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Deck vs Hotjar

Deck and Hotjar are both customer feedback & roadmaps tools. Deck is aimed at small businesses, while Hotjar is aimed at small businesses and agencies. Both have a free plan.

Deck

The AI PM that autonomously improves your product

Hotjar

Heatmaps, recordings and surveys

PricingFreemiumFreemium · $49
Starting priceNot published$49/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial—15 days
Built forSmall businessesSmall businesses, Agencies
Platformswebweb
CountryAUMT · 2014
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Choose Deck if

Choose Hotjar if

Marketing and CRO teams who want to see and ask users what happens on their site.

  • Easy to set up and understand
  • Combines behavior and voice-of-customer tools
  • Free plan for small sites

Look elsewhere if: Budget-constrained teams (Microsoft Clarity is free) or product teams wanting replay plus events (PostHog).

Deck vs Hotjar pricing

Deck

    Hotjar

    • Free$0Up to 200k monthly sessions, 1 month data, 1 project
    • Growth$49/mo$39 billed annually; from 7k sessions, 13-month data
    • ProCustom1M+ sessions
    • EnterpriseCustom1M+ sessions

    Deck · Key features

      Hotjar · Key features

      • Heatmaps: click, move, scroll and rage clicks
      • Session recordings with filters and highlights
      • Funnels and trends for conversion analysis
      • On-site surveys, feedback widget and user interviews (Engage)
      • AI survey creation and insight summaries
      • Integrations with GA, Segment, HubSpot and Slack

      Cons

      • Session-based pricing escalates
      • Clarity offers heatmaps and recordings free
      • Consent and privacy handling needed

      Deck vs Hotjar: FAQ

      Do Deck and Hotjar have a free plan?

      Yes, both Deck and Hotjar have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

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