overage fees apply to all plans beyond 50,000/month at £0.002 per email
  • Extra storage on Enterprise limited to maximum 12GB

Hotjar

  • Website performance impact - Hotjar tracking code can cause noticeable slowdowns affecting site speed and Google rankings
  • Session recording limits - free and lower-tier plans have monthly session recording caps that must be sampled above the limit
  • Inaccurate heatmaps on dynamic pages - heatmaps fail to display correctly on pages with modals, sticky navigation bars, and pop-up overlays
  • No mobile app - only web-based access available
  • Not real-time analytics - includes slight data processing delay

Pricing, plan by plan

Bluepark

£14.99/month
  • Central$14.99/month
    • No products, 500MB storage
    • For non-ecommerce use
  • Retail$29.99/month
    • Up to 500 products
    • 500MB storage
    • All essential features
  • Business$44.99/month
    • Up to 2,000 products
    • 1GB storage
    • Marketing and B2B features
  • Enterprise$64.99/month
    • Unlimited products
    • 2GB storage
    • QuickBooks integration

Hotjar

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Hotjar review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Bluepark if

Nothing in the data separates Bluepark from Hotjar on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Bluepark review

Choose Hotjar if

  • You need heatmaps.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want session recordings.
Hotjar review

Questions people ask

Is Bluepark or Hotjar better?
Neither clearly leads. Bluepark starts at £14.99/month and Hotjar at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bluepark or Hotjar?
Hotjar has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at £14.99/month for Bluepark and Free for Hotjar.
Does Bluepark or Hotjar run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Hotjar for free?
Yes. Hotjar has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Bluepark starts at £14.99/month.
What is Bluepark best used for?
Bluepark is most often used for e-commerce catalog management, multi-channel selling integration. Of those, e-commerce catalog management and multi-channel selling integration are not what Hotjar is typically brought in for.
What can Bluepark do that Hotjar cannot?
Hotjar covers Heatmaps, Session recordings, Feedback widgets, Surveys.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bluepark: What are Bluepark's pricing plans?

Bluepark offers four plans: Central at £14.99/month for non-ecommerce use, Retail at £29.99/month for up to 500 products, Business at £44.99/month for up to 2,000 products, and Enterprise at £64.99/month for unlimited products. All prices exclude VAT.

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Hotjar: Does Hotjar have a free tier?

Yes. Hotjar's free plan (now under Contentsquare) includes 200,000 monthly sessions, 10,000 session replays, and unlimited heatmaps, with no time limit on the free tier.

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Bluepark: Does Bluepark charge transaction fees?

No, Bluepark advertises 0% transaction fees across all plans.

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Hotjar: Can I export my data from Hotjar?

Yes. Hotjar allows exporting heatmaps as JPG images, survey responses as CSV files, and session recording metadata. Advanced export options are available through the Hotjar API.

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Bluepark: How much is the email overage charge on Bluepark?

Email overages beyond the included 50,000 emails per month are charged at £0.002 per email on all plans.

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Hotjar: Does Hotjar provide real-time analytics?

No. Hotjar has a slight delay in data processing and does not offer true real-time analytics compared to some competitors.

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Hotjar: What integrations does Hotjar support?

Hotjar integrates with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Slack, HubSpot, Jira, Linear, Microsoft Teams, Zapier, and hundreds of other tools through its API and partner integrations.

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