Is Blurb or Hotjar better?

Neither clearly leads. Blurb starts at On request and Hotjar at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Blurb or Hotjar?

Hotjar has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Blurb and Free for Hotjar.

Does Blurb 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. Blurb starts at On request.

What can Blurb do that Hotjar cannot?

Hotjar covers Heatmaps, Session recordings, Feedback widgets, Surveys.

Print & Publishing · head to head

Blurb vs Hotjar

Blurb

Print & Publishing

Visual storytelling through print-on-demand books and wall art

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Hotjar

E-commerce

Understand how users behave on your site

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Hotjar has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Blurb wall art in canvas, acrylic and metal ships with no frame option; framing is not offered as an add-on; Hotjar website performance impact - Hotjar tracking code can cause noticeable slowdowns affecting site speed and Google rankings

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Blurb and Hotjar actually diverge.

Attributes where Blurb and Hotjar differ
Attribute	Blurb	Hotjar
Starting price	On request	Free
Pricing model	usage-based	Unknown
Free tier	No	Yes
Category	Print & Publishing	E-commerce
Founded	Unknown	2014

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Blurb

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.

Blurb

No use cases recorded yet. See the Blurb review.

Hotjar

User behavior analysisnot Blurb
Conversion optimizationnot Blurb
UX researchnot Blurb
Customer feedbacknot Blurb
Usability testingnot Blurb

Where each one falls short

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

Blurb

Wall art in canvas, acrylic and metal ships with no frame option; framing is not offered as an add-on

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

Blurb

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Blurb review.

Hotjar

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Hotjar review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Blurb if

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

Blurb review

Choose Hotjar if

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

Hotjar review

Questions people ask

Is Blurb or Hotjar better?: Neither clearly leads. Blurb starts at On request and Hotjar at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Blurb or Hotjar?: Hotjar has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Blurb and Free for Hotjar.
Does Blurb 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. Blurb starts at On request.
What can Blurb do that Hotjar cannot?: Hotjar covers Heatmaps, Session recordings, Feedback widgets, Surveys.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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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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.

Source

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.

Source

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.

Source

Blurb vs Hotjar

Blurb

Hotjar

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Blurb

Only in Hotjar

What people use each for

Blurb

Hotjar

Where each one falls short

Blurb

Hotjar

Pricing, plan by plan

Blurb

Hotjar

Which should you pick?

Choose Blurb if

Choose Hotjar if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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