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Crazy Egg vs Resource Guru

Crazy Egg logo

Crazy Egg

Software

Website optimization with heatmaps

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Resource Guru logo

Resource Guru

Software

The fast, simple way to schedule people and resources

From
$5/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Crazy Egg the Starter plan at $29 a month covers 5,000 pageviews and 50 snapshots, which a modest site exhausts quickly; Resource Guru limited advanced reporting and analytics compared to enterprise-level solutions
  • They diverge on capability: Crazy Egg covers Heatmaps, Resource Guru covers Resource scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Crazy Egg and Resource Guru actually diverge.

Attributes where Crazy Egg and Resource Guru differ
AttributeCrazy EggResource Guru
Starting price$29/month$5/month
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
Founded20062012

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

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 Crazy Egg

  • Heatmaps
  • Scrollmaps
  • Confetti Reports
  • A/B Testing
  • Session Recordings
  • Google Analytics
  • Shopify
  • WordPress

Only in Resource Guru

  • Resource scheduling
  • Availability management
  • Clash management
  • Forecasting
  • Leave management
  • Google Calendar
  • Outlook
  • Slack

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Crazy Egg

  • Click, scroll and move heatmaps on a pagenot Resource Guru
  • Session recordings to see where visitors strugglenot Resource Guru
  • A/B testing page variantsnot Resource Guru
  • Snapshot reports comparing behaviour over timenot Resource Guru

Resource Guru

  • Schedulingnot Crazy Egg
  • Appointment bookingnot Crazy Egg
  • Time trackingnot Crazy Egg
  • Resource managementnot Crazy Egg
  • Team coordinationnot Crazy Egg

Where each one falls short

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

Crazy Egg

  • The Starter plan at $29 a month covers 5,000 pageviews and 50 snapshots, which a modest site exhausts quickly
  • All plans are billed annually rather than monthly
  • There is no free tier, only a trial
  • Reaching 500,000 pageviews means the Pro plan at $249 a month

Resource Guru

  • Limited advanced reporting and analytics compared to enterprise-level solutions
  • Lacks scalability for large organizations or complex project management scenarios
  • No offline mode requires constant internet connectivity
  • Limited integrations compared to competitors with broader ecosystem support
  • No native invoicing or billing features for financial management

Pricing, plan by plan

Crazy Egg

$29/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Crazy Egg review.

Resource Guru

$5/month
  • Grasshopper$5/month
    • Unlimited projects
    • Unlimited clients
    • Personalized dashboards
  • Blackbelt$8/month
    • All Grasshopper features
    • Timesheets
    • Time tracking
  • Master$12/month
    • All Blackbelt features
    • Booking approval workflow
    • SSO single sign-on

Which should you pick?

Choose Crazy Egg if

  • You need heatmaps.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want scrollmaps.

Choose Resource Guru if

  • You need resource scheduling.
  • You also want availability management.

Questions people ask

Is Crazy Egg or Resource Guru better?
Neither clearly leads. Crazy Egg starts at $29/month and Resource Guru at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Crazy Egg or Resource Guru?
Crazy Egg starts at $29/month and Resource Guru at $5/month.
Does Crazy Egg or Resource Guru run on more platforms?
Crazy Egg runs on Web, API. Resource Guru runs on Web.
What is Crazy Egg best used for?
Crazy Egg is most often used for click, scroll and move heatmaps on a page, session recordings to see where visitors struggle, a/b testing page variants, snapshot reports comparing behaviour over time. Of those, click, scroll and move heatmaps on a page and session recordings to see where visitors struggle are not what Resource Guru is typically brought in for.
What can Crazy Egg do that Resource Guru cannot?
Crazy Egg covers Heatmaps, Scrollmaps, Confetti Reports, A/B Testing. Resource Guru covers Resource scheduling, Availability management, Clash management, Forecasting. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Crazy Egg: How is Crazy Egg priced?

Crazy Egg starts at $29/month for 5,000 tracked pageviews and 50 recordings. Pricing scales to $599/month for Enterprise tier. A/B testing available from $99 plan up. Annual billing required with no monthly option. 30-day free trial available.

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Resource Guru: How is Resource Guru priced?

Resource Guru offers three per-user tiers: Grasshopper ($5/month), Blackbelt ($8/month), and Master ($12/month). Annual billing gives 2 months free. Non-human resources like meeting rooms cost $2.08-5.00 per item depending on tier. A free 30-day trial is available.

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Crazy Egg: What features does Crazy Egg include?

Crazy Egg provides heatmaps showing user clicks and scrolls, session recordings, A/B testing from the Plus tier up, and unlimited domains and team members across all plans.

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Resource Guru: What integrations does Resource Guru offer?

Resource Guru integrates with Jira, Asana, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Zapier, Make, Salesforce, and Gmail for seamless workflow automation.

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Crazy Egg: Does Crazy Egg offer a free trial?

Yes, Crazy Egg offers a 30-day free trial for all new users to test heatmaps and session recordings before committing to a paid plan.

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Resource Guru: Does Resource Guru have time tracking?

Time tracking is included in Blackbelt and Master plans, allowing teams to monitor billable and non-billable hours. The Grasshopper plan does not include this feature.

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Resource Guru: Can Resource Guru be used offline?

No, Resource Guru is a cloud-based platform that requires internet connectivity to access. There is no offline mode available.

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Resource Guru: Is Resource Guru suitable for large enterprises?

Resource Guru works well for small to mid-sized teams and agencies but may face scalability limitations for large enterprises requiring advanced reporting, project financial visibility, or complex multi-team workflows.

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