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Crazy Egg vs VWO

Crazy Egg logo

Crazy Egg

Software

Website optimization with heatmaps

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
VWO logo

VWO

Software

Experience Optimization Platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only VWO has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; VWO growth plan restricted to 1 workspace and 0 custom attributes
  • They diverge on capability: Crazy Egg covers Scrollmaps, VWO covers A/B testing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Crazy Egg and VWO actually diverge.

Attributes where Crazy Egg and VWO differ
AttributeCrazy EggVWO
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelUnknownusage-based
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Server-side
Founded20062007

Identical on both: 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

  • Scrollmaps
  • Confetti Reports
  • A/B Testing
  • Session Recordings
  • Shopify
  • WordPress
  • Squarespace
  • HubSpot

Only in VWO

  • A/B testing
  • Multivariate testing
  • Session recordings
  • Analytics
  • Slack
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • 20+ languages language support

Both cover

  • Heatmaps
  • Google Analytics
  • 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 VWO
  • Session recordings to see where visitors strugglenot VWO
  • A/B testing page variantsnot VWO
  • Snapshot reports comparing behaviour over timenot VWO

VWO

  • A/B testing and multivariate testingnot Crazy Egg
  • Conversion rate optimisationnot Crazy Egg
  • Behavioural analytics and session recordingsnot Crazy Egg
  • Feature experimentation and progressive rolloutsnot 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

VWO

  • Growth plan restricted to 1 workspace and 0 custom attributes
  • Single Sign-On (SSO) and API access limited to Enterprise tier only
  • Growth plan offers only 8-hour first response time for support

Pricing, plan by plan

Crazy Egg

$29/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Crazy Egg review.

VWO

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the VWO review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Crazy Egg if

  • You need scrollmaps.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want confetti reports.
Crazy Egg review

Choose VWO if

  • You need a/b testing.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Server-side.
  • You also want multivariate testing.
VWO review

Questions people ask

Is Crazy Egg or VWO better?
Neither clearly leads. Crazy Egg starts at $29/month and VWO at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Crazy Egg or VWO?
VWO has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Crazy Egg and Free for VWO.
Does Crazy Egg or VWO run on more platforms?
Crazy Egg runs on Web, API. VWO runs on Web, iOS, Android, Server-side.
Can I use VWO for free?
Yes. VWO has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Crazy Egg starts at $29/month.
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 VWO is typically brought in for.
What can Crazy Egg do that VWO cannot?
Crazy Egg covers Scrollmaps, Confetti Reports, A/B Testing, Session Recordings. VWO covers A/B testing, Multivariate testing, Session recordings, Analytics. Both handle Heatmaps, Google Analytics, 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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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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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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