ChirplyChirply vs Hotjar: connect visitor behavior to customer action.
Chirply brings heat maps and session replay into your CRM, so identified visitors connect to the conversations and follow-up your team manages.
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Why choose Chirply
- Heat maps and replays attached to a named CRM contact
- Device-split heat maps aggregated as the data arrives
- Text, call or start a workflow from the same session view
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Chirply brings heat maps and session replay into your CRM, so identified visitors connect to the conversations and follow-up your team manages.
Choose your Chirply planPricing, product shape, and operating model
Hotjar publishes a free Basic tier and paid plans priced by the number of sessions tracked each month, with its observation and survey products sold as separate lines. Cost scales with traffic, so check the current session allowances on the pricing page before comparing.
| Decision point | Chirply | Hotjar |
|---|---|---|
| Core product | An all-in-one CRM where heat maps and replays hang off the contact record | A dedicated behavior-analytics product: heat maps, recordings, surveys and feedback |
| Heat maps | Click and scroll maps recorded separately for mobile, tablet and desktop, aggregated as they arrive | Click, move and scroll maps with rich filtering and segment comparison |
| Session replay | rrweb recordings, opt-in per site, linked to the visitor, the stitched person and the CRM contact | Mature recording with filtering, tagging and team review workflows |
| Identity | Sessions stitch into one person, and a signed identity token in your own sends attaches the whole history to a named contact | Anonymous by default; identifying a user depends on your own instrumentation |
| What happens next | Text, email, call, book or start a workflow from the same platform | Export the insight into whatever tool actually acts on it |
Competitor facts were checked against Hotjar pricing, Hotjar product overview on August 11, 2026. This is a Chirply-authored comparison. Pricing and features can change; verify them before purchasing.
4 differences to evaluate
1. Anonymous behavior, or a named customer
Hotjar tells you that visitors abandon halfway down the pricing section. Chirply can tell you that this visitor did, that they came from the email you sent on Tuesday, that they are already a contact in the Proposal stage, and it can text them from the same screen.
2. The coordinate system is built for honesty
Horizontal position is stored as a proportion of the page's own width so one grid renders correctly at any overlay size, vertical position is stored in absolute document pixels because a page is as tall as its content, and samples are split by device. A single heat map averaged across phones and desktops is a picture of a page nobody ever saw.
3. Replays are opt-in and they expire
Recording is switched on per site rather than platform-wide, and every replay carries an expiry, because session recordings of real people are not something to hoard by default. Recordings can also be deleted individually from the app or over the API.
4. Hotjar goes deeper on research
Move maps, frustration signals, on-site surveys, feedback widgets and dedicated funnel and form analysis are genuinely Hotjar's, and a research or UX team should weigh that heavily. Chirply's tracker is built to identify and convert, not to run a study.
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Map your customer journey
List the triggers, fields, reports, integrations and permissions your team relies on. Use that list to set up your first complete customer journey in Chirply.
Run a small pilot
Use sample records and an internal test audience. Recreate one complete workflow from lead capture through follow-up and payment, checking permissions and reporting at each step.
Budget the complete move
Compare the selected plan, optional apps, provider usage, implementation time and any subscriptions you will retain. Confirm export formats and retention requirements before scheduling a cutover.
Check the commercial terms
Everyone starts with the full platform free for 14 days on Scale. Scale is the only plan with a free trial. A card is required, and you pay nothing today. After your trial, stay on Scale at $97/month or downgrade to any other retail plan. Choose a lower plan in Billing before the trial ends to start there when billing begins, or cancel before then and pay nothing. Connected-provider usage is separate.
Reseller Partner is $297 a month and White-Label Partner is $497 a month. Each one is a complete subscription that includes a Scale-level account, so it replaces a retail plan rather than sitting on top of one. Lower founding rates exist, but only inside a timed window offered shortly after signup — the price on your own Billing screen is the one that applies to you.
Chirply vs Hotjar FAQ
Is Chirply a Hotjar alternative?
For heat maps and session replay tied to a real customer record, yes. For dedicated UX research, on-site surveys, move maps and frustration analysis, Hotjar is still the specialist and Chirply does not match it.
Does Chirply really have session replay?
Yes. Recordings use rrweb, are switched on per site, and are stored as compressed event batches with a player inside the app. Each replay is linked to the visitor, the stitched person and, where known, the CRM contact.
How does Chirply know which contact a session belongs to?
Two ways. The tracker stitches repeat sessions from the same browser into one person, and links in your own campaigns can carry a signed identity token that the tracker redeems, which attaches that person's browsing before and after the click to their contact record.
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