Choose Hitsteps if
You want click heatmaps and your traffic, campaign and goal numbers together, with real-time visitors and no extra tool to manage.
Website heatmap tool
Hitsteps vs Hotjar
A Hotjar alternative that pairs click heatmaps with live analytics
Hotjar is a behaviour-research suite. Hitsteps is a web analytics tool that includes click heatmaps, so you see where visitors click and where they came from, in one place.
Hotjar is strong when you need surveys, feedback widgets or interviews. If your main question is "which parts of this page get clicks, and which traffic source brings those visitors?", Hitsteps answers it without a second tool.
- Click heatmaps for your pages
- Real-time visitors · traffic sources · UTM campaigns
- Goals · goal revenue · segments · live chat
Which one fits
Choose by the question you need answered
Keep Hotjar if
You rely on its surveys, feedback widgets or user interviews. Hitsteps does not offer those.
Campaign attribution
See which UTM campaign or ad source brought the visitors you are studying.
UTM attributionLive visitors
Watch who is on your site right now, which pages they view and where they arrived from.
Real-time visitor trackingFrequently asked questions
Is Hitsteps a Hotjar alternative?
If you mainly want to see where visitors click and how people move through your site, yes: Hitsteps combines click heatmaps with real-time visitor analytics, traffic sources and goals in one workspace. Hotjar is a broader behaviour-research suite; Hitsteps does not offer surveys or user interviews.
What does Hitsteps do that Hotjar does not?
It is a full web analytics tool, so traffic sources, UTM campaigns, goals, goal revenue, live visitors and segments sit next to the heatmaps. Hotjar focuses on behaviour tools (heatmaps, recordings, surveys, interviews) and is usually paired with a separate analytics product.
What does Hotjar do that Hitsteps does not?
Hotjar offers on-site surveys, feedback widgets and user-interview tools. If those are central to your research, keep Hotjar for them. Hitsteps does not replace them.
How is pricing different?
Hotjar sells separate products (such as Observe, Ask and Engage) with a free tier and paid plans sized by session volume. Check hotjar.com for current prices. Hitsteps plans are on the pricing page; compare the limits for your traffic before choosing.
Can I try Hitsteps heatmaps before switching?
Yes. Sign up, add the tracking code, and run the click heatmap next to your current tool. You do not need to remove Hotjar first.
Hotjar
Hotjar details are summarised from its public website and may change. See Hotjar pricing and hotjar.com for current plans. Hotjar is a trademark of its owner; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hotjar.
Try click heatmaps on your own site
Add the tracking code, open a heatmap for a key page and see which elements get the clicks.