Hotjar vs Contentsquare
Five of fourteen models named Hotjar first on the direct prompt; zero named Contentsquare. Hotjar was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Contentsquare by thirteen and Hotjar carries 68 labels and Contentsquare 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By Contentsquare, Paris, France, founded 2008. Named in nine categories this edition.
Paris, France, founded 2008. Named in seven categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the session replay and heatmaps page.
By framing
HotjarFirst choices, of fourteen modelsContentsquare
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Hotjar and Contentsquare were named in the same answer eighty-seven times, of the 337 answers naming Hotjar and the 199 naming Contentsquare. In those answers Contentsquare took the first choice eight times and Hotjar eight.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
Hotjar Contentsquare first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Hotjar on the left and Contentsquare on the right.The direct prompt
Hotjar first, Contentsquare not the choice
5 of 14 modelsContentsquare was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Hotjar12%#2 of 11Contentsquare0%#10 of 11Hotjar16%#2 of 16Contentsquare2%#8 of 16Contentsquare14%#2 of 12Hotjar2%#11 of 12What the models said about Hotjar
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Very common but often criticized for broad data capture... Many privacy-focused users block it outright.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Named in active CIPA lawsuits; $5,000 statutory damages per violation possible under California law” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Documented data exfiltration issues; research found it recorded content beyond input fields” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Hotjar and Crazy Egg are the category leaders, with Hotjar suited for teams needing comprehensive user behavior analytics with strong heatmaps and session playback” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Hotjar: Strong all-in-one for product/UX teams. Excellent heatmaps, surveys, and easy replays. Great for non-technical users; affordable entry point.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Hotjar is the best balance of features, ease of use, and value.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Contentsquare
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Avoid overly enterprise tools like Contentsquare unless you have very high traffic/budgets.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · hard negative
“Instead of buying an expensive enterprise platform (like full Contentsquare or Quantum Metric which can run $30k–$50k+/year)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“warned about common misreading errors (cherry-picking, streetlight effects) that can lead to misleading conclusions” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“My default pick: Contentsquare Growth for a mid-sized B2B company” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best enterprise suite: Contentsquare” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose Contentsquare, Glassbox, or Quantum Metric when scale, enterprise governance, and advanced experience analytics justify a larger platform.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.