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 Smartlook
A Smartlook alternative that pairs click heatmaps with live analytics
Smartlook is a product analytics tool built around session recordings, heatmaps, funnels and event tracking for websites and mobile apps. Hitsteps is a web analytics tool with click heatmaps, real-time visitors, traffic sources, UTM campaigns and goals in one workspace.
If you need mobile app analytics, event-based product analytics or session recordings, Smartlook is built for that. If you mostly want to see where visitors click and which campaign brought them, 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 Smartlook if
You rely on its session recordings, mobile app tracking or event-based product analytics. Hitsteps does not offer those for general use.
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 Smartlook alternative?
If you mainly want to see where visitors click and how people reach your pages, yes: Hitsteps combines click heatmaps with real-time visitor analytics, traffic sources and goals. Smartlook is built for deeper behaviour research; Hitsteps does not offer everything it does.
What does Hitsteps do that Smartlook 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.
What does Smartlook do that Hitsteps does not?
Smartlook focuses on recordings, events and mobile app behaviour. Hitsteps does not replace them, so keep Smartlook if those are central to your work.
How is pricing different?
Smartlook sells paid plans sized by usage. Check www.smartlook.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 Smartlook first.
Smartlook
Smartlook details are summarised from its public website and may change. See Smartlook pricing and www.smartlook.com for current plans. Smartlook is a trademark of its owner; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Smartlook.
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.