If you're hoping to see a stand-off with Hotjar versus Crazy Egg, we must ask that you stand down right now. The Crazy Egg team has done a great job creating a product that businesses use for heatmaps, user session recordings, and A/B testing.

Both Hotjar and Crazy Egg can serve as complements to Google Analytics, so if you're looking for deeper insights than what you'll get from GA, then good job: moving past web analytics alone is a game-changer.

If you're comparing Crazy Egg's and Hotjar's free trials, you may be wondering which one you should go for. While Hotjar is the industry leader for heatmaps and behavior analytics, Crazy Egg may be better suited for tracking specific users.

There are some obvious differences between Crazy Egg and Hotjar when it comes to approach, benefits, and the markets and businesses each of us serve. And that's what we'll cover on this page.