LeadQuasar vs Hotjar (now Contentsquare)
Hotjar is now part of Contentsquare: hotjar.com points to Contentsquare, which says new Hotjar accounts can no longer be created. If you were looking at Hotjar for heatmaps and visitor stats, here is how LeadQuasar's cookieless website analytics compare with what Contentsquare offers now.
The short answer
Choose Contentsquare (Hotjar's successor) if you need deep session replay, surveys, funnels and product analytics across web and apps. Choose LeadQuasar if you want simple, cookieless visitor stats with heatmaps for a small business site, AI-assistant traffic shown as a source, and the lead database and CRM in the same account.
LeadQuasar vs Hotjar, feature by feature
Can you sign up?
LeadQuasar: Yes, free
Hotjar: Not for Hotjar: new accounts go to Contentsquare
Visitor stats
LeadQuasar: Cookieless analytics, free on 1 website (up to 10 on Max): live visitors, pages, sources including AI assistants, goals; heatmaps on paid plans; session recordings on Max (10,000 a month)
Hotjar: Experience analytics: journeys, funnels, error and performance monitoring
Heatmaps
LeadQuasar: Click and scroll heatmaps on paid plans
Hotjar: Heatmaps on every plan, zone-based on paid plans
Session recordings
LeadQuasar: On Max: 10,000 a month, kept 90 days; form fields hidden in the browser
Hotjar: On Free, 5% of sessions captured (up to 10,000); up to 100% on Pro
Cookies
LeadQuasar: None: the snippet sets no cookies and stores no IP addresses
Hotjar: First-party cookies, with a cookieless mode per project
AI assistant traffic
LeadQuasar: Visits from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and other AI assistants shown as sources
Hotjar: Not described on their pricing page
Surveys
LeadQuasar: Not offered
Hotjar: On-site surveys, free to 100 responses a month
Beyond analytics
LeadQuasar: Leads, a CRM, email outreach, website audits and a rank tracker
Hotjar: Not offered
Price
LeadQuasar: Free $0, Pro $9.99, Plus $21.99, Max $29.99 a month per account; no seats, credits or contract
Hotjar: Free; Growth from $49 a month ($39 yearly)
Where Hotjar is better
- Deeper session replay, with filters, event-triggered capture and AI summaries.
- On-site surveys and feedback, free up to 100 responses a month.
- Funnels plus error and performance monitoring, even on the free plan.
- Broader analytics: journeys, attribution, mobile apps and experimentation.
Where LeadQuasar is better
- You can sign up today: new Hotjar accounts can't be created.
- No cookies and no stored IP addresses, so it's simpler to explain to your visitors.
- AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Perplexity shown as traffic sources.
- The lead database, a CRM and outreach in the same account, from a free plan.
Pricing
Hotjar
- Free$0Up to 200k monthly sessions, 1 project, 1 month of data; replays capture 5% of sessions
- GrowthFrom $49/month$39 billed yearly, at 7,000 monthly sessions; higher tiers cost more
- Pro / EnterpriseCustomUp to 100% of sessions captured
- SurveysFree to 100 responsesGrowth from $79 a month
Contentsquare's prices; new Hotjar accounts can't be created. As listed on their pricing page on 22 October 2026; prices change, so check there before you buy.
LeadQuasar
- Free$0Cookieless analytics on 1 website on Free, up to 10 on Max: live visitors, sources, goals
- Pro$9.99/monthClick and scroll heatmaps
- Plus$21.99/monthHeatmaps, plus Zapier, Make, n8n, Slack and Teams
- Max$29.99/monthSession recordings: 10,000 a month, kept 90 days
Per account, not per user. No credits, no contract; cancel any time.
Pick Hotjar if
- You need deep replay, surveys and product analytics across web and apps.
- You run a large site with many visitors and a team analysing them.
Pick LeadQuasar if
- You want simple, cookieless stats and heatmaps for a small business site.
- You also want leads and a CRM, without another subscription.
LeadQuasar vs Hotjar: questions
Can I still sign up for Hotjar?
No. Hotjar is now part of Contentsquare, and its site says new Hotjar accounts can no longer be created; new users are pointed to Contentsquare's plans.
Does LeadQuasar use cookies?
No. The snippet sets no cookies and stores no IP addresses; an IP address is used only at the moment of a visit, to make a visitor code that changes daily.
Does LeadQuasar have session recordings?
Yes, on Max: 10,000 a month, kept for 90 days, with anything typed into forms hidden in the visitor's browser before it's sent.
How we compared
LeadQuasar makes this page. Everything about Hotjar comes from its own website, read on 22 October 2026; everything about LeadQuasar is what the product does today. If something here is out of date, tell us at support@leadquasar.com and we’ll fix it.