Side-by-side comparison · SEO & Analytics
Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar) vs Peec AI vs PostHog
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Store owners, marketers and UX teams who want to see and hear why visitors leave, with surveys alongside the recordings.
Pick it if: Marketers, SEO teams and agencies who want to track AI search visibility for themselves or clients at a published price.
Pick it if: Founders and product teams with a web app or SaaS who want analytics, replays and testing in one tool.
Overview
| Attribute | Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar) | Peec AI | PostHog |
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| In one line | Heatmaps, session replays and surveys that show why visitors leave, with AI summaries. | Tracks how often AI search answers mention your brand, and which sources they trust. | Product analytics, session replays, A/B tests and surveys in one tool, with an AI analyst. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Paid | Freemium |
| Starting price | From $39/mo | $95/mo | $0/mo base |
| Free plan | Yes | No | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar) | Peec AI | PostHog |
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| Overall rating | 4.3Winner | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar) | Peec AI | PostHog |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | No | Yes |
| Mobile app | No | No | No |
| Desktop app | No | No | Yes |
| Browser extension | No | No | No |
| API access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | Yes |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | No | No | No |
| Understands images | – | – | – |
| Makes images | No | No | No |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | No | No | Yes |
| Runs agents or automations | No | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | – | – | – |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 6/ 17 | 6/ 17 | 10/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar) | Peec AI | PostHog |
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| Plans | FreeOur pick Free Most small business websites. | Starter $95/mo A single brand starting out. | Free Free Small apps and getting started. |
Growth From $39/mo billed yearly, or $49 monthly Businesses that want AI summaries and longer history. | ProOur pick $245/mo Brands in several markets or small agencies. | Pay as you goOur pick $0/mo base, then per use Growing apps that outgrow the free limits. | |
Pro Custom Teams running conversion work across many sites. | Advanced $495/mo Agencies and bigger brands. | Boost $250/mo plus usage Teams that need SSO enforcement or HIPAA. | |
Enterprise Custom Large companies. | Enterprise Custom Large organisations. | Scale $750/mo plus usage Larger organisations. | |
Enterprise $2,000/mo plus usage Big companies. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Start on Free. For most small sites it does what Hotjar's paid plans used to. Take the 15-day Growth trial to see if the AI summaries save you time before paying. Survey responses are a separate product with their own Growth plan from $79 a month. | Starter is enough to see where one brand stands. Most businesses with more than one product line or market will want Pro for the extra prompts and countries. Agencies should look at Advanced or Peec's separate agency pricing. | Start free. Add a card to move to pay as you go when you need more projects or longer history, and set billing limits on each product so nothing runs away. The platform packages only matter for compliance or big teams. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar), Peec AI or PostHog?
Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar) scores highest overall in our ratings (Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar) 4.3/5, Peec AI 4.0/5 and PostHog 4.2/5). Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar) is best for seeing why visitors leave a page and heatmaps and session replays. Peec AI is best for tracking your brand in ChatGPT and Google AI answers and agencies reporting AI visibility to clients. PostHog is best for seeing how people use your app and finding where sign-ups and checkouts drop off.
Which is cheaper, Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar), Peec AI or PostHog?
Contentsquare (formerly Hotjar): There's a free plan, and paid plans start at From $39/mo. Peec AI: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $95/mo. PostHog: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0/mo base.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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